" YOU ONLY AS FREE, AS YOU ARE WILLING." Anonymous

      " The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, compassionate towards       " all His works. The Lord lifts up those who are falling..He raises up all who are bowed down."

     " We live life looking forward, but understand life, looking backwards." WOW !!!!! "' How often am I to read that quote ?" you well ask. Until something new bubbles up from the unconscious layers of my being, or I read something better, for now, you are unfortunately stuck with it. We have just completed the 250 anniversary of The United States proclaiming independence from the oppression, and exploitation, inflicted on the majority of the inhabitants by the, occupying exploitive forces.  Freedom from oppression,  would result in,  FREEDOM. Yes !!! Freedom, for all. That was the ideal but the reality of achieving real freedom for all, was slow pain-full, fear filled evolutionary process. The process has hit a rather large bump in the road, and we are all suffering because of it. "If, one, is not free, then, all, are not free". 

     St.Paul reminds us of the connectedness that is present in The Mystical Body of Christ. Would I be correct in saying, that the current understanding of "entanglement" can possible lead to the same conclusion. Have you been aware of the  blossoming mutual admiration society that is developing between Quantum Theorists, and Catholic Mystics. What deChardin purported in the early 1900s is now becoming a reality. A reality that is leading to the explosion of new insights, new revelations, all leading to a deepening understanding of the sacramentality of all, that is all, no exceptions, that is real, in our home, we call the, cosmos. The Cosmic Christ is the Original Life source of  that is fruit-full and essentially,  good. Of your essence you are good. So your joy-full, vivified life, becomes the sacrament of The ever-creating Cosmic Christ. Your daily renewal of your commitment to be this awe-filled sacramental presence is essential for the ideals of the spiritual, and physical worlds to be slowly realized. The opposition to your acceptance, willingness will be fierce. You will find the opposition funded by powerful corporate executives of tech conglomerates. Add to the opposition is the unknown power of the Algorithms, who are guided by responsible, social and spiritual, truths. 

     Then there must be someone who will have the courage to speak truth to power. They are those who have been chosen for the very dangerous, risky vocation, of being prophets. Do not look around so as to identify a prophet, just, wait for it, look in the mirror. You, YES !! you are by your  very existence are a prophet. In The Sacrament of Baptism you were anointed prophet.  Anointed," as Christ was, as prophet, priest and king" so the Rite of Baptism proclaim. Baptisms were a great opportunity to reinforce the Baptismal call to serve. In the above quote, your contemporary job is described for you. Read it again so s to become very familiar with your current job description as a member of The Mystical Body. Quantum sees no one existing in disconnectedness, there is that power-full word entanglement. Research that word. Make its truth be a driving force in your life of service. The way you love yourself, is the way you love others, and allow them to love you. Now the big one, ready, the way you love yourself, is the way you ALLOW The Gracious to love you. A love you cannot earn, deserve, or qualify for. Unconditioned Love really takes the pressure off, so do not impose any obligation to, qualify. There is no qualifying test. Love, grace is the essence of fredom. In the Bestower and the recipient. Yes, is that which enables !!!!  The ego, the false self hates that truth. When you are free, you become a very dangerous presence, in the world that demands conformity, and obedience. Have you ever breached conformity ? Good for you. Those scars are battle wounds, through which mercy-filled Love enters.....??? What are you learning, about the ways of Mystery ???

    As you reread the above quotation, wherever you read the word Lord, place your name in it's place. From what has been posted, your essential dignity is to be the living active sacrament of, Lord. That essential sacramental dignity is yours. This has been yours from eternity, and is now being realized in time. You are to be gracious and mercy-full, first of all to yourself, then to the people that WILL BE PLASED IN YOUR PATH OF LIVE. The challenge is to be a life giver, NOT, a death dealer. Look around and make yourself aware of ALL the ways your fellow companions are being deprived of the essentials of life of life. What they are experiencing is mere existence, where abundance of life is their real destiny. 

