This meditation is another that “paves the way” for understanding more deeply the current of thought that lies at the heart of the Gospel of John–and the mystery of the Good News itself. It is first of all a reflection on the truth of personal identity as childhood before the Father. Then this is applied to the prologue of John’s Gospel and the difference between “light” and “darkness” that he expresses there. (This meditation is a kind of sequel to the earlier one “In the Bosom of Love,” so if you haven’t already, you might want to read that one first. It can be found in the section of the Meditations: “On the Gospel of John”.)
Categories: Meditations
Joshua
I know that your heart yearns, little one, to create something beautiful, a testament of love, a reflection, in the dimness of this world, of the radiant beauty of my own eternal light. I know the longing within to give birth without, the desire to create, sharing in eternal creativity. I want you to know, beloved, and to feel that the greatest masterpiece which I desire for you is the unspeakable beauty which is you yourself. You, the one whom I infinitely love, are the icon, transparent to my shining glory, enfolded in my grace, a blaze of fiery light bursting through the eyes, a figure whose countenance, whose heart, whose life is a reflection of the life, the heart, the face which is my own.