The Oasis - August 7, 2024

      This morning I had coffee at Long Sands Beach. As I spent a little time in quiet prayer and reflection, I recalled a meditation exercise from the book Earthspirit by Michael Dowd. He provides a number of statements and invites the reader to think about if God wants to emphasize something or deepen one’s awareness in some way. He invites the reader to notice how their experience of reality is affected by meditating on one the statements. The following is a sample of those statements. Perhaps you might meditate on one of these statements if you find yourself in a quiet moment.

* I am the sum total of 15 billion years of unbroken evolutionary development now thinking about    itself. I am becoming aware of the awesome implications of my story.
* I feel the support of God’s presence. I am aware that my breathing, seeing, hearing, and feeling      are acts of communion and prayer. Everything I see, hear and feel reveals God, is a face of the        divine.
* I am committed to the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I peacefully yet firmly oppose those who            disregard or violate the divine laws of differentiation (diversity), interiority (uniqueness,                    personality), or communion (interrelationship).
* I am becoming more Christ-like and Christ-centered as I regularly ask myself, “What would Jesus    think about this?” and “What would Jesus say or do in this situation?” and then say or do it.
* I am participating in the further evolution of the universe through love. I know that everything I say and do, or fail to say and do, affects future generations.

Blessings,
Eric