Fr. Thomas Keating reflects on the time after “the separate self has been laid to rest”…
OUT OF A STONE Can the Creator of all lure poetry out of a stone? Or cause a stirring of Divine Love in a human heart?
All is possible for the Creator of all, Who loves to manifest the impossible In endless configurations.
As the false self diminishes, And the ego becomes a servant, Everything turns into poetry And everything becomes a moment of Divine Love. But, the separate self lingers on.
Once the separate self has been laid to rest, The Divine Presence alone remains, And the Creator of all becomes all in all.
The silence of the Creator is thunderous, Drowning out everything else, And hiding in endless creativity.
-Thomas Keating, The Secret Embrace, poem I
Easter blessings and peace from the MMOC Contemplative Core Team!