  Gracious, is a word that is not commonly used in America. I was brought up with it. When a person is gracious, that  person is kind, courteous, and compassionate. Research the word, compassion, and begin to own and accept the responsibilities, and challenges in making their inherent realities in poorest of the poor. Those who are being dehumanized by the senseless acts of those have, only temporary power. When that power no longer exists, then there is "hell" to be faced, endlessly. They have created hell on earth, for those for whom The Gracious Creator has a fundamental desire for, His People, to be loved as they have been loved from eternity. Remember all of us have been present in Womb of The Gracious one. There we were, one. So....???? Before you hang up, Joe will say, thanks.

        

                                       " TUST IN THE SLOW WOORK OF GOD."  deChardin.                                                                                                              "                                            " His love, doe not allow Him to be indifferent to us." Pope Francis.  

                    " The dark valley, is held within, a creative, Presence." Anonymous.

      " The rhythm of renewal challenges us to live each and every day, being converted." Anonymous.         A " cead mile failte," to you all. Us Irish, while being impossible to understand, are a very generous people. We greet you with, "100,000 welcomes." That is my greeting to you, because we have NEVER met, or encountered each other before, this moment. On the one hand you may have NEVER met or reflected upon the reality of Who it is you are, Who is it you are being called to be, and Who is is that is doing the calling. Who it is you are, in this awe-full sacramental moment, is essential  for you to be grounded in the reality, in which makes you available to the gift of, Transforming Power. To quote Paul, now, is the acceptable time when all that is essential for a life that is, happy joyous and free is being gifted, as present, in this present mysterious, moment. As it was, so it is, and ever shall be. 

  Then you have never met me, before. You have never met me, as I am, right now. Since you read this effort last, Joe has encountered Reality in a way, never experienced before. Because of that encounter Joe has been changed. Changed into ?, he does not know The Who it he is becoming. Faith in the Mysteries of Incarnation  and Paschal Mysteries and  tells Him, all was experienced," In Him, Whom all live,  move, and have their being." To add to the mystery, "We who have been buried with Christ, will rise with Him, to become , a new creation", in today's understanding, a Christic Presence. All of which "we can only see dimly, "I Cor. 13:12. Christic Presence, is the ongoing manifestation of Christ within, creation and humanity. No wonder Pope Leo zeroed in on " Magnificent Humanity." After becoming conversant with the encyclical what are your thoughts ? What were the challenges you accepted as the  what actions you are going to be responsible for? What is contained in the quantum world of thought that reinforces your eternal vocation, as being co-creators of the ongoing evolution ? There are no mere observers in the field of quantum physics ?

  This blog is ONLY intended to be the STARTING point of your personal research on all the developments  occurring simultaneously in the evolving, fields of mystical thought, and quantum thought.  We must be immersed in the education necessary for knowledge of the evolving relationship between, the though of the mystics, and,  todays quantum explorers. In the deepening of the respect between the two schools of evolving thought and research, a new horizons, have appeared to be explored. The journey to horizons has no, ending. Once you have reached what was thought to be a horizon, was a stopping place, on the way to the next horizon. To go from one horizon to another, is not a straight line. One has to leave the pinnacle, and start the journey down to the next horizon. That involves the entrance to the dark valley. From the deep darkness of the valley experience, new Light begins to shine. Light that will not only lighten the way, but be experienced as, Light,  that transforms, leading to transfiguration. Then you will fulfill your destiny, as being, "light to the nations."

          Our lenses must be constantly tweaked by, The Ultimate Optometrist.  This  Gentle and Compassionate Optometrist, will make certain we are  gifted with the inner sight, to as to see all that we need to see, not what we necessarily, not, what want to see. What will determine the reality we will be empowered to see, is already waiting for us, in, Gospel revelations. Revelations, that must be reflected on again and again. In the spiritual life, nothing is instant, or at least, almost nothing. Our new way of acting, will of necessity lead to a new way of thinking. These reflections can lead us to the dangerous territory of not conforming to the accepted social norms. Norms intended to strengthen our belief in, the deadly gospel of, "power, property, and prestige" aided by addiction to " control, comparisons, and competition". (I am indebted to fr. Rohr for these insights.) 

