The Kingdom

“The Kingdom is already established. Faith and obedience teach us to realize it. And we accept the practicalities of the work of realization. We learn to be silent and to love silence. When we meditate we don’t look for messages or signs, or phenomena. Each of us must learn to be humble, patient and faithful. Discipline teaches us to be still, and by stillness we learn to empty our heart of everything that is not God, for God requires all the room that our heart has to offer.” From John Main OSB, “Growing Point,” THE HEART OF CREATION.

Life's Purpose

“The ultimate meaning of God does not arise from what society says we are—that would be to “prefer human approval to the approval of God,” as Jesus put it. [. . . .] Each of us . . . must discover the fundamental truth about ourselves. Rooted in God, we must be open to the love that redeems us from illusion and shallowness. We must live out of that personal infinite holiness which we have as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Discovering that the same Spirit that created the universe dwells in our hearts, and in silence is loving to all, is the purpose of every life.” From John Main OSB, “Integrity,” WORD MADE FLESH (Norwich: Canterbury, 2009), pp. 55-56.