Being nothing in this world
“In order to come to pleasure you have not, you must go by a way that you will enjoy not. To come to the knowledge that you have not, you must go by a way that you know not. To come to a possession that you have not, you must go by a way in which you possess not. To come to be what you are not, you must go by a way that you are not.”~ St. John of the Cross In the flesh, we want to BE somebody. Our small self longs for recognition—as a great singer, a great writer, a great athlete. The obscure spiritual seeker, Mary Mrozovski, spoke of “letting go”, as a spiritual practice. Her little mantra goes like this: “I let go of my need for esteem and affection”, “I let go of my need for security and survival”, “I let go of my need for power and control.” In the final analysis, realizing that I cannot find wholeness in knowing God within, if I hold on to anything other than Christ within me. I must let go of myself, so I can focus on life in Jesus.