    Actions  taken, that are contrary to accepted norms come under deep, inimical , viewing. The Prophets life has not, nor will it ever be easy, safe, comfortable. The Sacrament of Confirmation, is the channel through which the special graces, necessary for the fulfillment of Prophet's challenges are channeled. Paul reminds us,"we will never be tested beyond, our strengths." I repeat  my mantra, " Gracious Spirit. Prodigal Father, you really have more faith in Joe, than Joe has in, himself".  "Out of the depths of my power-less-ness, and fear, Lord, hear my prayer. May the dark valley not swallow me up. May the journey carry and lead me through the darkness into a life, celebrating the transforming gift of, Light. 

   A Light that will light the way into a more faith-filled life of being beloved, daughter/son." " I believe, help my disbelief/unbelief." In the moments of enlightenment, freedom, and gratitude : " Out of the depths of this place of believing in being the beloved, I offer my prayer of thanksgiving. Please remember, if no able, write down, " Gratitude and resentment are mutually, exclusive. You will occupy one reality, or, the other. Practice, practice, all this effort is challenging each individual, to be and become. Your becoming has cosmic dimensions. We do not have an an existence lived in isolation. We are social beings. Just like The Trinity. They live in a communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Their Reality slowly emerges and is understood as our reality. "I believe help my, unbelief/disbelief." The more one comes to know, the deeper the struggle with The Not Known.

-          " Nothing, is everything." Current TV commercial.

        " In Your great kindness answer me, with your constant help...for bounteous is Your kindness." Ps. 69

 " Either we see Christ in everyone , or, we hardly see Christ in anyone. Either we are Christ to everyone,                                                                      or,                                                                            or we cannot be Christ to, anyone." Richard Rohr. 

                      '     " Humans, must remain subjects, not data, objects."  Pope Leo X 14.

WOW !!!! WOW !!!!! I am blown away. I have been complaining for eons now, that The Gracious Divine Spirit needed a better public relations company. Now I am so impressed at the current efforts to get The Good News out, Out, for all to see, so all are challenged to sit up, and take notice. Mission accomplished! First, we Received, Pope Leo. Now time, and time again we now see blared across our T V"s " Nothing, is everything". That has been the objective of this effort, when we are in the place of nothingness, we are blessed with, Everything. Remember, " the trinity", that leads unerringly to freedom,  silence, emptiness, and yes.....nothingness."  This " trinity", which will lead us the much desired state of being,  FREEDOM. This journey into mystery, is essentially the same journey that must be taken as when we are being slowly drawn into The Supernatural Mystery of, The Holy Trinity. I have spent my whole life being led into an ever deepening awakening, yet, The Mystery, lives in a field, that lies, beyond. It looks like TV has had an awakening to, the mystical ???? Great to have this constant reminder, "The All, is in all", forever this will be. The Nothingness of The All, is becoming for you... ????? 

      In the last effort Joe "attempted" to delve into The Mystery of The Marriage Covenant. People do NOT enter a contact, they enter a covenant. This covenant is intended to replicate the covenant of old, between The Prodigal Creator and His people. We, the people of The New Testament are immersed into a New Covenant, this covenant has been revealed by The Creators only son, The Prophet Jesus. He, The Eternal Word became The Christ, through His journey into what we call The  events of The Paschal Mystery. In Christ the covenant  of old was not just  renewed, but transformed to reflect not the Enforcer,  The Punisher, The mercy-less judge of The Old Testament. The depth of meaning of New Covenant , we awaken to. Is it more proper to say, we, through the workings of The Holy Spirit, Grace, are gradually awakened to the wonder of mercy-full Infinite Love, in action ???

