The Divine Milieu

We need the constant reminder of what the true nature of our soul's envirnoment actually is. It is easy to imagine that the world around us is all the "native home" we can possibly know. Yet, as Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297) reminds us we are far more than earthly beings, though we rejoice in the privilege of being a part of earth's unfolding.

A fish cannot drown in water,
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation,
Gold does not vanish:
The fire brightens.
Each creature God made
Must live in its own true nature;
So how can I resist my nature,
That lives for oneness with God?