The Treasures of Darkness

[rockytopva]

I have both studied and stated...

If E = mc2 then one can divide and say that m = E/c2. Therefore all of creation came into existence with the Fathers great Energy and Light... In which there are three varieties...

Natural E/c2... The sun is E/c2 in the form of plasma... The Earth is cooled E/c2.
Mental E/c2... Our ability to think comes from E/c2
Spiritual E/c2... Energy (Motivation, Love) / c2 (Faith, Hope, Charity, Joy)

so... Lets take the opposite of all that...

The opposite of m = E/c2 is n = z/d

Nothing (n) - That which outer space is made of between the celestial objects.
Absolute Zero (z) - The coldest it can get!
Darkness (d) - That which is devoid of light.

Natural z/d - Nothing! Space! Null and Void!
Mental z/d - Nothing!
Spiritual... z (Laziness, Apathy, Hate) / d (Fear, Despair, Greed, Sorrow).

It is my conviction that there are three spiritual extremes…

Spiritual light – Love, warmth, faith, hope, charity joy, goodness, peace…
Spiritual darkness – Hate, cold, fear, depression, sorrow, greed, evil, war…
The Flesh – Ego, perverted sex, filth, witchcraft, anger, strife, divisions, mysticism… Where does that fit? It is neither light or darkness!

I have heard that the flesh and the devil are so akin that it is hard to discern between the two of them. There is a path I believe to perfect spiritual light, or Caritas (Latin for pure love)... Things that cannot be taught for virtue is not knowledge!

1. Hope - All things begin with a hope
2. Faith - Motivation is a child of faith and hope
3. Charis - Grace - A powerful neighbor of caritas
4. Dynamos - Greek for virtue and motivation
5. Eucharisteo - Much grace... Gratitude
6. Charisomai - Well favored - A lucky kind of feeling
7. Euchrestos - Greek for profitable
8. Chairo - Greek for cheer - "Cheerio mate!"
9. Chara - Greek for joy
10. Chrestotes - An 'Aunt Bee' kind of Goodness
11. Charisma - Heavenly Graciousness
12. Chrisma - Heavenly Anointing - The Holy Grail!

I say! I felt that spiritual anointing early on as a Christian. I wish I could have kept it alive. The spiritual anointing is something we have to daily attend to. I use to follow RW Schambach and there were times that the spiritual anointing would flow out of his services… And then there were times when I just did not know. Not criticizing the man, just pointing out that the Spiritual Anointing is something that is a daily thing. The Holy Spirit’s precious Chrisma is available to the good heart, but it can be a million miles from you if you veer off course. If I could go back in life I would have done more to keep the Chrisma flowing through my spirit.

So... There was one scripture that had me baffled...

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. - Isaiah 45:3

How in the world can one pull out treasures in darkness? I have been listening to much RW Schambach lately and found some good stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMXLwgqmMc

 

[MrKruback]

This might sound odd, but I found God in darkness. I was studying for a book I am writing and was trying to understand why men divulge in evil. Is it always tempting? I didn't feel like it was, as I am never tempted to do those things. Was it in rage? Letting yourself go instead of pulling yourself in. So one night, I read everything from mass murders to war, to slavery, to rape.

To give you a bit of back round. I knew God was real at the time, but I lacked the belief. I never felt him as so many people claim to have. I didn't know him. I tried, and tried, and tried. No church helped. No pleasures or beautiful views helped. My daughter did but I felt like it was the spark, the small light in my void.

That night, it all hit me. It is very hard to explain but the way I do explain it to people is that it was like walking into a dark room and having your eyes adjust so you could see the smallest tiny bit of light. The feeling was overwhelming. I saw the struggles and it took my breathe away. However, I then saw it appeared to me that we are losing the fight somehow. That although each of these souls might be saved, that our overall humanity was in grave danger.

So, that was my treasure in darkness. I found him.

 

[aspen]

Dark Night of The Soul - St. John of the Cross