"How can there be any place not filled with the glory of God?"
Thats what im sayin!
God is everywhere. EVERYWHERE! That alone just shakes me up...in a good way of course. How awesome is that though... I dont know about you but knowing that God is everywhere makes me feel so safe. Because if God is everywhere...then he is always with me...and I am always under his protection. I loved the descriptions used in this passage...."superessential essential...supernatural natural...simple composite..." So basically this is saying He is the opposite and parallel, the same and different. He is everything! haha thats crazy stuff.
I like how he tlaked about God manifesting in the creature. The creature obviously would be us. So in my opinion this means that God manifests(grows) in our hearts until we cant deny that he is there anymore. And then we are consumed by him in every possible way. This concept reminds me of a song called "From the inside out" by Hillsong United. The lyrics say:
"In my heart and my soul I give You control. Consume me from the inside out Lord. Let justice and praise become my embrace to love You from the inside out."
I think those lyrics just really reiderate what Erigena is saying here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Johannes Scotus Erigena
Posted by Stephanie Rafferty at 4:00 PM
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I also find comfort in God being everywhere. Gosh, woulnd't life be so unertain if that weren't true? I liked this read, it was really profound and a good read.
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