        There is nothing instantaneous in the formation necessary for in-depth transformation. After transformation we are then privileged to participate in transfiguration. "By this will all humankind know you are my disciples, I your love for one another". The other, to be loved, is NOT to be of our choosing. Christian Nationalism is a prime example of the rejection of this commandment. Ultra-humanism, is the hellish destiny of the rejection of the non-transactional covenant, grounded in mercy-full, infinite Love. A love whose sole purpose is to heal, soothe, comfort, strengthen, protect, transfigure and transform. Trans-humanism is the desired path, but not in any way attractive to the false self, "the small self" (Rohr) Pope Leo emphasizes that all human beings must be the treated subjectively, not objectively. ( These words I was introduced to in 1964 and still delving into their essential meaning.) As the wisdom of, Vatican Two, began its revelation. Revelations that were opposed then, and find vociferous opposition in these present sacramental times. We do not have the choice of being spectators to the will full opposition to the workings of The Holy Spirit. Church Councils are always guided by,"The Spirit of Truth, The Holy Spirit"

       To reduce the mystery of all humanity, and all creation to the workings of an algorithm is absolute dehumanization. Once dehumanization takes place, then exploitation can be readily accepted, and acted upon. When are the consequences of dehumanization, and, the consequential exploitation going to be honestly dealt with? It is going to hit the bottom line of course, power brokers are collectively not ready for this radical sacrificial  Step.  Active opposition to dehumanization is a  truly radical gospel step. To have a beginning, all it really takes is to activate the power of, ONE.  Open person brave enough to take one step. It is past time for " the ones" to exert their power. Minneapolis is our "poster child". The people of Minneapolis challenges all, " Now you go, and do,  likewise". " We showed the way. It can be done. 

    I find the words of Fr.Richard, O.F.M. stunning and challenging. They carry a challenge that appears so very difficult, to our isolated, self-centered selves. We are not self-centered, we are, Self, energized. We are now, Christocentric, connected to The Body of Christ, as a limb is to a vine. Christ, in His farewell message, gave this reassurance " You will NOT be orphans." We, in all of our depths are Tabernacles, were The Presence Of The New Advocate is to be discovered, and a vivifying relationship developed. This dynamic relationship when we respond freely, to the sacramental grace of each sacramental moment. In The Sacrament of The Eucharist the gift, of the actual Body and Blood of Christ is  offered, made available to us. True Love is not forced, nor can it be forced. We are endowed with that very dangerous gift, of, FREE WILL. What is offered Sacramentally must be accepted in freedom. We are bound all together in a Covenant of Love. We know that freedom is of the essence for a  healthy, Love to exist, and evolve. Love of Its Essence is creative. We do not always succeed in doing the right thing. Have no fear.  The Good Shepherd seeks after those who have wandered away, strayed. Not strayed beyond The Sight of,  The Persistent,  Seeking Shepherd. When we cannot make the return because of our wounds, we are gentle hoisted on Broad Shoulders, and carried home. What a homecoming that is.

   We will be caught, gentle in the net of His Compassionate Love, and merci-fully  brought back to a deeper union. One never appreciates what it means to be found, unless one has the frightening experience of lostness. We are brought home, and begin to know that home, for the first time.  What a transforming spiritual experience, which demand of us, reverential silence. So Love is free to flood, the emptiness. We do stray just once. It is the human experience. We are all perfectly imperfect. We are  forever locked  in a covenantal  love. Love, that is  of Its Essence Infinite ,loves us with a love that is " patient, and kind, does not take offense, and is not resent-full." The Good Shepherd always sees Himself in the tabernacle, situated in our depths. A Presence is, never lost, nor cannot be lost. As John reminds us, " It is not that I love God, but that God loves us. Not that we give love, but that we accept,  Love". Again, and again and again. As we are reminded by Popes " The Giver never gets tired of giving. " The problem, lies in the fact that we get tired of, asking." Ask, ask, ask, never loose Hope." Hope never, fails." We do not think our way into new of acting, we act our way into a new way of, thinking". Me thinks !!!  I have reached for , and pressed the button, STOP !!!!!!! Blessings.

