The Longing
In all of us there is an emptiness. In our day we have so many distractions that attempt to fill this emptiness. Money, career, ambition, sex, possessions, power, etc. All to fill the emptiness.
At the point of sin entering the world we were separated from God. We are his creation and we seek to join with him. The hole which is the absence of God, is the loneliness that only he can satisfy.
In C.S. Lewis’ “Silent Planet” series, if I remember correctly, the planets represent the absence of God, not the presence. These are worlds given to evil…God is absent from them, hence the material world gathered in those places. All that we know is the absence of God. Even in this great wonderful world of beauty, it is still beauty in the absence of God. Imagine what the world, reality, would look like in a world WITH God!
Marriage to God
The Book of Mysteries goes on with the analogy to communicate that we not only must seek God, but to marry him. To give him our all. To be obedient and he will take care of us and love us. (It would be interesting to look at the scripture on brides to see how it matches God’s expectations for our behavior.)
The Mission: Put away anything that substitutes for his presence, and join all that you are, your deepest parts, to your Bridegroom.
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Mark K.