Essence...

My dear friend Maria has an unwavering faith in God. She has taught me that we must recognize and respect where God places us in our lives. Today we talked about a person's essence and how sometimes what we see in a person superfically is not what is hidden in their essence.

This article from today's Inward/Outward is an excellent follow-up to the conversation she and I had about essence. I hope you enjoy it.

The Holy Within, by Thomas Kelly
There is a divine Abyss within us all, a holy Infinite Center, a Heart, a Life who speaks in us and through us to the world. We have all heard this holy Whisper at times. At times we have followed the Whisper, and amazing equilibrium of living set in. But too many of us have heeded the Voice only at times. We have not counted this Holy Thing within us to be the most precious thing in the world. We have not surrendered all else, to attend to it alone.
Let me repeat, most of us, I fear, have not surrendered all else, in order to attend to the Holy Within.
Source: A Testament of Devotion

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