Light
In a far corner of the conference, I suspect many missed, I found a relaxation and mindfulness area. In the centre was a wall with the name of the Singaporean sponsor and a screen displaying the upcoming workshop sessions in meditation and other care disciplines. Every table, high and low, had candles. Given they were electric, for me, they represented a mindfulness trigger. As I slowed my breathing and allowed the natural patterns of life to bring me into a centre of stillness and inner quietness, I let the candle whisper words of reflective wisdom. As today starts, `I find myself slowing down to replay her words.
Divinity in all her forms – empathy, compassion, care, and more – is looking to find a home within me. This is not a requirement that one must allow for the benefit of others, even as others benefit. Divinity is responding to the thirst that is within me to be accepted, loved, and cherished. Some assume it is a mantle one wears. I have come to appreciate the observation made generations ago about the old and new approach Divinity took then; “This new plan I’m making with Israel isn’t going to be written on paper, isn’t going to be chiseled in stone; This time, ‘I’m writing out the plan in them, carving it on the lining of their hearts.’” (Hebrews 10.16)
In letting Divinity find a home within me, I discover the opportunity to reveal her in my words and actions. I can be a divine light—fighting against darkness from inside to out. Life often reminds me that letting Divinity have a platform through me strengthens my heart and soul. It is never satisfying when I only wear a mantle of kindness. Being kind and caring to myself allows me to experience Divinity’s heart as my own. In letting the light reside, I find myself free of the darkness.
Light requires nourishment. I find it in reconnecting with Divinity in the stillness and quietness. In the embrace that follows, recreation and restoration begin within my heart and soul.
