Wading in Love's Waters
A true encounter with the Divine shatters the walls that confine us, unleashing a power we never knew dwelled within. In that sacred moment, hope springs forth, a resilient capacity for life is birthed, and the flame of transformation is ignited, enabling us to rise again even when we thought all was lost. For prayer is not mere utterances or musings, but a full embrace of the Present, a reverent awareness and rapturous delight in the Presence itself.
Those who have surrendered to contemplation do not simply acknowledge the Divine, but trust, allow, and revel in its radiant depths. The secret lies in inhabiting the eternal Now, realizing that all exists in this moment, untainted by judgment or fear of emptiness. When we taste the fullness of the Present, we need not cling, for most moments slip past untasted, leaving us ever famished. But in savoring the now, we feast on the infinite, for God is either here or not at all.
If the present has never been enough, we will forever grasp. But the litmus test is this: if we coerce ourselves or others, we have not yet unearthed the secret of true happiness. For this moment overflows with Divine Presence, unrivaled and utterly unique. When competing, we cannot love, as love does not compare, differentiate or condemn. It is an unconditional embrace, recognizing the sacred spark in every soul.
The mystics know this truth: those who dive into the great mystery encounter not a judging God, but an all-embracing receptor, a love that mirrors our divine essence. For Jesus, prayer was a waiting in love, a returning to love's primordial stream, the core of all reality. Prayer is an attitude, a way of being, not mere words. We can pray unceasingly by wading in love's waters, allowing the stream to flow through our beings, choosing again and again to abide in its embrace.
(adopted from: Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs)