Daily Images of God--Lent 2022
Day 29
March 30
THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING
The anonymous 14th-century author of “The Cloud of Unknowing” says that the fathomless mystery of God cannot be objectified and reduced to something we can talk or even think about. God can be perceived and felt only in relationship, only in contemplation of loving presence and beauty.
“God can be loved, but not thought.” –St. John of the Cross
“No matter how sacred, no thought can ever promise to help you in the work of contemplative prayer, because only love—not knowledge—can help us reach God… When we reach the end of what we know, that’s where we find God. That’s why St. Dionysius said that the best, most divine knowledge of God is that which is known by not-knowing.” -Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM
“Whoever says 'You' does not have something; he has nothing. But he stands in relation.” ― Martin Buber, I and Thou
“One of the religious scholars, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well Jesus had answered them, asked him, “Which commandment is the first among all ?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Isra’el! The Noble One is our God; the Noble One alone! You shall love the Noble One your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength’” (Mark 12:28-30, The Ashland Bible). Note: Jesus did NOT say “you shall subscribe to the proposition that God exists,” or “you shall hold correct opinions about God.” Rather, Jesus said, “you shall LOVE God.” When he did speak of God, it was in relational terms, words like “Abba” (“Papa”).
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