"Yea, over mere dust hast Thou wafted
Thy [holy] spirit, [and hast so molded that] clay that [it can
have converse with] angels and be in communion with beings
celestial."
-Book of Hymns (Fragments) 2:10 The
Dead Sea Scrolls
In our daily round we seldom think about
the unique and wonderful place we occupy in this amazing creation.
Why are we here? Many believe there is more to this play than
meets the eye. Many believe we are spiritual beings clothed in a
material body.
If that is so, what can be the reason for
such a strange and wondrous combination? When we think about our
position in the cosmos, humanity does not amount to much. We are
minute beings on a minute speck surrounded by the infinite. We do
occupy a very unique position, however. Where the light meets
darkness is the razor’s edge of our human existence. We exist
where light comes to meet the great mineral world to mix and draw
it towards the light through the mystery of chlorophyll, basis of
organic life. This is our spiritual heritage.
If we can but accomplish that turning
towards the light we will understand how great the undertaking
each individual has as they toil to transmute darkness into light.
Each person literally lives the edge of the mixing of light and
dark. Our work is to transmute lead into gold, darkness into
light, as we play our roles in the eternal progression.
The clay of our bodies clothes our very
soul, and that animation allows light and dark to mingle.
In that mingling each of us has the choice
to toil for the light, or toil for the dark. We each face the
choice, we each reap the consequences of what we sow. If we choose
to toil for the increase of light, it is wise to help our bodies
in that work. Drink the juice of the grasses, the most powerful
and concentrated sunlight our bodies can use. With a prayerful
heart, cleave to the Tree of Life, wellspring of all that is good
and beautiful to us on this small and remote abode known as earth.
We are beings of light and our heritage is
the heavens above. It is not a gift without responsibility. Our
choices in terms of diet, right action, love, and a willingness to
carry our burden and share the burdens of our brothers and sisters
will determine whether we have served the Light, or served
darkness.
