Glimpses Into The Mystery Of The Unfolding Universe

IMAGINE BEFORE TIME - AS POSSIBILITY TEETERED ON THE EDGE OF ‘FECUND NOTHINGNESS’

AWAKEN the dream … c.14 billion year evolving, expanding Universe

Miracously tiny seeds of life elements in the burning heart of emergence

.. flared forth in abundant variety from our shared source of divine energy …

As the spiralling inferno gradually slowed and solidified.

…TO FORM BILLIONS OF GALAXIES CONTAINING BILLIONS OF STARS

OUR GALACTIC HOME WAS FORMED IN THE MILKY WAY. FPOISED ON HER SPIRALLING RIGHT ARM THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE ENFOLD US NUDGING US DEEPER INTO THE MYSTERY OF ALL THAT IS ……

WE ARE THE FIREBALL SHARING ITS ESSENCE AND CREATIVE POTENTIAL WITH ALL OF CREATION

NESTLED IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WITHIN THE MILKY WAY WE SENSE OUR STARDOM SHARING THE SAME ATOMS, CHEMICALS, MINERALS AND YEARNING FOR LIFE …

THE FIERY GLOW OF THE PLANETS SHINES THROUGH THE EYES OF ALL CREATION

We are woven into the dynamics of the Universe INTERCONNECTEDINTERCONNECTED INTERDEPENDENTINTERDEPENDENT

ALL IS HOLY ALL IS ONE

EARTH – OUR HOME - IN THE RIGHT PLACE FOR ABUNDANT LIFE TO EMERGE AWESOME

POISE

ELEGANCE

COMPLEXITY

WOW! !

TEEMING OCEANS

INSECTS

REPTILESREPTILES

BIRDSONG

FERTILE SOIL – LUXURIANT VEGETATION

COLOUR AND FRAGRANCE

MAMMALS AND PRIMATES

HUMANS – POSSESSING SELF-CONSCIOUS AWARENESS

EACH ONE IS REFLECTED IN AND REFLECTS EVERY OTHER IN THE AMAZING WEB OF LIFE

Within us is the soul of the whole the wise silence the universal beauty to which every part and particle is equally related. the eternal one R.W. Emerson

As humans we are born of the Earth, nourished by the Earth, healed by the Earth. The natural world tells us: I will feed you, I will clothe you, I will shelter you, I will heal you. Only do not so devour me or use me that you destroy my capacity to mediate the divine and the human. For I offer you a communion with the divine. I offer you gifts that you can exchange with each other. I offer you flowers whereby you may express your reverence for the divine and your love for each other. Thomas Berry, Evening Thoughts

We We have disconnected from the Earth……

….. from the very life systems of the Earth which nurture us: the sun, the soil, water, air and all beings. Our disconnection is having serious consequences for our planet.

Our own destiny as individuals or as a human species and the destiny of the Earth are identical. What we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves.

We as a human species need a monumental shift in consciousness and a New Story. …the shift is a movement away from a story of an inert planet made of stuff which exists for our use and benefit… ….to the story of a new relationship with a living dynamic, nurturing planet and Universe.

We are all needed in this Great Work of our time. Thomas Berry We are capable of living as the honeybees do, harmoniously and productively.

Reconnecting with the whole community of life of the natural world will mutually enhance the quality of our lives and all life on the planet.

The invitation is to listen to the wisdom of the Natural World and allow Earth to be our teacher.

AT THE HEART OF THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE – GIVING MEANING, VALUE AND FUTURE DIRECTION- THERE ARE 3 DYNAMIC PRINCIPLES - THE BACKBONE OR LIFE BLOOD OF THIS LIVING SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW GLOBAL ETHIC …..

INTERIORITY/ESSENCE DIVERSITY INTERCONNECTEDNESS

WE NEED TO SEE OUR PLACE IN THE WEB OF LIFE WITH NEW EYES AND COMPASSIONATE HEARTS….

… AS WE ENDEAVOUR TO ENTER MORE CONSCIOUSLY INTO THE MYSTERY OF THE UNFOLDING UNIVERSE AS THE ONE SACRED COMMUNITY OF LIFE