Practice the Presence

For those of us on a 'Spiritual' journey we sometimes get lost in a strange world of beliefs around what it is to 'be' spiritual. Our ego mind convinces us that lighting lots of candles and burning sage or Nag Champa is the way forward and ensures our place in the spiritual hierarchy. We have done some training, we have been sitting in development circles, we know how to clear our chakras, therefore we MUST be spiritual.

In the 17th century there lived a man named Brother Lawrence. He was a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris and was known for his intimate relationship with God. (For God use any word for the universal intelligence that sits well with you).
After his death a book was compiled of his writings entitled, 'The Practice of the Presence of God.'
So what was so special about this guy? He applied his connection to source in everything that he did. Brother Lawrence worked in the monastery kitchen and he presenced the universal love in everything he did. Washing the dishes, stirring the stew, peeling potatoes, scrubbing the floor, what Brother Lawrence knew at the very core of his being was that he was never separate from that love.
The following paragraph, taken from the modern fount of all knowledge, Wikipedia, expresses eloquently this concept.

In his Maxims, Lawrence writes, "Men invent means and methods of coming at God's love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God's presence. Yet it might be so simple. Is it not quicker and easier just to do our common business wholly for the love of him?"

What if we did everything, no matter how mundane or 'spiritual' from that same place of unconditional love? Would you really flip the finger to someone who cuts you off on the highway? Would you get cross because your significant other hadn't taken out the rubbish? Would you worry about the money you'll have in your pocket when you retire?

We are the expression of that love, that spiritual essence and I invite you to remember, in all your daily actions, the truth of your being.

Today I remember that I am made of the God stuff, I am unconditional love. In all my activities I presence that love and as I forget I go back to my heart so that I can remember.

In Love. J x