St Dominic Guzman set out to preach;
not because there was no spirituality, there was excess of spiritualities
not because there was no preacher, there were many preachers
Dominic set out to preach,
to preach truth which neither those attractive spiritualities nor the preachers offered.
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Contemplation is the openness to truth.
truth transforms and we shall have its fruits.
Have we found truth, in intuitions, revelations, visions, or learning?
Perhaps we may have,Yet, understanding is further required.
Humble seeking is contemplation,
even while we share there is seeking.
Dominic (and the Dominicans) found new understanding of the contemplated truth,
in the very lives to whom they shared their contemplation.
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One remains far from the truth of the person of one's spouse, friend, parent, child....
even after many years being together.
yet we dare to claim that we have known the truth of the person of God.
Have we found truth, in intuitions, revelations, visions, or learning?
Perhaps we may have,Yet, understanding is further required.
Humble seeking is contemplation,
even while we share there is seeking.
not because there was no spirituality, there was excess of spiritualities
not because there was no preacher, there were many preachers
Dominic set out to preach,
to preach truth which neither those attractive spiritualities nor the preachers offered.
____________________
Contemplation is the openness to truth.
truth transforms and we shall have its fruits.
Have we found truth, in intuitions, revelations, visions, or learning?
Perhaps we may have,Yet, understanding is further required.
Humble seeking is contemplation,
even while we share there is seeking.
Dominic (and the Dominicans) found new understanding of the contemplated truth,
in the very lives to whom they shared their contemplation.
_____________________
One remains far from the truth of the person of one's spouse, friend, parent, child....
even after many years being together.
yet we dare to claim that we have known the truth of the person of God.
Have we found truth, in intuitions, revelations, visions, or learning?
Perhaps we may have,Yet, understanding is further required.
Humble seeking is contemplation,
even while we share there is seeking.
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