Click to view attachmentIf it is not the destination that brings us happiness, rather the journey, then the infinite journey, the unending story, is a wonder of wonders.

Know thyself; as above so below…as I AM, as God…if we presume God to be infinite then we are infinite. I ask, can the infinite ever know itself absolutely, completely? If we answer no, as we must, then knowing thyself becomes an infinite journey; the never ending story…a wonder of wonders.

How agonizing it would be, I think, to be “God who knows all absolutely.” If there is a god that knows all, then the ennui of knowing all would be a sentence of eternal and infinite suffering. No discovery, no mystery, no magic. If this is our god, then let us pray he has an unconceivable power to rise above his own suffering and never burden his children with such an awful and terrible gift. Rather let us pray he would give us a life of coming to eternally know ourselves, rather than a life whose "only" goal is “coming home,” “becoming one,” a life of eternal peace and rest.

I pray, Lord let me experience and know of strife and suffering, of joy and happiness; Lord let me know the peace and rest of coming home to you and becoming one with you; Lord let me experience the wonder of eternally becoming and passing away anew, all that we are, will become and have been…movement and rest.

As above so below, if this is an immutable truth, and above is an absolute knowing and powerful god, then we are in heck with that god and all else is, as I see it, vanity. Vanities of Vanities. There would be no zest for living, no zest for life even; life itself would lose all meaning. Yet there is that, I am convinced, within man, the desire to know, to seek, to explore, to grow and become more than he “is.” If we know we are eternal and infinite beings, then we must embrace the Journey… and maybe, just maybe, we will realize the Journey is God.

Let us pray,

Great Mystery, we are grateful that your compassionate and loving knowing reflects within our being the gift of eternally coming into being, of eternally coming to know ourselves and of all that is and all that which will be. We marvel at your wisdom in creating the ephemeral, hidden and mysterious and that these too are also mirrored gifts to be discovered in our own selves and lives. May the Unity and Diversity which divinely abounds always be at the forefront of our minds to remind us of that which within you eternally blossoms forth through all existence.

Amen

Dear BillyJef,

Thank you for those wonderful thoughts. In my opinion, you have to the best of human ability, described the vast enormity that is God. In truth, I doubt that such thoughts even begin to accurately portray all that is God, but it is the best I have ever read!
Just to add my own twist on things though, you asked about the infinite, and can it know it’s self completely and absolutely. I would think ordinarily no, however, God being Alpha and Omega, I would think yes for Him only. Eternal life is ours through Jesus Christ, and yes, eternal is infinite, but God has no beginning and no end and therefore must be aware of Himself completely and absolutely. I too thought of what it must be like to be God, but it hurt my poor little head just to conceive of a few of the possibilities involved. But again, in my opinion, God is perfect, and therefore does not suffer to visit such burdens upon the children of His creation.
I really enjoyed your post and I truly hope there is much more to come. Your writing appears to be divinely inspired, and I for one am eager for more.

May God continue to bless you and keep you strong in His service.

Rev. Campbell.

Thank you, you might take a close look at my avatar, it is of St. Dennis...he is carrying his own head which was lopped off when he was martyred. It is said after the beheading he picked it up and walked several miles preaching to a place picked out by God and is now where he rests. Indeed, our poor little heads .