A Wayless Way

Mark 1:9-15

 9 It was in those days that Jesus left Nazareth (a village in the region of Galilee) and came down to the Jordan, and John cleansed Him through baptism there in the same way all the others were ritually cleansed. 10 But as Jesus was coming out of the waters, He looked up and saw the sky split open. The Spirit of God descended upon Him like a dove, 11 and a voice echoed in the heavens.

Voice: You are My Son, My beloved One, and I am very pleased with You.

12 After that the Spirit compelled Him to go into the wilderness, 13 and there in the desert He stayed for 40 days. He was tested by Satan himself and surrounded by wild animals; but through these trials, heavenly messengers cared for Him and ministered to Him.

14 After John was arrested by Herod, who ruled the Jewish lands on behalf of Roman interests, Jesus went back into the region of Galilee and began to proclaim the good news of God.

Jesus: 15 It’s time! The kingdom of God is near! Seek forgiveness, change your actions, and believe this good news!

All are sent

or no one is sent,

into all

or into nothing.

For in the kingdom of heaven,

all is in all,

all is one

and all is ours.

And,

  In the kingdom of heaven

everything

is in everything else.

All is one

and all is ours.

  We are all in all

as God

is all in all.

 To live the wayless way

free and yet bound

learn to live

among things but not in things.

All God’s friends live this way—

among cares

but not within cares.

How wonderful it is to be so spiritually mature

that one exists

both outside and inside,

one seizes and is seized,

one sees and is seen,

one holds and is held—

that is the goal where the spirit remains at rest

united to eternity.

There our work and activity in time

are just as noble and as full of joy

as Mary Magdelene’s retreat in the desert.

Remember Martha who in her spiritual maturity

was so real

that her works did not hinder her.

We are fellow-helpers with God,

co-creators in everything we do.

When Word and work are returned to their source

and origin

then all work is accomplished divinely in God.

And there too

the soul loses itself

in a wonderful enchantment.

Meister Eckhart