Thursday, October 13, 2005

be- ing and do-ing, continued . . . . . .

- at mass tonight, staring at the Lamb of God, Jesus, i realized that Eucharist is the ultimate way of being; the ultimate form of being; and the ultimate being. And it is the ultimate way of doing; the form of doing; and doing
- "be-ing" is not static. There is a movement there. "Be" is a verb, which means present. The "ing" is denoting, or indicating an action or verb. Put them together, and you have a present action. You have something which is now.
- "Do-ing" is commonly used as a noun. It is when a thought or intent becomes more than sentiment - it becomes something; someone; somewhere.

- Eucharist is the ultimate in being, because GOD is present the same way yesterday, today, and forever. and Eucharist is the ultimate in doing, because the eternal God takes His infiniteness and makes it present now in a gift;
- He has been, and He did it. He is, and He is doing it. He will be, and He will do it.
The gift has been gifted; it is being gifted; and will never stop being given.

Alright; this is officially hurting my brain.

1 comment:

Stacy said...

this blog reminds me of "word" and "deed"...and the whole philosophy bit as well...

awesome that heidi commented something similar!

thanks for being an inspiration, Matt. I was at a lifeteen parish in KC, but now I'm in denver getting my master in Theology. I'm totally missin' the opportunities to be renewed by your music. (live, that is...) But I heard a clip of "Canticle of Zechariah" and I'm totally loving it. Can't wait for the new album. God bless...