"I Think, Therefore I Am....

"I think, therefore I am."

DESCARTES

I think, therefore I am-

My mind has discovered this truth.

I pray, therefore I am-

My heart has discovered this truth.

I was, therefore I am-

My soul has discovered this truth.

I shall be, therefore I am-

My life has discovered this truth.

We think. If we offer our 'thinking' to God, this very act of offering our thought will ultimately make us one with God the Thought. An ordinary man feels that he thinks just because he lives. But DESCARTES holds an altogether different view: "I think, therefore I am." This "I am" is not only the fruit of creation, but also the breath of creation.

My mind says:

"I think of myself constantly.

Therefore, I am."

My heart says:

"My Lord loves me at every moment.

Therefore, I am."

The paramount question is whether God is within us all the time, whether He comes into our heart for long periods as a guest, or whether He just comes and goes. With a deep sense of gratitude, let me call upon the immortal soul of EMILY DICKINSON, whose spiritual inspiration impels a seeker to know what God the Infinite precisely is. She says:

"The Infinite a sudden Guest

Has been assumed to be-

But how can that stupendous come

Which never went away?"