Becoming GodOctober 14, 2025

Becoming God

Reflecting on life today, I encounter a fair amount of fear - - false evidence appearing real. Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB says there are 365 times in the Bible that God says; “Don’t be afraid.” And we are urged to love one another as God loves us. I want to encourage and support us all to continue to return to peace, love and gratitude often every day.

Recently one of our sisters shared the passage below with me. She reads it every day at the end of her contemplative prayer. It is becoming my practice as well. May it bless you as well and may we continue to support each other on the journey.

Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ

The contemplative journey is the most responsible of all responses to God because so much depends on it – the future of humanity, the healing of the wounds of humanity, our own deepest healing. It’s not a method of mediation or a practice to find personal peace. It’s basically a total acceptance of the human condition in all its ramifications, including its desperate woundedness… Humans are fully capable of becoming God, not in the fullest sense of the term, but in a very real way, where the light, life, and love of God are pouring through them, channeling a source of healing, compassion, and reconciliation wherever they go and whatever they do. They are rooted in the divine compassion and mercy, and are manifesting … the pure light of the image and likeness of God within them, which is the assimilation of the mind and heart of Christ in everyday life.

Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ by Thomas Keating

Sister Ann Winters