God Is: Embracing the Complexities of Divine Existence

Photo credit taken by my neighbor Laura

Over a year ago I wrote a four part series explaining my views of what God is not. In church this morning I heard a song, sung by Carol Mouran written by Danielle Rose called God Is. I was very moved by both the singing of the song and the words. This week, as in many past moments, my meditation on the Divine and its unity woven through all humanity lifted my spirit, a truth echoed in the service I attended this morning. Here are the lyrics:

You want to know Me? You want to see My face?
I do not age with time; I do not fit into a space
I transcend the capacity of your eye, so who am I?
It is the question of the moment;
It is the question for all time
I am you, and you are mine

I am the beginning and the end
I am the faith in your believing
I am the color of truth
I am the dreamer of your dreams
I am the falling in your love
I am the words of a prayer
I am the silence in the music
I am the music in the silence

I am your father; I am your mother
I am the man who cannot cry
I am the story in your eyes
I am the orphan of war
I am the leper begging on the corner
I am the black slave in chains
I am the Muslim bride who cannot show her face
I’m the cross you carry again

I’m all you have forgotten
I am all that you have not been
I am in you – all of this in within you
Let the journey begin, Amen
I am in you, Amen