After a few minutes she was amazed to feel that the stone was getting softer. As Gloria continued to meditate, the stone became even softer, to the point of being slightly gooey. The stone was a wad of chewing gum. Our minds are powerful indeed, powerful enough to connect with God through a wad of chewing gum. Everything is potentially sacred or profane, depending on how we think about it.
True alchemy takes place in our minds.
We transform lead into gold, devils into gods and fear into triumph by choosing vision that matches our intentions. You and I might be in heaven right now and not even know it because we are paying attention to hell. We may be in the midst of great love, caring, and healing light. God may be in the person sitting next to us on the bus or the presidential candidate we didn't vote for or even the security guard who tickets cars at the airport. God might even be in you just as you are.