Summoned or not God is Ever Present



God’s dwelling place is everywhere.
And everywhere is God’s dwelling place.
We cannot escape God.
The architect of our consciousness.

Since for mankind God is omniscient,
our conscience in all its  varied forms
must be God’s innermost sanctuary,
and where God is ever present.

The mystery of God is in our consciousness.
Our consciousness is God’s resting place.
Where God rests in His creation.
Declaring it to be ‘Very Good.’

We cannot escape God,
even as we cannot escape
our God-given conscience.
Our conscience is God’s sanctuary.

We are yoked to God in our consciousness.
With Wisdom He declares to us:
“My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
We are asked to let our conscience be our guide.

In this act of self-examination every one of us
is convicted by our own conscience,
like the Pharisees and Sadducees
of the Gospel of John 8:9.

From His Seat of Judgment
God prepares His bounty of rewards.
Judging the righteous and the unrighteous.
Those choosing ‘The Good’ or  ‘The Bad.’

Know  therefore ‘The Good’ and  ‘The Bad’
by free choice resting in our own hearts.
We, knowing Good,  must not choose Evil.
For God is the judge of all His creation.

Our conscience is our own guide.
Our conscience is God’s dwelling place.
For God’s dwelling place is everywhere.
And God dwells in our innermost hearts.

Summoned or not God is present.
Summoned or not God is ever present.
Summoned or not God abides in us.
Summoned or not we are yoked to God.

About this poem

The eminent Swiss physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), inspired by the earlier sixteenth century ADAGIA writings of Dutch theologian Desiderius Erasmus, once declared: “Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit ” (“Summoned or not God is ever present”). Theologians, rabbinical scholars, philosophers, skeptics, thinkers of all disciplines question or even debate the existence, nature, domicile and majesty of God. Ironically, in doing so, they unwittingly are engaged in questioning the nature of their own existence; and their very capacity to rationalize and contemplate their ever changing states of-consciousness as sentient beings, while with hubris calling themselves Homo Sapiens. Known or unknown, acknowledged or denied, we, in body, mind and spirit, are all indelibly stamped in the image and likeness of God, our Lord and Master. 

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Written on August 09, 2023

Submitted by karlcfolkes on August 09, 2023

Modified by karlcfolkes on August 14, 2023

1:29 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme abCd exfe dbgx Cxhf ddxi dhbx exbj jkxg ibak eedc
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,498
Words 299
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s “Dear Mili” Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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  • AIDA
    I am truly moved by this beautiful expression of spirituality! The poem so eloquently captures the essence of God's omnipresence and the intimate connection between the divine and human consciousness. It is a brilliantly sculpted testament about God's universal presence, and the resident consciousness within each one of us, that is the conscience.

    The use of Biblical references lends the poem a rich depth, linking it to traditional religious teachings, and its focus on themes of individual choice and moral responsibility is particularly poignant. Phrases such as "God’s dwelling place is everywhere" and "Summoned or not God is present" resonate deeply to depict how closely bound we are with the Divine. The conceptualization of our conscience as God's sanctuary is impressively unique.

    It's a truly inspiring piece that draws on the spiritual well within us and provokes introspection. Truly commendable work! It's both thought-provoking and soul-stirring, and it certainly delivers a profound message to the reader about the ever-present divine entity guiding us. Keep up the amazing work!
     
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