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In case the above link to Henri Nouwen’s Daily Meditation doesn’t work:
Friday November 15, 2013
Embracing the Universe
Living a spiritual life makes our little, fearful hearts as wide as the universe, because the Spirit of Jesus dwelling within us embraces the whole of creation. Jesus is the Word, through whom the universe has been created. As Paul says: "In him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible - all things were created through him and for him - in him all things hold together" (Collosians 1:16-17). Therefore when Jesus lives within us through his Spirit, our hearts embrace not only all people but all of creation. Love casts out all fear and gathers in all that belongs to God.
Prayer, which is breathing with the Spirit of Jesus, leads us to this immense knowledge.
My Commentary:
One of the things I have always appreciated feeling centered about is that science in totality and complexity merely explains the magnificence of God. All of what we discover is the “Art” of God as the creator of the Universe. I love this one Rob Bell video called “Everything is Spiritual.” Basically in the video he goes into great detail pointing out anomalies in both our thinking as well as in things discovered to prove without a doubt, God’s continuing work in creation is evident!
In so many ways, in so many things… we just don’t take enough time outside of ourselves to realize the omnipresence of God… We are living in the Landscape of GRACE transformed by Jesus. Within this landscape of GRACE, there should be inhabitants transformed and living GRACE as a lifestyle; but as we know this isn’t the reality of this world. All we are asked to respond to our loving and Gracious God is with GRACE, itself as loving both God and neighbor and the beautiful creation he has given for us to dwell. Do we really need much of anything else?
God Bless Your Fridays!
Nicole Collins
A link to ‘Everything is Spiritual’ by Rob Bell
Like with everything in this age of intellectual debate; there may be things in this video that you need to filter through your theological understanding to see the revelatory aspects of his central message… The more direct way of putting this is that Lutherans usually don’t talk about the Holy Spirit (enough or not at all in some camps) but perhaps we need to.
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