“If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.” IfsBodyMightSpiritBeliefChristAcceptingDivineHolyCapacityTransformationRedemptionHoly SpiritMysticalDnaFullnessBaptismBody Of Christ Author:Thomas Keating
“Only when we can accept God as he is can we give up the desire for spiritual experiences that we can feel.” GivingFeelsSpiritualDesireAcceptingGiving UpSpiritual Experience Book:The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living: Excerpts from the Works of Father Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O Source: The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living: Excerpts from the Works of Father Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O
“To become who we are as creatures made in the image and likeness of God, we have to be nothing and everything at once, since this is what God is. ... If we accept who we are, we are manifesting God and radiating Christ. The latter unfolding of the divine life within us does not need to go anywhere or do anything special.” IfsNeedsDoeMadeChristAcceptingSpecialDivineCreaturesWho We AreLatterManifestUnfoldingDivine Life Author:Thomas Keating