I suspect what St Paul is referring to here is the process of 'transcendence'. As an addict myself working within the 12-Step Fellowship of Recovery from addition (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous), the 'new life', or grace as it might also be termed, is an inner knowing, at the deepest level of my being, that everything in the universe is one, unrestricted, emanating from the Source, always a part of, and connected to the Source and forever returning ‘home’ to the Source. This is a truly transcendental experience gifted from the great spiritual movement known as 'Christianity'. As an addict, I do experience 'letting go' and being created by God who maintains the whole universe in being. For me, the Universal Christ exists simultaneously within, without, living and present. I now call this the experience of the Omnipotent Majesty of God.
What a great piece of writing. Thank you.
I suspect what St Paul is referring to here is the process of 'transcendence'. As an addict myself working within the 12-Step Fellowship of Recovery from addition (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous), the 'new life', or grace as it might also be termed, is an inner knowing, at the deepest level of my being, that everything in the universe is one, unrestricted, emanating from the Source, always a part of, and connected to the Source and forever returning ‘home’ to the Source. This is a truly transcendental experience gifted from the great spiritual movement known as 'Christianity'. As an addict, I do experience 'letting go' and being created by God who maintains the whole universe in being. For me, the Universal Christ exists simultaneously within, without, living and present. I now call this the experience of the Omnipotent Majesty of God.
Blessing all. JPM