When we find ourselves connected to our true selves, our Spirit, we are open to seeing and experiencing life as more than what is right in front of us. I have had many different kinds of spiritual experiences. I have found that by having my designated hallowed date time with God each morning, they happen not just in those moments but whenever I am open to them. Some are simple as feeling the presence of the Spirit in nature, hearing the joy in someone’s laugh, the warmth of affection that I see in a couple, or the playfulness of a child. They are moments when time seems to stop and it is as if God is tapping me on the shoulder and saying, “Look here! I Am here. Whatever you are thinking about, worrying about, just set it aside for a moment and remember the joy of life.” Some experiences are profound like my story on the beach that I have shared about before or the hike I went on in Sedona, AZ with a shamanic healer. It was five years ago and I still remember some of the unique experiences of the hike. One of them I was reminded of this morning when I was reading this book about a four year old kid’s near death experience. He spoke of a rainbow colored horse in heaven. I seriously almost fell off the elliptical machine when I read it because I “met” this same horse when I was on my hike. I can’t explain to you how that is, but for some reason I felt called to share it. Despite my worry that you will now think I am totally crazy, I cannot deny that I had a vision of this horse while on the hike and even imagined myself riding it. I think we all have experiences that we can’t explain with words or are afraid to share because what other people will think, but isn’t it cool to think that there is a rainbow colored horse in heaven? My point is that the moment I think I know exactly how God is going to show up or who or what God is, I have lost God. As Meister Eckhart said, “The course of heaven is outside time—and yet time comes from its movements. Nothing hinders the soul’s knowledge of God as much as time and space, for time and space are fragments, whereas God is one! And therefore, if the soul is to know God, it must know him above time and outside of space; for God is neither this nor that, as are these manifold things. God is one!” If God is something beyond my understanding then maybe the very things that I cannot explain are those mysteries of God. My prayer for us today is that we let our childlike heart experience God in an unexpected way. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
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