Sunday July 13: Love Crosses Boundaries and Borders

Practices:   

1. Prayerfully re-read (or listen to) these passages again in the manner of Lectio Divina, perhaps reading them aloud to engage more of your senses and feel the vibrations in your body. Gaze at the image. What do you receive for your journey now?
2. Take some time to nonjudgmentally and mercifully practice self-inquiry. You may imagine yourself in the parable as various characters or use some of the questions in the reflection as prompts. What do you learn? Then take some time to imagine yourself bathed and held in Divine light and see this Light flowing through you. Affirm that this Light is with you always.
3. You may listen to today’s recording here (about 12 minutes long). Comments and suggestions are welcome by replying to today’s email.

If you wish, you may re-read the full email reflection here: https://mailchi.mp/coutreach/2025_word-of-the-week-july13?e=c7503d001a

“Allow the parable to become a mirror that reflects back to you your own state of consciousness. If you work with it that way, you’re using it the way Jesus really intended it, as a tool for personal transformation of consciousness” (The Wisdom Jesus, pp. 48-50).

In my non-judgemental, merciful self -inquiry. I saw myself , after many once a gain’s as that young man with my same  question ” Who is my neighbor?” but this time from  a much deeper place with that voice of a me I am beginning to befriend, my egoic me far behind me , not standing with anxiety but as a curious observer.

Many years ago now, my egoic me knew that day in the fog by the lake  when these words wrapped me in this special blanket of loving kindness on hearing the words” I am the Light of the world. One who follows me will not live forever in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This week I consented to being bathed and held in this bubble of Divine Light. I felt it, tasted it, smelled it, heard it, I basked in it, I soaked in it in a “felt sense ”  way this LIGHT flowing through me.

My latest revelation morphed into my conversation a half hour ago, as I listened to my  sister who just celebrated her 90th birthday describing to me her day of celebration.

As a young woman listening to this parable I always got as far as mercy. In fact with my egoic heart ( especially on my  overloading persona)  I rather felt a comfort in just the word MERCY. I (egoic self)can do that.

Today my many times humbled egoic in charge self  was able to stand at a distance. (shedding persona, needed much Welcome Prayer praying) This week I allow myself to sink into : “mercy, within mercy, within mercy.” as my true self heart is opening.

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