According to today’s reflection in Give Us This Day, Theologian Dorothee Soelle defined mysticism as “a
different relationship to the world—one that has borrowed the eyes of God.”
In the springtime, it is easy to feel that we have borrowed
the eyes of God as we see trees and flower beds bursting with new life. This
must be how God forever sees us, the earth, and the universe—beautiful,
glowing, and growing into the light.
As Katherine Lang pointed out in her presentation on Laudato Si last night at the Mount, it
is important that we take time to enjoy the beauty of the earth, because then
we are more likely to work to protect it. It is not far-fetched to think of
developing a relationship with the land, trees, our gardens…just yesterday, Sr.
Carol Ann commented that her rosebushes are like friends that she looks forward
to seeing every spring.
As with human relationships, the key to having a mutual and
enriching relationship with the earth is presence—taking time to be with the
other. Therefore, be sure to borrow the eyes of God this weekend and spend some
time outside with our friends, the flowers and trees!
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