Thither or hither?

            We walked round the cliff looking out to sea to the far horizon. J said, “Look at eternity but also remember to think of eternity looking at you.” We stood for a while and I was told to understand this. As I looked out I saw the sea and the horizon and the sky as also looking back at me. Jesus said, “It isn’t that you are subject, and the sea and the sky are object. They are also subject and you are object. You are all one thing.” 

            He said, “Think of God at the moment of creation. He thought everything, and everything emerged from his thought. Creation was therefore not separate from God. It was his thought and originated in his mind. If you imagine something it isn’t separate from you. It is part of your mind.” I said yes, and added, “But the things which have been created have their own life and their own reality, which we can examine and research.” J said, “Yes. Each thing is real in itself.” We thought about animals in particular, and how real they are with their individual characteristics. And at the same time they are also God’s thought.

            How intriguing is that! Just as we learn about a person through his creative work we learn about God from the universe. It really pays to look at the littlest creatures of the world and consider how each of their tiny needs is attended to. Someone said ducks prove God has a sense of humour. Of course one might also consider the slug........ but there are those who find them fascinating. Nature is a book for those who wish to read. And we learn not to be picky and choosy. Or priggish. None stands in a priviledged position. We are all in the same position creatively speaking. We just differ in our destinies, and the destinies themselves are part of the whole in God's thought.

"A Spiritual Diary"