                                                                                    

   " There are cosmic plans and Divine designs  far greater than our particular griefs                                                                                                          or current irritations." Kathy Coffey.                               " There may be  tears during the night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5                                        "The unique face of Christ is, the, ikon, but every human face is                                                                                                                 an, ikon of, Christ " Catherine de Hueck Doherty.

        " Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is facing a pivotal choice, either to construct a       new Tower of Babel, or to build a city in which God and humanity dwell together." Pope Leo 14. 

                " Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be, lived ", has to be one of my most often  used quotes. Yet, in the constant repetition of those words, something very unexplainable happens. Each time there is an awakening to an emerging truth, and the evolution of though, of mysterious origin. This leads to this evolutionary understanding ,  the totality of human beings, as well, as all that has been created, or will be created, finds its origin is The Womb of Mystery. That is why you find yourself to be an, insoluble mystery. This does not prevent all from gradually surrendering, to the, " drawing in". This is a workable description of what is sometimes seen as, cosmic human destiny. There is no individuality, in the cosmic consciousness. So we of our essence are mysterious. As the above quote reminds, we are not, THE, ikon of Christ, we are, AN, ikon of Christ.  So when you check yourself at the mirror, Who is it, that is looking right back ?

    How often have we herd describing another as, a "very mysterious person". Those few words are supposed to describe that which is indescribable. People married for a long time, readily admit, "the longer we are married, the less I seem to know about my partner." She/he is becoming more and more of a mystery. BINGO !!!!That was a reality I always made an attempt to convey to couples that were preparing for The Sacramental Celebration of, Matrimony. The forthcoming sacred, mysteriously human actions  was  going to be  celebration of, the sacrament, of their evolving love. In every now moment, of each  lived day  there is a constant awakening. Awakening  the couple to the awe-full realization It will continue to evolve, that evolution will always be guided by The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is The Power that guides all creation, plus each and every act of, creativity. 

       That celebration of the sacramentality of their love, is often celebrated within The Eucharistic Celebration. That celebration is THE great celebration of an essential mystery. "Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again" Each couple will be challenged to accept the reality of they, in their unique mysterious togetherness, are already immersed in, The Paschal Mystery." ( It seems we can never shake the reality of The Paschal Mystery that is waiting, to be awakened to, in all the reality we encounter. Not just meet, encounter. What is  being triggered within you, bubbling up from the depths ?)) Every human face, is an ikon of Christ", we must never stop there. The two people facing each other, that are to be seen in their essential reality as, Christ, not meeting Christ, but encountering Christ. In their bed, Christ will sleep with Christ. In the celebration of the sacramentality of their sexuality,  the sexual encounter is in reality The Body of Christ, is, both given, and received. This  encounter is to be seen as the essence of The Sacrament of The Eucharist. Eucharist is first encountered in your bed. Then there is the eucharist, around the kitchen table. Then all that is brought to be shared and celebrated in the communal celebration of The  Eucharistic Sacrifice, and, Sacrament. Now, to where does, " the Priesthood of The Laity lead you to?  Remember these very old, old, chestnuts: "Liturgy, is NOT, a spectator sport." " You are going to be, IN, the celebration, NOT, at the celebration". Joe,  WOW, it has been a long, long time !!!!!  

       The single person, must also delve deep into their actuality as being, The Body of Christ. They are the tabernacle, the dwelling place of The Holy Trinity. They do not sleep, ALONE. The Father, Brother, and Spirit are to be discovered in the sacramental reality, of each moment. Alone, with The Holy Spirit as guide, the single person is offer no distraction from their unique experience of the sacrament of silence. Silence, IS, the Creator's, first language. What unique sacramental gifts the moments of silence are. Being alone, with, The Alone is the precursor to mystical awarenesses. Awake or asleep ??? Sleep brings in contact, with a reality we wish to avoid. We can do so in our waking hours, but asleep we enter the realm of the archetype.  We are told that our dreams are our deepest reality. A reality that can be denied while we are  conscious, but sleep removes all obstacles. Reality breaks through, but speaks to us in metaphorical language.

