The Voice of the Divine
Listen, dear heart, to the whisper within, the divine echo resonating through the chambers of your soul. In the quiet depths, where the True Self resides, lies the essence of your being, the purest reflection of love and compassion.
Embrace this inner divine image, this whole-making instinct, and let it guide you to your best, largest, kindest self. Allow it to encompass all, to include even the most compassionately dissatisfied parts of your being, for the journey of the soul is one of infinite depth, unfathomable in its richness.
Receive the gifts of the spirit not for your solitary consumption, but as sacred vessels to be shared tenderly and with subtlety, weaving threads of grace into the tapestry of existence. Discern with care, for not all voices that beckon are of the divine; those that shame, diminish, or condemn are but echoes of the ego, not the gentle whispers of God.
Listen to what supports, encourages, urges, and enlivens you, for therein lies the voice of the divine, calling you to embrace the better angels of your nature. It is a path fraught with risk, for the ego may twist even the purest intentions, yet in the crucible of love, true flourishing is found.
Take courage, then, to trust in the voice of God within, as Mary did when she uttered her resolute "Let it be." For in the depths of our being, God speaks not in accusations or condemnations, but in the gentle invitation to expand, to soften, to embrace the unity of all creation.
Learn to discern the positive flow from the negative resistance, for in the practice lies wisdom. And know this: where there is accusation, there is not the voice of God, but the shadow of the Accuser. God, in His infinite nonviolence, calls us not to shame, but to grace, beckoning us ever deeper into the unified field of love.
In the sanctuary of your soul, let the voice of God resound, guiding you on the path of compassion and unity, until every fiber of your being vibrates with the harmony of creation.
(adopted from: Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ)