dailydatewithgod

There is a reason why sparkly elements catch our eye.  We see crystals as dazzling and unique and are drawn in by how they play with the light.  The process of crystallization itself is rather daunting.  It is the opposite of dazzling and eye-catching.  It is a process of purification.  It is a breaking apart after the introduction of heat.  The size of a crystal depends on the rate of cooling.  We go through a personal process of crystallization at many times in our lives.  The process of transformation, the breakdown of the solid known, the separation, and emergence of beauty is often not what it seems.  Engaging our hearts as we are crystallizing is often the slow cooling.  We think we want a quick cooling, so we can feel better, so we can get out of the intensity.  However, the timing of the crystallization is often not up to us.  We may think we have moved through something but our heart needs more time to cool.  God invites us to be patient with ourselves and others so we may crystallize our transformation into one of beauty. On my daily dates with God, I have learned to trust my heart’s timing in my life the same way I trust it’s timing in my breath.  It is not easy for my mind to go along for the ride of my heart but the more I center myself within the energy of my heart the more the flow of connection reaches my mind as well.  Besides, am I in a hurry to the time when my heart stops altogether?  I want my heart to be the space where the light plays just like a crystal does so it becomes the light of life within me.