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October 24, 2006
> 11:06 AM
meditations from guigo  You may be familiar with the Carthusian Order. Check the link if not. Guigo I was one of the Priors of the original house of monks and wrote these meditations, spiritual observations, a long long time ago. They are still quite relevant so I thought I'd share some of the, starting today.Notice how you can love the harvest in anticipation in the young shoot, and the twisted stem. In the same way, love those who are not yet good.Now, first I'll clarify, he did not say to love someone because they were not good. This term - "not yet good" - is very important I think. It assumes something that monks are all about. Transformation - Conversion of life. Of course this meditation also encourages that which makes transformation possible - Love. Are we not all in some way "not yet good?" I think so. We are also all at different points along the good continuum. Some are, in fact, more good than others - meaning, they have been more transformed by the Love and Presence of God. The whole analogy inside that brief meditation speaks of a living process of growth and maturation. The young shoot growing toward the time of harvest. Unfortunately, what we see very often now is almost a celebration of the twisted stem, of our brokenness, as if it is something to celebrate, to glory in. No. We look to the harvest (and I'm not talking about the sweet by and by). I mean we look toward growth. We hope in the possibility of our transformation into the Image of our Brother. We do that which belongs to being transformed. And if we are one of those who have grown a bit, we should look on those who are yet growing, who are more acutely twisted, and love them as dear, unformed children. In a great sense, without the Love of Christ in us, they will have a hard time reaching the time of harvest. We become the waterers of young shoots in the garden. And if we withhold the water, it will be withheld. This thing is communal. One more thing - if you find yourself having a very difficult time putting up with those who are still ignorant, still growing, not quite getting it, then perhaps you might consider that you're not as mature as you thought you were. So, there are some thoughts to chew on. I'm glad somebody passed old Guigo's writing down. Pax vobiscum. technorati tags > guigo I, carthusians, monastic spirituality, catholic spirituality, love, spiritual transformation 0 Comments:| permalink | e-mail me | 
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