Spirituality for Beginners

Fr. Bede's almost-daily reflections. When it comes to the spiritual life, we're all beginners. I also send these out by email. Contact me at bcamera@anselm.edu. God bless!





Friday, September 30, 2016

Simplify your senses

A brief prose poem for you today. This comes from my upcoming book, The Tao of Music, with a couple of minor modifications.

We seek the delight of many things
   which clamor for our attention,
      but few of them are worthy of more than a
cursory glance.

The true desires of the heart
whisper gently and we need to simplify our senses
 if we are to hear them.

All our faculties plead their case
   but can we learn to recognize
     the promptings of soul and spirit
     and treasure them above what fails to satisfy?

What part within us
   speaks the truth
that endures,
that does not change?

Find that part.
Nourish it. Cultivate it.
Treasure it.
And then you will find your True Self,
   and finding your True Self, you will realize
      that you are in union with God.

God bless you! Have a nice weekend.





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