THE MARY MOMENT

This Godness within.

It pulls at us,
this voice calling from out of a darkness 
so vast, so otherworldly, 
even angelic.
It tugs at us with such strength and tenacity 
that it disarms us.
It bursts the bonds of our fears, 
our pride, our self-aggrandizing egos. 

With it a new morning breaks upon us.
With it comes a dual awakening
—this Godness within is truly God
—this Godness within is truly me. 

At first, we wonder.
It feels foreign,
maybe even fake.
“Where is this coming from?
Can I trust it?” we ask.

But in time we realize, 
“This is my truest reality,
my inmost identity,
my deepest self.”

From it blooms the who 
that you and I are to the world. 
From it comes the fruitage, 
the why for which we have come.

From this “Mary moment” forward,
there is no longer a need to wonder. 
Only to wander. 
And ponder.

For the reaches of the Holy within are cosmic.
Here no one place is safe. It is all safe. 
Here no one place is sacred. It is all sacred. 
“I’m home,” we will say.
“I’m finally home,”
with a joy and certitude, and a grace
which only a moment ago was invisible
Yet now feels so true,
and now looms so large
before the eye of our eyes.

Entering here, we experience a holy beyond 
any church, any synagogue, 
any mosque, any mountain. 
It is the holy of holies
within each of us.
All of us.

A place so safe 
that we hear ourselves whispering to God, 
“Here, have your way with me,” 
while knowing that so vulnerable a surrender 
will in no way endanger us 
but instead, lovingly free us,
transmuting us
from our fears,
from our pride,
from our egos.

Here we offer a consent, 
and an appendix—
a daring cry to be freed 
from our own small selves so that, 
forsaking our falseness, 
we are unfettered to roam the far reaches
of this Godness within
—and then without.

So, feel it. 
Let your soul sense it.
Succumb to its tender beckoning.
Let its fullness come upon you.
Let its power eclipse you.

Each time we do,
each time we give our small selves over to it,
we will know that which our souls have been seeking. 

And, our hearts will speak a wisdom 
with unrestrained slapdash and delight. 
They will exude a song so sweet, 
and thrill so deep,
that we cannot help but voice 
a resounding “Yes!” to Life. 

The great awakening.
This Godness within 
is truly God, truly me!

We can marvel at its gentle way,
wander in its well-being,
and be pleased.

“Then Mary said [to the angel Gabriel], "Here am I. . . let it be with me according to your word,”  (Luke 1:38)