I see a larger invitation to embrace shadow in Advent 2020.
Shadow, Show Yourself
Category: practice
Still Points in the Unfinished Business of Life
Though it is true "a painting is never finished," there are unmistakable moments when I immediately know the painting has reached a state where it rests in wholeness. I discern this state as active with the aliveness of a dynamic incarnational being, and quiet with the unchanging presence of the One in Whom all things hold together.
Experiential Knowing
Finding God within is not about following doctrine, but allowing yourself to relate to God experientially.
Holy Quarantine
It's very apophatic, this process, and takes practice to let God fill in the gaps in unspeakable ways.
