"It is God who by His presence creates the holy ground which man discovers by recollecting himself and where, having done so, he stands. God shows man the place where he really belongs, where he will find himself and his true world; where the call can reach him and where he must answer it. Recollectedness, therefore, is the condition which enables man to say, 'God is here, the Living, the Holy, of whom Revelation speaks, and here also am I.' But not the vague I of everyday life, that confused something which sits down at table, walks through the streets of the town, works at the office, but the real I - the self. This is the I which makes me responsible for my existence, that I - humble and poor though he may be - which is unique and irreplaceable and which God had in mind when He created me and to which the worlds 'God and my soul and nothing else in the world' apply. That I awakens only before God." page 18
This is the place of: "Then he said, 'Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.'” Exodus 3:6
This is the I spoken of in: "And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.'” Isaiah 6:9
How can you nurture this? Being present to God, being on holy ground, where you can answer "Here am I" when called.
Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, help me to be present to you so that the mundane becomes Holy Ground. Amen.
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