Christ Knocking at the Door
Wlliam Holman Hunt. Light of the World. 1853. Oxford, Keble College
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7. F. Keeping careful vigil, patient vigil. Now that I have experienced, I am content to wait
6. F. Yet more silence. AM I listening? AM I open to the voice? Lift up your heads, oh ye gates, even lift them up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in
5. F. Listening more. Still silence [that can be read two ways] …. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Alles schläft; einsam wacht…
4. F. Listening carefully. An image of NASA listening for signs of exterrestrial life pops into my mind. My mind was up there yesterday…didn’t see any shuttles or satellites. Do they really exist?
3. YSBS. Silence now. I wonder if this will take a longer meditation
[I figured out how to implement the next suggestion, that I listen in silence. But I have been busy with other things and have not focused on it yet--let me try again now]
2. YSBS. Listening. Silence except for the sound of the air cleaner in my office
1. TGT. Another day. What will I experience today?
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My first thought of today is that my “I can’t” attachment is effectively silenced. I can. My best guess is that yesterday’s experience was from from my subconsciousness. The clue is the pause, then the new picture, kind of contrived, when I got through the clouds. Still it was a very powerful experience.
