My soul magnifies the Lord

We call it the "Magnificat", the words of the Virgin Mary praising God for his mighty works upon her. It is a cop out to think that those words are only for her, although she was the first to say them, she is not the owner of said. No that certificate of ownership is in the possession of God, he who created her. We are all called to magnify the Lord to the capacity that our souls were created, we are all called to blessed among generations in our own way.

I usually do not quote others, mainly because I do not read much. Yet once and a while something comes across my path and I think, wow... those are the words of a "mystic". Especially now since the church has taught me that we are all called to be in communication with God, we are all called to be mystics in our own way. Think about this the next time you hear a beautiful song, or a poem that touches you, or you read a story that makes you think outside yourself... all of those things were written by a "mystic" glorying God in what they do, lifting up humanity in song and word. Those songs and words will live for generations as well..

I will give you an example of everyday, Mysticism, in a speech given by Nelson Mandel in 1994... Now I have "heard" Jesus and the words I write now from Mr. Mandel's speech are inspired without a doubt... please read them and think about them, for they are for each and every one of you.. for they are words of truth..

......... It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. You were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And when we let out light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from fear our presences automatically liberates others....

......... Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate... out deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure....

To the above I say you are powerful all of you, within, so let your soul magnify the Lord...