My friend and spiritual director Bede has a great blog. In his entry this morning he talks about an experience of piercing insight. I love those moments--the Holy Spirit smacking us on the back of the head. Really "insight" is a little too cerebral to catch the meaning of this experience. Something about the Eternal coming into contact with the temporal. It's the true meaning of "sacramental." Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols is also called "How to Philosophize With a Hammer." Someone should write a Zen equivalent, "How to Meditate With a Rattan Cane Smacking Your Spine." Perhaps the Christian version would be, "How to Read the Bible While It's on Fire."
I sense good times ahead in my spiritual life. Some things are shifting around into an exciting configuration. Lighter, harder. Like jumping into a pool for the first time.
God be praised!
-t
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