  Did you know breakfast, originated in Ireland ? The Irish of old, used to sit around the table in the morning, to share the dreams that inhabited, their just experienced, sleep ? That would take awhile. Us Irish, we are known to stretch conversations into epics !!!!!! You who have been reading these effort ? This is a given !!!!!  Us Irish, are dreamers. The Irish word for dream, is "aisling". This efforts comes under the heading, " Aisling, on earth " For us, The Beloved's creation,  is the reality  within which where we are to live that dream of being," happy, joyous, and free". We are doing our best, most of the time to screw it up. This blog is intended to help us not be saboteurs of, The Prodigal Creators dream. " All creation is charged with the grandeur, of God." ( Hopkins).   How is breakfast celebrated in your, " little church of the home ?"  Even on, weekends ? Does the Holy Spirit need to be gifted with more opportunities to be what The Spirit Has always been, our, CO-CREATOR, of all emerging reality.                Blessings on all the efforts to make each moment, sacramental. Gramps.

   " Catholicism, is a thinking person's, religion." G. K. Chesterton

        " The Risen Christ, continues to take flesh, in a living body." Anonymous.

    " AI, might imitate meaning, but it does not suffer, love, repent, or wonder." The New Yorker. 

     "Humans must remain subjects, not data objects" Pope Leo, X14

 

 As I was reflecting on these days, and these times I was hit by this unsettling thought, all reality, all of humanity is being hit by a tsunami. That meant very high and destructive waves. Have the experience of being in one, is beyond my experience. Living in this desert, it is very safe to predict, my experiencing a physical tsunami is preposterous.In is even the nightmare That shall never be mine. Oh! Oh!, Joe you said that awe-full word, never. I may never fall asleep again !!!! We have been in a spiritual tsunami. Wave, after wave of awe-filled, mysterious laden grace has hit the shores of all, human souls, all humanity. It is up to each one to unpack the personal impact that has occurred,  and  is currently shaping our thinking and behaviors. "As we think. so, we act" do you find any existential truth in those words ? Nothing is going to change communally, unless the is change in the foundational cell. This is where you, are the designated, hitters. So let us go, faith-fully.

       One, of the many spiritual tsunami wave we have experienced , lead to an ever deepening journey is into the encounter that happened on the road to Emmaus. That reality, is our reality today hidden in the right now. Most of us can relate with the thinking of the two disciples. They had tremendous expectations, but the reality of Calvary, changed all of that.  ( Remember expectations are PLANNED resentments )They were disheartened, a discouraged as walked, and talked. Then without the being aware of it, the Risen Christ, full-filling His role of being Good Shepherd mysterious wove His presence, into their existential reality. Then through formation, and participation in The Eucharist, their doubts were transformed into new, and enthusiastic belief, which motivated them to, action. This resulted in they sharing their transformational experience. Are you responding to the awakening being offered, in these sacramental moments ? The mystery of Emmaus, right now. What awakening ? The awakening to the reality of, " as it was, so it is", to day and every moment we are gifted with.  Is faith-filled living to be our chosen destiny, or will we surrender to the safety, and security of the non-challenging, non-threatening, familiar? We again return to the insidiousness, of complacency. Uncomfortable ????

I was a body surfer in my younger days. As you joined the other surfers, in waiting out the best approaching wave, you listened for the magic words, " outside". As you looked out here was an approaching wave to be entered into, and surrendered to the outcome. Sometimes it was a short ride. Sometimes you got caught in a pretty violent run, ride, to the shore. Then sometimes you looked around and in the interest of self-preservation, cried, "Where is my, boogie board." then I found myself turning, and heading back out, to join the waiting welcoming community. On the way out I would duck and swim under the smaller waves. In the waiting there was no ability to touch sand. You were really supported by the power of the ocean. This is the first time, I have ever reflected on, what I am awakened to, as  a mystical, graced experience. Turning around and going back out, was the power of grace working. The AI would keep me on the shore. Leading to this challenging thought, grace is circular, the AI is linear. Well what does that mean ?

