In Search of Oneness and Connection

Today's morning walk was such a treat. Soaking in the morning sun, and loving the views and the light shining through to touch everything in its path. Is it possible to lay bear one's soul to the light entirely, and say "Shine in, and illuminate me completely"? Not a tiny flicker of light in a corner or a flash of brilliance coming and going, but a full on irradiation by the very light of God. Can the soul withstand that kind of scrutiny? Is it even a real scrutiny or is it more of a recognition of likeness, and the knowledge that you are one with the light, while reflecting it outwards?

Oneness with God... what a wonderful thing to desire. And yet, are we not already one with Him, made in His image, breathed into by His spirit and walking every day in His will, being the hands and feet of God on this good earth? Such weighty questions for a morning filled with beauty and light. A bee, hovering within a flower, feasting upon it without a care in the world, reminds me that we are made for this divine connection, we are drawn to the sweetness of a full communion with God, and it is built into our very DNA. 

We are wired for connection, and when it's missing, our souls starve. We feel a deep hunger that cannot be satisfied by all the feasts and excesses that life in this world provides. We are starving on the inside but somehow, we keep pleasing our decaying bodies, hoping to satiate our hunger without recognising the real need of our souls. Our stomachs may be full and hunger momentarily appeased, but our souls remain empty and hollow, and if we stopped gorging our fleshly bodies long enough we'd hear the cry, and feel the pain, of our starving souls. We are dying from a lack of connection to God, and to others, and the realisation that there is a oneness beyond mere connection even. We needn't work too hard to achieve this deep soul connection, the recognition of our need and an openness to the other is a good first step. God is closer than we think. We simply need be(e). 😊

Have a lovely day, dear frens, be open to connecting, and recognising oneness with others. Who knows what mysteries may be revealed to you today! You are, after all, the Beloved of God. 🙏❤

Thanks for reading, 

Pav (23rd Sept 2020)