I’m no Philosopher and I’m certainly no Theologian. I only know what I know.... what I recognize as truth within myself. That truth is, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you... (Jeremiah 1:5)
Before we are born we are intimately connected with God. We know God in the purity of our souls. The soul is the face you had before you were born--your authentic self. -Richard Rohr . In the womb we are enveloped in the essence of love.... and we spend the rest of our lives longing to return to that essence.
Some speak of aging as if it’s a bad thing, something to be avoided at all costs... as if we could! Whenever I think of myself soon to be seventy, I’m surprised. "What? Already? How did that happen? When did it happen?"
I’ve noticed things as I’ve aged... the normal signs of my body slowing down, my not being able to do all I’d like to do, and (I have to smile at this one) those increased Doctor appointments. There is, however, something wonderful happening.
As my body slows down there is a growth. There is a spiritual growth....a longing which continues to grow stronger. Richard Rohr puts it this way, Longing for God and longing for our True Self are the same longing. The ‘true self’ he speaks of is God within us and our spirits long to be wholly united as we were in the womb.
My life was spent in accumulating what I now refer to as useless baggage....tangible things, mental and emotional. In these later years I want only to rid myself of all that unnecessary ‘stuff’...to be free to follow my longing.
As I age, I long for only one thing...to totally become what I once was in God.
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