Wisdom inspires a heavenly cloud of witnesses like a swarm of bees, a communion of angels and saints resonant as one uncreated presence in many voices. Together, they unveil a hidden mystery of glory, which is a Oneness of being alight in many seers, and a Oneness of seeing revealed in many beings. There is here a co-inherence of the… Read more »
Hallowing the Name (KIDDUSH HA SHEM), right glorifies God here in the midst. Glory shines forth in the heart, opening the eye of the heart to God through God in God. The Holy Name ‘EHYEH,’ ‘I AM’, when hallowed, unveils the uncreated presence of God to uncreated awareness, the divine ‘AM’ to the divine ‘I,’ with translucent clarity. It empties… Read more »
Wisdom turns and sees the uncreated light of Christ in the midst, opening hearts to the light of Transfiguration on Mount Tabor (Mark 9:1-13; Luke 9:28-36; 1 Peter 16-18). The Chrism referred to in the first Epistle of John, is Christ imparting his holy mysteries to the heart, fulfilling the prophecy of the New Covenant of the awakened heart… Read more »
Wisdom discerns the glory of the hallowed Name at the heart of the Kingdom come. God’s will is done when the Kingdom comes and the Name is hallowed on earth, just as it is hallowed in heaven. Christ’s resurrection life is communicated whenever wisdom’s witness to the resurrection is heard and received, which is when the Apostle to the apostles, Mary… Read more »
Wisdom says: ‘Turn and see.’ The praxis of turning is called metanoia. It turns the nous right round so that awareness turns and awakens to illumined theoria, vision of God through God in God, in the heart. It steps back from oblivious perception into spiritual insight. It restores remembrance of God by awakening the ‘eye’ of the heart…. Read more »