They Know Not What They Do

But you do. So do it.

"This regular motif in the stories of prophetic vocations symbolizes the difficulty of speaking God's word. The prophets were not eager to proclaim the divine message and were reluctant to undertake a mission of great strain and anguish." ~ Karen Armstrong, A History of God (Knopf 1993) pp 42

I understand. I get it. And I ask you do it anyway. Share the message of G-G-G. Then stand back and observe the way the Universe works. Examine the dynamics and your reaction to them. If it is a "mission of great strain and anguish," it is because you insist on a predetermined outcome. The trick is seeing any particular result as FLUID. Do not determine a conclusion where there has only been an effect. (you will know you have concluded an outcome if gratitude escapes you) Instead, see the "result" as a button being pushed--that can trigger a switch which will lower a lever causing rotation of possible outcomes. Everything is still in play as long as you are. Do not be deterred. Adversity is simply a signpost announcing you are near your destination.

Erosion

Wave after wave after wave--sand swept from the shore. So it is with your resolve. Renewal must become your watchword. Make peace with your idiosyncrasies. They are your mediators, your guides, to empathy and tolerance; not only of yourself, but of others. Celebrate your efforts regardless of  success or failure. Whisper your truth to the Universe.

Know This

...suns that set rise again.

~Catullus

Step And Fetch

How much of your faith is dependent on God doing your will? If your prayers aren't answered in a reasonable amount of time (or not at all) do you discard the idea of God as demonstrably false? Is your relationship with God built on a belief system that God exists to manifest your desires? Have you created a dynamic where proof of God is the fulfillment of your wish list? These and questions like them will provide context for a better understanding of how you project your idea's on the Deity.

For Your Eyes Only

The cosmos was your incubator. The death of a star the beginning of your birth. The elements necessary for your construction forged in a thermonuclear furnace and spewed out into space. You are, at the very core of your being, an interstellar creation.

You belong here.

The solar system is your home and the earth is your backyard. The people that populate your planet the means to understand your mission.

You belong here.

"Need to Know" is a security clearance to access information. Even if one had other official approvals (ie Top Secret) one WOULD NOT be granted access to certain information unless they had a specific 'need to know.' That is, the information was critical to conduct their business.

You belong here.

You have had doubts. You have questioned your purpose. Therefore, I have been instructed to send you this encrypted message. Enact after reading.

You belong here.

Heaven Can Wait

So many people are so very concerned about life after death.

Isn't the far more important issue life before death? Relish today as if it were your last.

A Blind Pig

There is an adage in America (and perhaps your country as well) of a "blind pig finding an acorn." So it is with me. I have blindly stumbled upon the correction to the problem I am sure, in some fashion, I created. Regardless, this last week has been eventful, and the ability to post if I desire is once again an option. Other than driving Gwenn to distraction, no persons have been harmed in the solution to this problem.

One of the books I am currently reading is Walker Percy's "Lost in the Cosmos." In it he poses the following question; which of these two sentences more nearly describes you? a) You are extraordinarily generous, ecstatically loving of the right person, supremely knowledgeable about what is wrong with the country, about people, capable of moments of insight unsurpassed by any scientist or artist or writer in the country. You possess an infinite potentiality. OR b) You are of all people in the world probably the most selfish, hateful, envious, the most treacherous, the most frightened, and above all, the phoniest.

He asks that you answer as honestly as you can which of the two sentences more nearly describes you: 1) a 2) b 3) neither 4) both. What is interesting about this is that 60% of people answer "both." (I proceeded to pose the question to the next friend I talked to and before I could even supply the four possible answers, he had responded "both.") If you answered as the majority answered, Walker asks; "how can this be?"


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