In the Gospel of Mark (from Palm Sunday) we hear, ‘And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom’. Now this was no mean feat! Traditionally, according to the Talmud, the veil of the Temple was about 10cm thick; it was to separate mankind from the Holy of Holies, symbolically representing the separation between God and mankind. So, with that in mind, my brain turns to the idea that we can find God in the everyday because Jesus on the cross tore that veil in two. Have you ever had one of those random moments where you just felt the presence of something so good, so beyond comprehension, that had no explanation? We need to celebrate those moments, those reminders that God is with us. Just as Jesus entered so fully into our humanity that he felt the depths of desolation on the cross, crying out ‘My God, my God why have you forsaken me?’, so too, his sacrifice brings us the gift of Salvation and the grace to find the divine in the daily.
There is so much in our daily lives that begs the question of perspective. From my experience, I get asked some strange questions (from children and adults alike). When the moments of life mount up and you just wonder ‘what the hell?’ I like to get out into cool fresh air, minimal sounds, a sky that knows no limit and just be. It is often there that I feel most keenly the divine.
Whilst we need to find the divine in daily life (for our own spiritual wellbeing) we also need to honour our sacred spaces. I am privileged to have ready access to a sacred space and love that moment when I pass through the door from the profane to the sacred. Take the time post Easter to sit in a sacred space and feel the peace within.
The Female Theologian 