[meditation] brings not an intense self-consciousness and spiritual egotism, but almost a renunciation of individuality, a mingling with the universe, a lapse of our little drop of existence into the boundless ocean of being.
So sometimes comes to soul and sense
The feeling which is evidence
That very near about us lies
The realm of spiritual mysteries.
We have a King who forgives – we are called to be a people who forgive.
We have a King who saves – we are called to be a people who offer salvation.
We have a King who is innocent – we are called to be a people who, even imperfectly…aim to live lives of purity.
We have a King who remembers – we are called to be a people who will not leave anyone out of the arms of love stretched out on the Cross.
‘er I do, Thou dost not change.
I steadier step when I recall
That, if I slip, Thou dost not fall.
However far the human may be from the Divine, nothing on earth is nearer to God than man, nothing on earth more Godlike than man.
‘God’ a great divine has said is a great word. He who feels and understands that, will judge more mildly and more justly of those who confess that they dare not say that they believe in God…..
We, who believe Life’s bases rest
Beyond the probe of chemic test,
Still, like our fathers, feel Thee near
It is not thy faith but God’s faithfulness thou must rely on.
The use of faith is to connect the soul with God, and the use of being connected with God is to become like God.
What you see you do not believe; it is a misnomer; you see it. What you believe you cannot see;
Suffolk Vicar 