Saturday, April 4, 2015

Holy Saturday -- Holy Mystery

After a day or two Yahweh will bring us back to life; on the third day God will raise us up and we shall live in his presence." (Hosea 6:2)

From Rohr:  "Limen" is the Latin word for threshold.  A "liminal space" is the crucial in-between time--when everything actually happens and yet nothing appears to be happening.  One cannot just jump from Friday to Sunday.   There must be Saturday!"



Sometimes the most amazing things happen beneath the surface.  Now that we have x-rays and ultra sounds there is almost no place on the body that cannot be "seen" to discover what is going on.   We have even watched embryos become fetuses becoming children ready to emerge.  I have seen "time lapse" streams of those images produced so we can see the entire gestation process in a few minutes.

However, no xray or ultrasound can show you what is going on in your soul today.  It may be as mysterious and as surprising as the Resurrection.  It may be hidden in the midst of common or ordinary patterns and relationships.

You can pause and look and discover what is beginning to burst into new life.   Pray, reflect and appreciate what the last 40 days have provided.



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