I went for a walk on the beach yesterday with a friend. It was a warm summer day, with a clear blue sky, gentle breeze with a constant sun. As we walked on the sand, I was amazed with how vivid and sharp the plants on the sides of the cliffs appeared to me. I was exhilarated and giddy with the beauty and the depth of the blue-green waves, which kept me snapping pictures of them. Every now and then a wave would rise up and show itself as transparent light green right before it let go and fell to the sand. This is the "green room" where surfers try to go when riding waves. At this particular beach break, the room did not last long. But it was fun to watch when it showed itself, and I tried to take pictures of it.Life has been pretty calm and regenerative for me lately, even though I seem to
be doing lots of fun things, like walking, talking, hiking, offering workshops, and occasional dancing. I am open to the freedom of living in abundance and in celebrating the gift of life. I am grateful for the experience of living from the heart and mind, the strength and health of my body, and the celebration of the spirit that comes alive when I engage in conversation with friends. For me, this conversation about the nature of life, my relationship to others, myself and the love that lives through it, is for me a glorious opportunity not to be missed*.* Remembering a translation by Professor Clive Scott of John 1:1-14, based on Erasmus' translation of "Logos" as "Conversation".
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* It all arose out of a Conversation, a Conversation within God.
In fact, the Conversation was God.
So, God started the discussion and everything came out of this and nothing happened without consultation.
This was the life, the life that was the light of men shining in the darkness, a darkness which neither understood nor quenched its creativity.
John, a man sent by God, came to remind people about the nature of the light so that they would observe.
He was not the subject under discussion but the bearer of an invitation to join in.
The subject of the Conversation, the original light, came into the world, the world that had arisen out of his willingness to converse.
He fleshed out the words but the world did not understand. He came to those who knew the language, but they did not respond.
Those who did became a new creation (his children); they read the signs and responded.
These children were born out of sharing in the creative activity of God.
They heard the Conversation still going on, here, now, and took part, discovering a new way of being people.
To be invited to share in a Conversation about the nature of life, was for them, a glorious opportunity not to be missed.
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