What Does It Mean to Worship God in Spirit and in Truth
This pearl of eternity is the church or temple
of God within thee, the consecrated place
of divine worship, where alone thou canst
worship God in spirit and in truth. When once
thou art well grounded in this inward worship,
thou wilt have learned to live unto God above
time and place. For every day will be Sunday
to thee, and, wherever thou goest, thou wilt
have a priest, a church, and an altar along with
thee. For when God has all that He should
have of thy heart, when thou art wholly given
up to the obedience of the light and spirit of God
within thee, to will only in His will, to love only
in His love, to be wise only in His wisdom, then
it is that everything thou dost is as a song of
praise, and the common business of thy life is
a conforming to God's will on earth as angels
do in heaven.
WILLIAM LAW.
Roland's comment:
This beautiful quote from William Law describes beautifully the inward relationship of the humble repentant soul with its Maker.
Many people wonder where to find God. He is within. And you draw nearer to Him to the extent that you get above thoughts and feelings.
This does not mean blanking thought. It is proper to think. Nor does it mean struggling with thoughts.
But the truth is that most of us spend most of our time submerged in thought and imagination. It is only when the soul rises above thought and becomes objective to thought, that it can observe thoughts in the Light of Truth.
You will not find God in an external building, in nice music, in nature, or in a book. Of course, the creation testifies and bears witness to the Creator, even as the Creator wordlessly bears witness to His creation. The words in a book are not the word of God, they are words from God. And when what is written is inspired and true, the Holy Spirit bears witness within, as it It were silently saying "this is true."
Therefore, if you will, go to our website, find the meditation page, and begin to practice it. Learn to go in your room and close the door and practice being still. This does not mean stilling thought. It means that the soul is still, and the still soul observes thought.
of God within thee, the consecrated place
of divine worship, where alone thou canst
worship God in spirit and in truth. When once
thou art well grounded in this inward worship,
thou wilt have learned to live unto God above
time and place. For every day will be Sunday
to thee, and, wherever thou goest, thou wilt
have a priest, a church, and an altar along with
thee. For when God has all that He should
have of thy heart, when thou art wholly given
up to the obedience of the light and spirit of God
within thee, to will only in His will, to love only
in His love, to be wise only in His wisdom, then
it is that everything thou dost is as a song of
praise, and the common business of thy life is
a conforming to God's will on earth as angels
do in heaven.
WILLIAM LAW.
Roland's comment:
This beautiful quote from William Law describes beautifully the inward relationship of the humble repentant soul with its Maker.
Many people wonder where to find God. He is within. And you draw nearer to Him to the extent that you get above thoughts and feelings.
This does not mean blanking thought. It is proper to think. Nor does it mean struggling with thoughts.
But the truth is that most of us spend most of our time submerged in thought and imagination. It is only when the soul rises above thought and becomes objective to thought, that it can observe thoughts in the Light of Truth.
You will not find God in an external building, in nice music, in nature, or in a book. Of course, the creation testifies and bears witness to the Creator, even as the Creator wordlessly bears witness to His creation. The words in a book are not the word of God, they are words from God. And when what is written is inspired and true, the Holy Spirit bears witness within, as it It were silently saying "this is true."
Therefore, if you will, go to our website, find the meditation page, and begin to practice it. Learn to go in your room and close the door and practice being still. This does not mean stilling thought. It means that the soul is still, and the still soul observes thought.
