I’m not a devote reader of the Bible. However, I find pockets of wisdom lurking throughout its pages and feel a certain attachment to the Apostle Paul and some of his words. In Corinthians, there is one verse that has sustained me through my darkest days.
Wisdom From The Spirit
“No eye has seen,
No ear has heard,
No mind has conceived
What God has prepared for
Those who love Him c____
But God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man’s spirit within him?"
1 Corinthians 2:13
One essential statement in this scripture manages to capture my attention every time I read it:
“But God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.”
Knowing that Corinthians was written by Paul in 55 A.D. helps one to appreciate his mindset. At that point in his life, his faith had sustained him through more than fifty-five years of tribulation, and still his Spirit carried him forward to deliver this important message. It would be easy to assume that he did receive some aspect of this very revelation, or else how could he have been able to describe it with such conviction. Notice that he uses the past test by saying “has revealed”.
Taking this concept and applying it to life on earth in the 21st century is not that much of a stretch. If you consider that we all have the essential tool to connect with God.....the soul, then the machinery is still able to sustain that state which Paul wrote about.
Several years ago I was engrossed in writing my first attempt at a novel. The story isn’t important, but there is a prayer that came from it that supports these core beliefs, and particularly the last line. It is helpful to understand that this was written at a time when I did daily meditations and truly did connect with Spirit on a regular basis.
Truth Of Life
Beloved Creator of all Life
Strengthen ours souls and teach us to follow the
Truth of Life.
What we do to our fellow man,
We do to the Creator.
And what we do to the Creator,
We do to Ourselves.
For as it was in the beginning.....it is once again
All life begins through the Creator
All life lives through the Creator
We are One with the Creator
First in Spirit,
Second in Mind,
Third in Body.
This is probably the only prayer I will ever attempt to write since I’m not a righteous person living some virtuous life. In fact, I’ve got some serious flaws when it comes to dealing with others. But when it comes to issues of Spirit, there’s not much latitude for me.
This is the only scriptural reference you will find in my writings, and that is because it is one that fully embraces my Truth of Life:
First in Spirit,
Second in Mind,
Third in Body
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