Friday, December 24, 2004
Christmas Spirit
All these tears are tears of joy. As I read and listen to the poignant words of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Buddha, Jesus, Mother Teresa, and Barack Obama (watch life changing DNC speech here), I am reminded that there’s a truth- a spiritual truth that shines so deep in all of us.
Maybe we can’t articulate it. Maybe we get separated from it at times. But there are moments- sweet moments of reverent recognition. Moments that our hearts well up and we know what it means to be truly awake and alive. Moments where our hearts go out to those who are suffering, and we share their pain and their hope as brothers and sisters. There are moments. Moments we must trust above any others. Moments whose truth and convictions ought to be- MUST be- heeded above all other moments.
How do we know when we’ve found this shared truth? How do we know which tears to trust? We just do. I’m not exactly sure how, but our souls know something fundamental, and we know, as one. And joyous tears overtake us. They sweep us up and baptize us in the sweet feeling of overwhelming compassion and love for all that lives and feels. This is life! This is why we are here!
Rise up and breathe in the courage you will need to trust your sacred role in this sacred revolution… This revolution of hope that springs from a deep vision we share in the quiet strength of our hearts- a vision of the blossoming beauty of clear understanding, fluid freedom, nurturing love, and uniting truth.
Maybe we can’t articulate it. Maybe we get separated from it at times. But there are moments- sweet moments of reverent recognition. Moments that our hearts well up and we know what it means to be truly awake and alive. Moments where our hearts go out to those who are suffering, and we share their pain and their hope as brothers and sisters. There are moments. Moments we must trust above any others. Moments whose truth and convictions ought to be- MUST be- heeded above all other moments.
How do we know when we’ve found this shared truth? How do we know which tears to trust? We just do. I’m not exactly sure how, but our souls know something fundamental, and we know, as one. And joyous tears overtake us. They sweep us up and baptize us in the sweet feeling of overwhelming compassion and love for all that lives and feels. This is life! This is why we are here!
Rise up and breathe in the courage you will need to trust your sacred role in this sacred revolution… This revolution of hope that springs from a deep vision we share in the quiet strength of our hearts- a vision of the blossoming beauty of clear understanding, fluid freedom, nurturing love, and uniting truth.
