All Things Visible and Invisible
We could say that the Christian worldview accepts that visible things are real and that invisible things are even more real. In other words, we do not believe that everything we see is an illusion. Neither do we believe that the world is limited to only that which we can perceive with our senses or measure by our technology. The visible and the invisible interpenetrate our existence. Beyond what we can see and hear, enveloping every moment and holding it all together, there is the constant dawning of a spiritual reality. This reality is deeply personal: penetrating the deepest places of the heart even as it shines out on the remotest horizons of the cosmos. This personal Light is brighter than every physical light because every other form of light is merely an image of this dynamic and creative reality. This Light is the very source from which even the light of human reason sprung into being and continues to exist. In this Light, our frail minds glimpse the victory of all that is good, noble and true in the unfolding battle against evil, banality, and falsehood – a victory already realized in the heavens and a battle still being fought out in the heart. St. Augustine claims to have seen this Light even before his conversion – so by pure gift it is accessible to all those who seek it with a pure heart. When this Light shone on him, he explained that he knew at once that it was the Light that made him, a Light that was concerned about his own existence, a Light that invited him to a whole new kind of existence – a light of life, love and eternity.
Thanks for the post. Gregory was also a huge proponent of lectio divina. I am trying to start a group in our parish, please pray that the Lord's will be done!