The spiritual life

(Martin Jones) #1

Man's Quest for God. 233


from Him,each successive formshowingmore


of His radiant lovehness, until He stands as


manifestLordofall,andthedevoteemadeone


with HimbecomesonewiththeSupreme.


Limitedaswe are at present,everyconcep-


tion of God we form is limited, inadequate,


evengrotesque in its imperfection. Well may


we try in gentlest reverence to improve and


purify conceptions lower and cruder than our


own,recognisingthatourown must be equally


lowandcrudeinthesight of those beyondus,


howeverinspiringtheymaybetous atourless


developed stage. Let usworship the highest


wecandreaminourpurestmoments,andstrive


tolivethebeautyweadore. Worshipandlife


reveal God above us,because theywaken the


powersofGod withinus. Man becomes that


which he worships and loves, and when the


twainbecomeonein NirvanatheQuestisover,


thesparkhasbecometheFlame.

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