“While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, Thy Almighty Word leapt down from heaven from Thy royal throne.” (Wis. 18 :14-15)
No scripture quote so captures the eagerness of God to be with us as this one from Wisdom. Why is God so eager? He is with us always. Why this urgent desire to leap down from his Throne in Heaven to take on the swaddling clothes of the manger? Why, but to give us the opportunity of beholding him face to face.
The Book of Perfection says: Happy that luminous eye of the heart which, in its purity, clearly beholds him before whose sight the seraphs veil their faces… We can see God; He is among us. Our job is to make ourselves aware, to find sight to see, to live on that level where God is not the stranger, but our intimate companion, our confidant.
This level of living brings us into the world of the mystics. Michael Demkovich, OP, says that modern society senses its lack of holy mystery. He believes we have important questions to ask: how can we let go and be less attached to things? What is at the core of who I am? How can I break through the barriers of life? We are searching for answers, but the ready answers of social constructs fail us. We seek something deeper, something that speaks to the ache in our soul.
Would you see God face to face? Keep in mind the image: The Almighty Word leapt down. You have the power to make it land in your soul.
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