It’s Really This Simple, I Guess
Apr 24th, 2009 by Brian Robertson
Lots of words lately, and I think maybe too many, but this morning I awoke remembering a short story that just seems to fit.
“You certainly go to the Church quite often,” one person said.
“I usually go very early in the morning and leave sometime later that afternoon,” said the second.
“Lots of people?”
“No, not really. Most of the time, I’m usually sitting by myself.”
“Really? Then you must have lot of things that you pray for,” said the first.
“No, nothing at all.”
The first man was shocked. “Well, then, what do you do?”
The second man shrugged. “Mostly I just sit and look at God.”
“And what does God do all this time?” the confused man asked.
“Well,” said the man, “Mostly, He just sits and looks at me.”
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Yes. I think it really is that simple.
Spiritual Simplicity is so very peaceful !
The closeness of God, is the simplicity of God for me, so close that we can share the same breath…I am with you always…I give you my peace…
Matt.28:20, John 14:27
“…if you can’t find God where you are, there is no need to go anywhere else looking for Him.”
( from a celtic hymn?)
Hi.
A few years or more ago, I started to become aware of the reality of God/Spirit and finding nothing that chimed with me within any organised religion I started to look within.
Where I live there is a small but beautiful 16th Century Anglican church which -unusually these days- does not have a locked door. At any time you can simply open it and walk in.
I took to going there and just sitting in the atmosphere on my way past -it was always empty and always peaceful.
After doing this for several months I called in one day as I often did, sat in the quiet for a 30 or 40 minutes when an overwhelming feeling started to wash over me. It was powerful and hugely emotional. I left within minutes feeling upset and tearful.
I didn’t know what it was or why it had happened and at the time I could only associate this emotion with sadness.
It was only some time later when I experienced something similar but in quite different surroundings that I fully recognised that emotion.
The only times I had felt such a strong surge of energy in my heart before had been in moments of intense emotional turmoil. I had assumed that it was something to do with sadness and loss.
In fact, what I had experienced was an overwhelming Love and compassion but in my life experience at that time I had nothing to reference that feeling to.
Just sitting still in the quiet can be an amazing experience.