There’s a sanctuary of pure love within you
Come drink from its well and rest your weary soul there
First seek this Kingdom with all your heart and soul
Then all things will be added to you
Be still and know
Knock and enter through the narrow gate
To enter this Kingdom is the greatest accomplishment of a human life
For Christ lives within this sanctuary of love in your soul
Waiting patiently to guide you to heaven in this world and the next
Tag: Christian mysticism
God’s Love Shines in All Creation
God’s love is shining everywhere
Most can’t see it with their spiritual eyes
Greed, hatred, and fear blind us from seeing God’s glory in all things
So be still and seek God’s love inside your own soul
Then you will begin to see God’s love in all things
God’s love presents itself in people, events and nature
A smiling baby is God’s divine love pouring into the world
A sunset over a mountain
A coworker who comforts you in a time of need
The gate to heaven is everywhere
Enter through the narrow gate in your heart and soul
The Presence of Christ is Heaven
Through Christ
Heaven comes down to earth and lives within us
Do not think heaven is only some distant place in the afterlife
Heaven can be experienced right here and now
The Kingdom of heaven is already within you
Seek Christ within your soul in divine silence and heaven will penetrate your inner most being
Then the ultimate reality will reveal itself to you and you will see God’s essence in all creation
Every moment with Christ is heaven and his light will shine out into the darkness of hell all around you
Beautiful Quotes From Thomas Merton
God is Within You
Many Protestants seek God in the Bible
Many Catholics seek God in good works
Many Orthodox seek God in rituals
Yet the lord said the Kingdom of God is within you
Do not seek God in external things no matter how good they appear
Be still and first seek the Kingdom of God within the depths of your soul
There you will find Christ and his Kingdom of love
Patiently waiting to heal and guide you to heaven in this world and the next
The treasures of the gospels lie within your soul
Hidden beneath layers of fear, greed, hatred and ignorance
God’s Only Desire
God’s only desire
Is to unite with you in pure love
In this divine union
You are liberated from all fear
You are free of your past transgressions
His pure unconditional love purifies our heart and uplifts the soul
God will never abandon you
His Kingdom of love is already within you
Seek him in the depths of your soul and you will find the treasure you have been looking for your entire life
God’s Divine Presence in All Creation
When we follow Christ within our own soul in pure love
We can experience complete unity with him
In this divine union, our small self dies and is awakened to God’s glory
We begin to see and experience Gods love in all creation
This love sets our soul on fire and Christ lives within us fully
We see that all creation is holy and seek not to harm any of God’s creation
May all experience this divine union at least for a moment so they see God’s love in all things
Bring true peace and joy to their inner most being
Christ is Within
Do not seek Christ in the external world
For Christ lives within your soul
Seek him with all your heart in the interior castle of your soul
There you will find Jesus and the treasures of the gospels
Through stillness and contemplative prayer we find God’s presence within
Those who seek God’s love in external things will never find him and will never know him
Those who seek open heartedly in the depths of their soul will find Christ and become one with him in his divine love
“The Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:21
“But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33
“On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”
John 14:20
Emptying Our Heart
The more fear, greed, and hatred that is in your heart
The less room there is for God’s love
We must empty our heart of all worldly attachments
Even ones that seem righteous and good
For God must possess the heart alone
Christian Mysticism
God is beyond all thoughts
God is beyond all words
God is beyond all concepts
God is pure being beyond being
God can only be experienced through love
God can not be grasped by any thoughts or reason
The more we speak of God’s true nature
The more we speak lies
May we be silent to God’s true nature and rest in his love
Shining his light into the world
