Revelation

There was a seminary professor who was much admired by his students because he always managed to keep his spiritual vitality at a high peak. Clearly he was a man who had found rest for his soul. It was obvious that he was a man whose burden was light. One day, a student who was plagued with anxiety came to him and said: “You always seem so secure and so at peace with yourself. How do you do it?” The professor said that he did what all good Christians are supposed to do — like praying and Bible reading, and going to Church. “And,” he said, “I let the everyday things speak to me of God and the sacredness of God’s present moment with me. For example, I walk in the rain and throw my head back and let the raindrops fall on my face and I get a revelation.” Sometime later, the student and the professor met again. The student said, “I tried to…