When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 

John 14:3 NLT

Last night an email from Richard Rohr arrived (no doubt thousands of others received the same one!) and in it he shared a summary of the thoughts of 13th century Franciscan theologian Bonaventure:

For him there were 3 great truths:

Emanation: 

We come forth from God bearing the divine image, and thus our inherent identity is grounded in the life of God from the beginning (Genesis 1:26-27)

Exemplarism: Everything, the entire chain of being, and everything in creation is an example and illustration of the one God mystery in space and time (Romans 1:20). No exceptions.  

Consummation: 

All returns to the Source from which it came (John 14:3). The Omega is the same as the Alpha and this is God's supreme and final victory.

What a wonderful way to hold the Big Story, who we are, where we've come, and where we're going. In times of trouble, when our thoughts, emotions, and our bodies are telling us to be afraid, to despair, we have a bigger story to lean into, an identity sourced in the Eternal, a world made by Him, and a future with Him, because we are beloved. 

He has made us worthy. 

He has made us enough. 

Rest in that today.

#youareBeloved 

#thanksBonaventure