The reading of this book gives the reader a new perspective through lectio divina and visio divina. It has the reader practice both as "A Way of the Heart".
One of the visio divina exercises had the read focus on two images: one was a mosaic cross, with all four arms the same length and placed in the centre of a circle; the other image was of a wagon wheel.
In both images the arms/spokes were the same length.
Once upon a time crosses were drawn with equal lengthed arms. The book says, "The horizontal beam points left toward the Jewish people, the right toward the Gentiles. The vertical beam points toward God above and to the earth below. This is the mystery and promise of the cross- the crossbeams grounded on the mounatin where Jesus brings all divergent points together into one circle of God's great love."
Over time the vertical beam became longer, on the earth side; human beings concentrating on themselves. When this happened the circle of God's love couuld no longer encompass the cross.
It meant and means that there are people left out, in fact pushed out by so called Christians.
The grace in the exercise of visio divina with these two images, is the inclusive character and nature of God's love. It is a reminder, a wake-up call, that humans need to act in such a way that the God's love can encompass, include, and "wheel-y" be uninhibited by us.
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