An infant learns to move about from one place to another by crawling. It is safe. No falling down. Baby is close to the ground. The ground seems solid. Then one day, it has an instinct or urge for a change that is not so safe. Stay safely on the ground, crawling? Or stand up and become bipedal? The latter decision is not so safe. It is new and has hazards if one should fall and "go boom." Baby stands. Falls. Stands again, and so on. So goes the spiritual life. It is growth from what is known, seemingly safe, to the unknown of a deeper prayer in which you tend to let go of safe and consoling images. Why? Because we have a natural instinct to go deeper, but safety, the known, can hold us back from becoming all that we are meant to be. Crawling? Isn't that what drunks do after a night on the town, party or simply oblivion in their favorite chair?
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These are perfect visuals for a wonderful message, thank you! :)
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