To Embrace Change - You Need Constancy

When I saw Jen's email a few minutes ago, it caught me by surprise.
What a coincidence!
I told myself.

Very surprising, since a few weeks back,
I was toying on the idea whether
the ONLY Thing Constant in this world is (in fact) Change.

I am sure you are all familiar with this statement.
But whether or not Change is the only thing constant left me thinking.

Is it true?
Is change the only thing constant?

Perhaps the reason for this is the strong influence of the Catholic Faith on me.

As a Catholic, we all know that GOD is absolute - something that is really constant.
Something that does not change. Something who is always there.

With this stream of thought, this shows that Change is NOT the only thing that is Constant -
since GOD is Constant and GOD is not change.

So how can you reconcile the thought of change being the only thing constant and GOD being absolute is constant?

Either 1 is wrong, or both of them are wrong.
if the established truth is the 2nd statement, perhaps the 1st statement is false.
Or maybe we are not getting things clearer yet.

maybe there are 2 constants, change and GOD.
but wont it be a contradiction?
since God is not change?
or perhaps we need to introduce concepts such as FORM and ESSENCE to reconcile this seemingly contradictory statements?

I don't have the intention of resolving this intellectual dilemma now.
Nor discuss the ideas on FORM and ESSENCE.
I'm still looking forward on that "Eureka" moment!

But simply reflecting on Bo's article - and integrating this on the thoughts above.

Maybe change is not really constant.
Maybe the thought of change as something permanent is illusory
Maybe change is just on the surface that tests our inner constancy which challenges us to show our Inner Image.

But what might be that Inner Constancy?

Maybe that inner constancy is Love.
Maybe that inner constancy is God.

The only Absolute thing that allows us to freely embrace Change that enables us to show our Innermost Image.

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This article first appeared in the SFC-Yahoogroups Forum as a respond to Bo's Article on "Do You Embrace Change". I highly recommend reading his article! Very insightful!
Here: http://bosanchez.ph/do-you-embrace-change/

Yours,
JC

Ps. For insights on discernment, visit this site. Very Helpful!
http://ipsciences.edu/pages/what-makes-us-unique/our-students/greg-bottaro.php

Ps2: For an insightful Filipino graduate (first religious in fact) of IPS, visit this site.
http://ipsciences.edu/pages/alumni/our-alumni/fr.-jaime-noel-deslate.php



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