We all just want to be heard. Our whole life is expression. Whether it be music, writing, acting, even working, we all want to give expression to the life in us and we all want to be heard.
There is a 'voice' inside of each of us that wants to come out. 'Communication' is the word often used for this but that doesn't go deep enough. That just expresses the concept.
Instantly, Scriptures come to mind giving some semblance of voice to what it is I am struggling to put down in words (and I do the quote, comment, quote, comment thing which has always driven me crazy; irony indeed).
"That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." (John 1:9) (KJV)
Or:
"There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man." (NASB)
Basically the same idea.
From Paul:
"...the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8:23)
From deep within us, something is trying to get out or, better, through. 'We' are trying to express ourselves, we are trying to be heard. But as the human person is an infinite mystery, there something deeper still, something in us we just can't get to, something we seek to understand, to give voice to.
All the religions point in this direction. Even philosophy and, arguably, science ends up here. The voice, eternal vibrations, energy always moving. Nothing is still. Perhaps our purpose is to allow "this" to move through us and not just "through" us but moving toward some final fulfillment, a purpose.
This isn't end times thinking nor is this purpose in the 'destiny' sense of the self-help and self-centered hope of much of the Church world today and endless self-help, motivational and cultish groups. No, purpose is much higher than that.
The unification of the body, recapitulation, the world as Eucharist, is the only thing I can immediately think of within the context of my studies. Buddhism has the Sangha, Islam has the umma, Christianity has the Body of Christ. I'm sure there are others. It's this sense of purpose, unity in diversity and diversity in unity, a common purpose and goal.
Much of the Christian world has lost this and the purpose has become individualistic which, ultimately, leads to a self-centered distortion of that purpose.
Jesus didn't come to save us so we could have more stuff.
Or:
"There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man." (NASB)
Basically the same idea.
From Paul:
"...the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8:23)
From deep within us, something is trying to get out or, better, through. 'We' are trying to express ourselves, we are trying to be heard. But as the human person is an infinite mystery, there something deeper still, something in us we just can't get to, something we seek to understand, to give voice to.
All the religions point in this direction. Even philosophy and, arguably, science ends up here. The voice, eternal vibrations, energy always moving. Nothing is still. Perhaps our purpose is to allow "this" to move through us and not just "through" us but moving toward some final fulfillment, a purpose.
This isn't end times thinking nor is this purpose in the 'destiny' sense of the self-help and self-centered hope of much of the Church world today and endless self-help, motivational and cultish groups. No, purpose is much higher than that.
The unification of the body, recapitulation, the world as Eucharist, is the only thing I can immediately think of within the context of my studies. Buddhism has the Sangha, Islam has the umma, Christianity has the Body of Christ. I'm sure there are others. It's this sense of purpose, unity in diversity and diversity in unity, a common purpose and goal.
Much of the Christian world has lost this and the purpose has become individualistic which, ultimately, leads to a self-centered distortion of that purpose.
Jesus didn't come to save us so we could have more stuff.
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