Daily Meditation: Sunday, February 22, 2004

Wedding feast of spirit and matter - prepare the clothing which permits you to be accepted

02/22/2004

The marriage of spirit and matter, of heaven and earth, is celebrated every day throughout the universe. So, be sure you are invited to take part in the festivities given by the heavenly Father (the spirit) and the divine Mother (matter), who are surrounded by the angelic hierarchies. Do you think your wish to participate in these festivities is sufficient to gain admission? No, you must first fulfil certain conditions, and if you try to enter without preparing yourself, you will suffer the same fate as the man mentioned in one of Jesus' parables: he presented himself at the feast without having clothed himself in ceremonial dress and he was not received. This dress symbolizes those qualities and virtues that must be developed for admission to the table of the divine feast: disinterestedness, purity and kindness. Perhaps you will not be invited to sit at the right-hand of the master of the house, but this does not matter. Even if you are at the other end of the table, what matters is that you are present to take part in the celebration.