So God created humankind in God's image.
In the image of God they were created.
Male and female God created them.
See Genesis 1:27
An old Hasidic story says wherever a human being walks a host of angels precedes each one, proclaiming:
"Make way, make way for the image of God." Indeed!
~Tilden Edwards
Edwards shares this saying in his book Embracing the Call to Spiritual Depth. Waves of beautiful remembrance washed over me as I read these words and sat in the silence of the morning. I first heard these words at a retreat several years ago as Jane Vennard was working on her book, Fully Awake Truly Alive, one of my favorites.
Jane asked us to get up and walk, basking in the presence of angels acknowledging our beauty created in the divine image. This was an affirming experience but I feel I was transported into the very presence of God when she said, "now, walk among one another, gazing with soft eyes at the "other" as you pass by ... In my heart I could hear a symphony of angels each singing the songs of those they preceded. It was a simple exercise but it was also quite transformative for me. As I moved once again into the world I found myself listening carefully, quietly for the angels preceding each person. I've never heard a dissonant note. Truly I believe each living being ... is a precious child of our Great Creator, gifted with one deep and delicious note to enhance the symphony of angels. Have you found your one deep and delicious note? And how will you live it as your path unfolds today? |
| Mariawald Renewal Center - Reading, Pennsylvania |
