The World as Holy

Once we sense and know God's Presence here, this world becomes something holy, and we become something holy  -

something we already are.

Jason Shulman

Receiving God

Speaking for myself, I was taught that the world was a sinful place and we were all sinners.  As a child, I would feel  heaviness of the sin I was born with and imagined it to grow with most anything I would do. 

The word holy was reserved for heaven, the saints and martyrs, and Jesus the Christ.  People on earth where sludging around in sin, riddled with imperfection, and  praying for forgiveness and grace.  The sacred tabernacle on the altar housed God's presence, safely away from those who were present.  We were so lowly that salvation could be found through our ministers or priests as our mediators to God. 

It took years for me to think otherwise.

Today, there are many ways to personally approach God ... meditation, prayer, visualization, etc... and with practiced awareness, we simply can feel God present right inside of our most beautiful selves. 

When the light and love of God in our heart shines through our eyes out into the world, we can see the world as holy.  Everything we look at becomes holy.  When we can view everything surrounding us as God's creation, our world reflects holiness.  

Yes, humans are imperfect, but could we just focus on all of the good rather than the imperfection?  Can we find a margin of respect for those who are different from us rather than just fearing them?  

This may be way too simplistic, but if God created all of us, how can I even imagine for a minute that I am better than you when we were all made equal?  I grew up hearing that only Roman Catholics would be going to heaven.  Later I was told that not all Jehovah Witnesses were going to heaven, but there was a certain number of them who would surely go.  

Well, I cannot help praying that when we all arrive at heaven, (and is heaven actually a place or state of mind) it will be a big surprise party!  Won't we all be surprised when EVERYONE is there!