FOREWORD
Simultaneous
with the losing or the taking away was the filling-up---the rushing in---in the
exchange of my dross for high energy delicious inspiration---life; which was more than doubly
replacing all I ever gave up of me---hence,
seeing twice as far. This instantaneous process had become so second nature to
me that in my stories I didn’t often stop to give an identifying perspective on
what was happening, which would have, perhaps, enabled the reader to more fully
partake of the life going on in this---exchange.
Like many people,
I had become so connected to the source of all things that in the living things
around me I was aware of what properties they had within them that would tell
me about myself: to help me grow in light and understanding in my inner life
with God. And this, that I might be one with him, who is Love, forever. For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the World are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made; so that, the World, so imbued, had become
my mirror---to show me myself, as I really was!---to
bring light in my darkness---for I knew I was dark where light had not entered. And the exchange was all entirely
personal and delightful.
Long ago I had
discovered that not only was the living World made to provide us with the physical
necessities of life---for our outer body---the air we breathe, and food and
water, and warmth etc., but with the spiritual necessities of life, also---for
our inner body---the dynamic ‘upside down’ provision of the natural World in its
spiritual equivalent of ‘air,’ ‘food,’ ‘water’ and ‘warmth.’ I had been given
to understand that we were not complete with just the physical things given to us
from the natural living World, we needed its inner gifts, too; which were always
abundantly supplied.
I enjoyed an interaction with all created
things, being as I was nothing. And while they would always tell me, only the inner
truth, the truth which went against my natural earthly self: against my pride
and my ego---it was always entirely enchanting to me---for I loved the truth
more than I loved myself.
The stinging-points---of humiliation where
I felt something to be against me, showing me up, challenging me toward change,
became---the living-points; where I
found life by light in action. And they
became the most exciting places in the World for me! For only at these places
could you see the way forwards on your intimate journey in light and life. They were the
seeing-places where your life lit up in love and energy, so as you could
see beyond. They were the gates to inner growth and greater meaning in your
life in the ongoing revelation of your deeper purpose upon the earth: lifting
you from the first, natural sphere of life, into the second, spiritual sphere---and
from first sight, to second sight. Intuiting the higher meaning in the unfolding
World around you, that undid you a little every day, filling you with all you
needed of happiness and love. It was all in quick turnings-again in inner cartwheels of joy, in a deep and secure knowing
of your direction and purpose in him
to whom we are intimately connected in glorious liberty: Love.
And now as I
rewrite this FOREWORD, a
confirming perspective of all this comes to me---that, somehow, when we walk through
life, the way that is described throughout this book, that mystically and
impossibly, we actually own the earth. We had inherited it. It was incredible,
but true. Not
only had we been given ears to hear, and eyes to see, but we had been given to
experience---live out---this truth within us: ‘blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.’
My heart yearns that these simple, inner-life
stories of light, fill you with all joy and hope in believing---that you are
known and understood---that all things belong to you---for you were loved
unconditionally. And that not only heaven but the whole earth is telling you
that had you a child’s eyes to see and
ears to hear.
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FOREWORD to: 'A CIRCLE OF SWIFT SONGS; A Circlet of Inner-Life Stories
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