Father Beck at Good Morning America requested an essay for his "Weekly Inspiration," which posted today. Enjoy!
It may only be at the personal level that we can make sense of reality. There are traditions and guides, of course, libraries, universities, cathedrals, civilizations through the eons, and still the human miracle—we can know truth directly ourselves.
Some call this inner knowing the still small voice. It is a beautiful phrase describing a beautiful experience, one we recognize in rare moments when the mind is not chattering, or the chattering stops to receive something larger. This small voice is a paradox: so large the insight quiets everything yet small enough to issue from our heart.
But let’s not court the abstract, here. Let’s explore two instances of hearing an internal voice, one pure, the other treacherous. Because of course the ego wants in on the action. And ego can speak quietly, too...
To read the entire "Weekly Inspiration" please visit ABC/Good Morning America Spirituality webpage. It will be on the main page for the entire week. Leave a comment! The author would be thrilled!
