"Try to forget all created things that he ever made, and the purpose behind them, so that your thought and longing do not turn or reach out to them either in general or in particular. Let them go, and pay no attention to them. It is the work of the soul that pleases God most" (The Cloud of Unknowing and other works p. 61). This passage seems to say that we should focus on God, ignoring everything and everyone else. But the idea of sitting in some room meditating on God seems to be opposed to God's plan for our lives. In the King James Version, Matthew 28:19-20 says, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." These verses command believers to lead other people to God. Jesus did not spend all day meditating - He went into the world on a mission. I don't think God wants us to stay in continual meditation on earth; He has given us a mission. I'm not sure that the author of this really knew the God of the Bible.
P.S. I commented on Emily LaForce's post.
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