Offer your
heart and your entire life to the Lord. Then your adoration will transform and
transmute you so fast and completely, that you and He will be merged into One.
You will be transformed, as a rock is transformed by the sculptor into an idol,
deserving the worship of generations of sincere people. In the process you will
have to bear many a hammer stroke, many a chisel-wound, for He is the sculptor.
He is but releasing you from petrification! Do not defile time or waste this
life and body seeking paltry ends. This life is part of the long pilgrimage you
entered when you were born, which may not end even when you die. Never forget
this fact. Be pure, alert and humble as pilgrims are. Treasure the good things
and the truths you see and hear. Use them as props and promptings for further
stages of your soul’s journey.