Re: An Excerpt From John Of The Cross
Submitted by Chris on 2003-01-8 15:55:07, Wednesday
In reply to Inspire And Rekindle The Fire submitted by Chris on 2003-01-7 14:09:34, Tuesday
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"When God first breathes life into the body, it is as if the soul were a blank canvas on which nothing has been painted. From the time we are children, our souls know nothing except what we percieve by looking out through the "windows" of our senses. So we grow to adulthood believing that what we see and know through our senses is all there IS to know. But, in fact, as long as our soul is housed within the body, it is like a prisoner fumbling about inside the walls of a pitch-dark jail cell, so far as spiritual understanding is concerned. And even after we come to believe, and even after we hear the Word of God, we act like the blind and deaf much of the time. That is because no none has taught us that there is another way to percieve God...in Spirit. Before I say more about this, it is important to establish this one truth about your soul: Apart from God your soul is empty, without even a flicker of the Holy Spirit in it. And even after you come to believe, you will remain largely subject to this dark condition until the eyes of your inner man are healed and opened." From "Light At The Door", John Of The Cross, "Ascent Of Mount Carmel:Book 1, Chpter 3 |
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