That's how the light gets in.....

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Listening to a recent ITunes download from balladeer Leonard Cohen, I came upon a phrase I was drawn to reflect upon, to explore -

There's a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.

Thinking about that phrase in relation to concepts of honesty, deceit, truth, refuge, retreat, reflection, perfection, thought, stubbornness, faith. Where would I be if there were no cracks in my being, I, this child of God's creation, if no light had crept into my heart and soul? If, I determined my destiny in only those provable black and white facts of life, refused to accept imagery, myth, story, to keep out the light of God's message and messengers, where would I be?

With this "crack" theory in my head and prepping for a Renovare study session - chapter 8 from "The God of Second Chances" by Erik Kolbell, aptly titled Reflection, I came upon stories of Jesus' transfiguration, Moses and the burning bush, lightning on Mount Sinai. The chapter was filled descriptions of light - "shone like the sun," "dazzling white," "burning," "lightning," "a light from heaven, brighter than the sun." Those visions, those stories, those revelations of God's mysterious work in the world through mankind and history were lights that crept into the cracks of humankind's minds and hearts - certainly lights, speaking for myself, that have entered into my mind and heart. Did my Creator make or leave that "little crack" in my being to allow the light to enter? What do you think? Does the light enter us or are we careful to have all of those small, fragile seams sealed safely to avoid what might be a mystery, might be a myth, might be a message, might be God's call to us?