Christian Spirit-An Introduction Sancity and sanctuary Contemplation and judgment The beauty of creation Contemplating God's world Eyes turned toward God What is faith? Participating in God's Love All life like a day of celebration Within all, over all, under all Threading the needle In You, all things abide Who is the maker of souls and bodies? The Light of God God is closer to me than I am to myself Enter eagerly into the treasure house that is within you

slide 15 of 16 I know that the Immovable comes down; I know that the Invisible appears to me; I know that He who is far outside the whole creation Takes me within Himself and hides me in His arms, And then I find myself outside the world. I, a frail, small mortal in the world, Behold the Creator of the world, all of Him, within myself; And I know that I shall not die, For I am within the Life, I have the whole of life springing up as a fountain within me. He is in my heart, He is in heaven: Both there and here He shows Himself to me with equal glory. John Scotus Eriugena (810-877) God is closer to me than I am to myself: my being depends on God’s being near me and present to me. So He is also in a stone or a log of wood, only they do not know.… So man is more blessed than a stone or a piece of wood because he is aware of God and knows how close God is to him. And I am more blessed, the more I realize this. Meister Eckhart (1260-1327)