No matter where you are reading this post, in any of the 100 countries from which I have received readers (Thank You!), it is almost certain that you are living with the corona virus on your mind. Even when we are not thinking of the virus,its presence is influencing us and guiding us in the way we are acting and living.
In a crazy, odd way, we have been forced into contemplation. We can describe contemplation as our mystical awareness of God's existence, presence and guidance. By "mystical" we mean our ability to see what non-believers cannot see. Because of our faith we can "see" i.e., be aware of, God's presence, i.e., Divinity, in the universe, the world and within ourselves and everyone else.
Another word for Divinity is Loving, Life Giving and Guiding Existence. If Loving, Life Giving and Guiding Existence were not present within us, we would not exist and we would not be capable of living in the love for ourselves and others that makes us the images and likenesses of God that we are.
In its own way, our consciousness of the corona virus makes us aware of and alert to the need to protect ourselves against this deadly pandemic. It is a vital, life-protecting and guiding consciousness. Even when we are not actually thinking of the virus, consciousness of it is there in the background guiding us and protecting us in everything we do.
In the same way, even when we are not aware of Divine Love within us, it is always there, guiding and protecting us in our everyday lives. For example, think of the love we have for our parents, siblings, children, friends, others, and even plants and animals. While we are paying attention to those we love, we are actually being guided by the Divine, Life-Giving Love that lives within us.
Some of us might ask, "If Divine Love is with us always, then why are we suffering with this virus, and with all the others diseases and kinds of distress that afflict us?" In a recent post, I pointed out that God does not cause our troubles, nature does. The Bible tells us, "There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. (Eccles. 3:1, and also, read the story of Job.) We will be without troubles, sickness and death with God in eternity.
We are here in limited space/time to work to build up the Kingdom of God here on earth, which is the Kingdom of Love. "Thy Kingdom come, on earth." The happiness we receive in eternity will depend on the love and joy we create here on earth. At this time of a world-wide virus, we have a special call to build the Kingdom of Love for ourselves and for all others as well as we can, within the presence and power of the Divine Love that shines within us and is guiding us.
In a crazy, odd way, we have been forced into contemplation. We can describe contemplation as our mystical awareness of God's existence, presence and guidance. By "mystical" we mean our ability to see what non-believers cannot see. Because of our faith we can "see" i.e., be aware of, God's presence, i.e., Divinity, in the universe, the world and within ourselves and everyone else.
Another word for Divinity is Loving, Life Giving and Guiding Existence. If Loving, Life Giving and Guiding Existence were not present within us, we would not exist and we would not be capable of living in the love for ourselves and others that makes us the images and likenesses of God that we are.
In its own way, our consciousness of the corona virus makes us aware of and alert to the need to protect ourselves against this deadly pandemic. It is a vital, life-protecting and guiding consciousness. Even when we are not actually thinking of the virus, consciousness of it is there in the background guiding us and protecting us in everything we do.
In the same way, even when we are not aware of Divine Love within us, it is always there, guiding and protecting us in our everyday lives. For example, think of the love we have for our parents, siblings, children, friends, others, and even plants and animals. While we are paying attention to those we love, we are actually being guided by the Divine, Life-Giving Love that lives within us.
Some of us might ask, "If Divine Love is with us always, then why are we suffering with this virus, and with all the others diseases and kinds of distress that afflict us?" In a recent post, I pointed out that God does not cause our troubles, nature does. The Bible tells us, "There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. (Eccles. 3:1, and also, read the story of Job.) We will be without troubles, sickness and death with God in eternity.
We are here in limited space/time to work to build up the Kingdom of God here on earth, which is the Kingdom of Love. "Thy Kingdom come, on earth." The happiness we receive in eternity will depend on the love and joy we create here on earth. At this time of a world-wide virus, we have a special call to build the Kingdom of Love for ourselves and for all others as well as we can, within the presence and power of the Divine Love that shines within us and is guiding us.
