Held in Love
3rd May 2020
By Peter Millar
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Held in Love Peter Millar, a friend of Eremos in Scotland, writes a regular message to his friends across the world. Here are a few of his reflections in these times of sheltering in place.
‘For every step we take towards God, God takes a thousand steps towards us.’ These beautiful words paraphrased from the Koran speak of a God who sits with us where we sit, in all of our uncertainty and muddle and contradiction. And there is an even greater truth in those words. Even the slightest inclination of our hearts toward the divine fills our life with God’s possibilities. Saint Simeon, a visionary theologian, put it this way: “Radiant in his Light, we awaken to the knowledge that we are held in love in every part of our body.”
Shed any pent up bitterness. Laugh at your own limitations. Look outwards, phone a friend (you don’t need Zoom!) and hear the bird song above the silent streets.
This is the time to be slow,
From Benedictus: Book of Blessings by John O’Donohue.
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