God in the Atmosphere

God is the atmosphere

in which

“we  live, and move, and have our being.”

Acts 17:28

    Early one morning a few weeks ago, I lay in bed listening to a rumbling in the distance.  It continued to move closer.  Finally the sky moved gently from a foggy overcast morning with some light seeping through, to a dark morning with thunder crashing and the rush of water being poured onto the earth.  I took my plants out to get all the water that they could get.  I go into our family room with a cup of coffee and open the screen door to get closer to this beautiful symphony.  I settle in and just listen and was moved to a beautiful place.  The pouring rain allowed a deeper silence to come through.

    Rain drops drilled holes into the earth, revealing the wisdom of creation.  I moved outside after the storm slowed down and planted my bare feet firmly on the ground. I felt as though I was being cradled by the earth as the water washed into the cells of my body.  In this moment I knew my oneness with all of creation.  I saw how we are all connected though we live in the illusion of separation.  This was a moment of grace.

    The above incident gave me a glimpse into our essential oneness with God and all of creation.  I believe that the universal call is to this union with God.  We live and move and have our being in the atmosphere of God but do not realize where we are.  We look in many places for God when we are already there.  Every now and then we catch glimpses of this union as I did on that stormy morning a short time ago.  

    On October 25th, Glennon Doyle Melton will share with us in her humorous down to earth way, how living a life with armor keeps us from being awake to the atmosphere of God in which we always live.  The armor not only hides us from God and others, it hides us from ourselves.  

    “Melton is a courageous truth teller and hope spreader, a wise and witty friend who emboldens us to believe in ourselves and reminds us that the journey is the reward.  Carry on Warrior proves that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, and striving for the mirage of perfection, to build better lives for our lives in our hearts, homes and communities.” (form Carry on Warrior, Thoughts on Life Unarmed)

    So may we continue to move together into this call of awakening to the atmosphere of God that we already live in.  In shedding armor, we will move close to this true home.  Please go to our website www.ccclex.org to sign up!