Day 77
Raw
THE NUMBER 7
Wow, that is a little weird. I went to whole foods today, the one closest to me on Westheimer. Anyway, there is this woman who works there and we always see her. The first time she stood out to me is because Vyk noticed her tattoo which was in Arabic and she was impressed that he knew that. Anyway, while we are talking about it, we realize Astrid had a number 7 sticker on her shirt on her chest, and showed her a 7 tattoo she had on her chest. It was just a slightly interesting coincidence. And knowing the beauty of the number 7, I took special note of it. And today, when we went the lady stopped us on an aisle and talked with Astrid asking her how she was, etc... said I remember you "you had a number 7 sticker on your chest." So, anyway, when I am driving home I am thinking that there was something to the whole thing. I wondered if I should invite her to Ecclesia or something like that. I was thinking there was just a special connection that I could not put my finger on. I really thought all of this on the way home from the store. So now, I go to write about today and realize it is the 77th day of me being on raw foods. And now I am pretty happy to think of the chance encounter and the number 7 and what is God perfecting. There was even this other man in the store that was humming a very obscure song that I was just listening to on the way in, that is obscure and Christian, so it is just a little strange. He made eye contact and we said "hi" no big deal. But, who knows? I put nothing past God right now, he is leading people around and making things clear to me in all kinds of ways. I am just taking it as kind of a sweet gift that everyday of mine is numbered. That kind of thing. Don't worry, I am not hearing voices in the aisle of whole foods... not yet! HA HA!
Being the Beloved
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Being the Beloved is the origin and the fulfillment of the life of the Spirit. I say this because, as soon as we catch a glimpse of this truth, we are put on a journey in search of the fullness of that truth and we will not rest until we can rest in that truth. From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are. Becoming the Beloved is the great spiritual journey we have to make.As long as "being the Beloved" is little more than a beautiful thought or a lofty idea..., nothing really changes. What is required is to become the Beloved in the commonplaces of my daily existence and, bit by bit, to close the gap that exists between what I know myself to be and the countless specific realities of everyday life.
Source: Life of the Beloved
Henri Nouwen is one of my favorite spiritual writers. He connects so strongly with people like me right now in this time of Christian thought. I guess in that way he was ahead of his time, or his writing is just timeless because it is so open and broken, so honest with the deep emotion that guides us into a very real walk with Christ He guides us into the darkest places most prefer to keep hidden. He is not at all afraid to go there or to reveal himself, he is very trusting of God, and most of what he writes you want to tape to your forehead and chant all day long. It is among most of my favorite writing in that way, less words more depth.
This quote is probably the closest thought I have found so far that grasps why eating a raw foods diet has been such a spiritual path for me. Raw foods starts to close that gap between what I know, what I have been promised and feel to be true... that God has whispered "Beloved" in my ear... and the realities of everyday life. It brings it into reality. It seems like proof to me. Proof, as I said in an early post, that someone has called me beloved and given me a beautiful gift of all I could need or want. And the act of living it out, in a very simple way, daily, bit by bit is living a tiny glimpse of what God has for us, and who he has called us to be. The name He calls us, the beauty He sees when He looks at us. I love that. Tape that one on your forehead!
Raw
THE NUMBER 7
Wow, that is a little weird. I went to whole foods today, the one closest to me on Westheimer. Anyway, there is this woman who works there and we always see her. The first time she stood out to me is because Vyk noticed her tattoo which was in Arabic and she was impressed that he knew that. Anyway, while we are talking about it, we realize Astrid had a number 7 sticker on her shirt on her chest, and showed her a 7 tattoo she had on her chest. It was just a slightly interesting coincidence. And knowing the beauty of the number 7, I took special note of it. And today, when we went the lady stopped us on an aisle and talked with Astrid asking her how she was, etc... said I remember you "you had a number 7 sticker on your chest." So, anyway, when I am driving home I am thinking that there was something to the whole thing. I wondered if I should invite her to Ecclesia or something like that. I was thinking there was just a special connection that I could not put my finger on. I really thought all of this on the way home from the store. So now, I go to write about today and realize it is the 77th day of me being on raw foods. And now I am pretty happy to think of the chance encounter and the number 7 and what is God perfecting. There was even this other man in the store that was humming a very obscure song that I was just listening to on the way in, that is obscure and Christian, so it is just a little strange. He made eye contact and we said "hi" no big deal. But, who knows? I put nothing past God right now, he is leading people around and making things clear to me in all kinds of ways. I am just taking it as kind of a sweet gift that everyday of mine is numbered. That kind of thing. Don't worry, I am not hearing voices in the aisle of whole foods... not yet! HA HA!
Being the Beloved
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Being the Beloved is the origin and the fulfillment of the life of the Spirit. I say this because, as soon as we catch a glimpse of this truth, we are put on a journey in search of the fullness of that truth and we will not rest until we can rest in that truth. From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are. Becoming the Beloved is the great spiritual journey we have to make.As long as "being the Beloved" is little more than a beautiful thought or a lofty idea..., nothing really changes. What is required is to become the Beloved in the commonplaces of my daily existence and, bit by bit, to close the gap that exists between what I know myself to be and the countless specific realities of everyday life.
Source: Life of the Beloved
Henri Nouwen is one of my favorite spiritual writers. He connects so strongly with people like me right now in this time of Christian thought. I guess in that way he was ahead of his time, or his writing is just timeless because it is so open and broken, so honest with the deep emotion that guides us into a very real walk with Christ He guides us into the darkest places most prefer to keep hidden. He is not at all afraid to go there or to reveal himself, he is very trusting of God, and most of what he writes you want to tape to your forehead and chant all day long. It is among most of my favorite writing in that way, less words more depth.
This quote is probably the closest thought I have found so far that grasps why eating a raw foods diet has been such a spiritual path for me. Raw foods starts to close that gap between what I know, what I have been promised and feel to be true... that God has whispered "Beloved" in my ear... and the realities of everyday life. It brings it into reality. It seems like proof to me. Proof, as I said in an early post, that someone has called me beloved and given me a beautiful gift of all I could need or want. And the act of living it out, in a very simple way, daily, bit by bit is living a tiny glimpse of what God has for us, and who he has called us to be. The name He calls us, the beauty He sees when He looks at us. I love that. Tape that one on your forehead!
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