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Divinity is “Wrapped in a Robe of Light” per the Scriptures 02/11/2023 |
NOTE: The thumbnail to Matthew's video in the first sending of this DM inadvertently included a link to yesterday's DM. It is corrected below - our apologies!
The DM team It is interesting that the creation story in Genesis says that light was the first of the creations of God. This is not unlike a major finding of today’s science, that the universe
began as a fireball. |
Actually, the Bible is full of creation stories and the story in Psalm 104 is said to be the oldest–older than the creation stories in Genesis. Psalm 104 also talks of light. It begins with the awakening of psyche and cosmos together: | |
Bless the Lord, my soul:
O Lord God, thou are great indeed,
clothed in majesty and splendor,
and wrapped in a robe of light. Divinity comes “wrapped in a robe of light.” Is light the primal gift, the radical expression of the Divine presence? Of the creative power or fire in the universe? Is this behind the creation story in John 1 when it is said that Christ is the “Light of the world” and the light and life within all existing things of the universe? The Cosmic Christ
therefore? |
“Reflection of the Cosmic Moment” window by Doyle Chappell, inspired by The Coming of the Cosmic Christ at AChurch4Me Metropolitan Community Church, Chicago. Published with permission of the artist. | If Divinity comes wrapped in a robe of light, then is penetrating light a way to penetrating Divinity? Is photosynthesis a special creation that carries on the light-working properties of the universe and of its maker? When we eat and
drink the sun that is seized |
in fruit and vegetables, coffee and orange juice, are we imbibing Divinity? Is all food a holy Eucharist—and eating of the flesh of the Divine One? The Food of the
Beloved? In Psalm 104, the majesty, splendor, and special robes of Divinity are about the Creator God, who like a king runs the universe. The universe is subject to the justice of this
king. |
The poet knows God is great because God’s creation is so great, as the rest of the poem goes on to recount: The heavens, the waters, the clouds, the wind, the flames, the earth, the sea,
the rain over hills | What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? Kim Preshoff details why the answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity. TED-Ed |
and valleys, the wild beasts, the wild asses, the birds that sing among
the leaves. Grass for cattle, vegetation that becomes bread and wine, oils, storks, mountain goats, rock badgers. The moon, the sun, the darkness, the night. The beasts including young lions “seek their food from God.” And humans join this great work
of seeking food as they “work until evening.” |
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Adapted from Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society, pp. 78f. See also: Matthew Fox, The Reinvention of Work. Banner Image: Sunrise above peak in Himalayan range, Nepal. Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash |
Queries for Contemplation What does the phrase that God the Creator is “wrapped in a robe of light” mean to you? Does it relate in a poetic way to the notion of the 750,000 years of the original Fireball that began the universe? |
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Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil
in Soul and Society Visionary theologian and best-selling author Matthew Fox offers a new theology of evil that fundamentally changes the traditional perception of good and evil and points the way to a more enlightened treatment of ourselves, one another, and all of nature. In comparing the Eastern tradition of the 7 chakras to the Western
tradition of the 7 capital sins, Fox allows us to think creatively about our capacity for personal and institutional evil and what we can do about them.
“A scholarly masterpiece embodying a better vision and depth of perception far beyond the grasp of any one single science. A breath-taking analysis.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the new Physics | |
The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of
Livelihood For Our Time Thomas Aquinas said, “To live well is to work well,” and in this bold call for the revitalization of daily work, Fox shares his vision of a world where our personal and professional lives are celebrated
in harmony–a world where the self is not sacrificed for a job but is sanctified by authentic “soul work.” “Fox approaches the level of poetry in describing the reciprocity that must be present between one’s inner and outer work…[A]n important road map to social change.” ~~ National Catholic Reporter | |
See Matthew Fox's full calendar HERE |
Join Matthew Fox and special guest Caroline Myss for a 6-part course, “The Fire Inside: How John of the Cross’s Creation Spirituality and Mystical Activism Inspires Our Own”
hosted by the Caroline Myss Educational Institute. Tuesdays & Thursdays, February 7-23, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. Please join Matthew Fox, Tom Stang, and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for a Commemoration and Rededication to the Legacy of Sister Dorothy Stang, in person or livestreamed
from the SNDdeN Cunningham Chapel, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont CA. Saturday, February 11 2:00-4:00 pm PT. For More Information & Livestream Link, email: Bvaughn@ndnu.edu Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Matthew Fox at the Center for Contemporary Mysticism discusses “Birthing a New World: Can Creation-Centered Spirituality Help Reclaim the Sacredness of the Earth?" | |
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