Good Morning Garden

One of the saddest passages in all literature is the story of the Rich Young Man who missed one of the great opportunities of history, and
…went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions (Matthew 19:22).

This is really the story of mankind in general. We reject the salvation that Jesus offers us—our chance of finding God—because we “have great possessions,”; not so much that we are very rich in terms of money, for indeed most people are not, but because we have great possessions in the way of preconceived ideas—confidence in our own judgment, and in the ideas with which we happen to be familiar. We have pride, born of academic distinction; sentimental or material attachment to institutions and organizations; habits of life that we have no desire to renounce; concern for human respect; or perhaps fear of public ridicule. And these possessions keep us chained to the rock of suffering that is our exile from God.

The poor in spirit suffer from none of these embarrassments, either because they never had them, or because they have risen above them on the tide of spiritual understanding.

Most of us do not fully understand that the material, worldly or cultural priorities we have have block our communion and communication with God. When we focus on the material, the worldly and the limited human aspect, we become an obstacle to the power, spirit and Grace of God. It is when we attune ourselves to the spiritual plane that we become one with the Holy Spirit and then remove the static that blocks God’s signals to us and God’s pathways into our consciousness. It is when we empty ourselves of the spirit of self, and fill ourselves with God’s spirit that we find ourselves freed of the worldly yoke and empowered by the will and grace of God. Then our eyes will be opened, and then we will see the Garden God gave to us.

Z gardener