      "Grace is circular. Grace operates  as a continuous, flowing current that endlessly returns to renew, sustain and expand. Grace is an ongoing cycle of receiving, transforming, and giving back." The mysterious element in all of this, grace is not bothered with stumbling and falling. Our ego driven false self is. The false self has tremendously, powerful weapons at its disposal. The toxic trinity,  comprising of guilt, fear, and shame. These have been dealt with previously, so, in the interest of time, let's move on. Why ? The Feasts of,  Paschal encounter, Good Shepherd, Christ The King, and Corpus Christy offer us such deep insights as we celebrate each feast. They are repeated each year and each year due to the circularity of grace. Each year we are OFFERED the graced opportunity to return to be further renewed in our depths.. We are again uniquely graced  with The Gift that offers mysterious sustenance that sustains us for immersion into The Unknown, and Unknowable. Combined by the graced tsunami of the above feasts, we find we are experiencing expansion. We are now, the living body chosen, from eternity, to be the enfleshment of The Risen Christ. 

We are now longer just individuals. We are no longer valueless objects, to be used, abused and set aside when we no longer have  temporal, quantifiable value. According to who, according to some inanimate, feeling deprived algorithm. This decried by Pope Leo. Where will this transformative understanding, find support ? How will it be promulgated?  By whom will it be embraced and championed?  It will take those with lives who first of all are messy. Messiness, and the more messy the better. It will be lives who are are not confined by rigid formulas. It will be lives who are reluctantly committed to, at first, non binary thinking. It will take brave individuals who are responding to the prophetic call of, Confirmation. The call to be soldiers of a new, vibrant, vivifying army who are prepared to risk. Risk the disapproving looks and shaming words of those  fragile security, based on ego, will be threatened. Lives built on ego, are built on a dangerous, destruction  prone foundation, like it is built on shifting sand. They are curated lives.
   Are what ? curated lives, bolstered by self centered, egotistical lives. Lives that have chosen a lifestyle that is, carefully, selected. Constantly being polished within non binary safety, all for ? All for public display. The gods of" power, property and prestige " (Rohr) are worshipped with assiduous care, and supreme attention. The insatiable god of perfection is in close proximity waiting its turn for reverential, and preferential, supreme ,undivided, attention. No deviation is allowed. deviation from the prescribed way of thinking and living leads to physical, and, or, psychological abuse. The lives finding existence in this hell are truly life-less. We who have chosen, and have chosen to respond we through "radical grace" come to believe and accept a startling reality. It is the reality that without  equivocation states we, are The Body of Christ. NOT somehow like in some way. No, like, we just, ARE. The read, deal.

 Mysterious, through the continuous action of grace, we are the contemporary. Corpus Christy. Meaning what ? We called to be, as Christ was, " chosen, then taken, blessed, broken and given". The Risen Christ, present in the consecrated host, of Eucharistic Presence,  the ritual breaking is essential, so the destiny of Risen Body may be fulfilled.  Being The Living Body of Christ our lives of their essence cannot be curated. This reality we grow in acceptance of. That has been, and currently my story. This effort is the sharing of that story. In the sharing the existing pain is somehow lessened. Freedom is never free. We have to respond to grace, and freely accept the invitation to chose healthy physical and spiritual actions, that can lead only to ever deepening  freedom. Living lives  replicating  the life The Beloved Son, in a a contemporary, alien environment. The chosen, are called to see the reality behind  and beyond our moments of rejection, dejection, abject failure, moments of repetitive falling,  alienation, and betrayal, a mysterious life, whose existence is slowly revealed through the challenge of, acceptance. 

  This happens through that familiar word, yes . We are constantly called to repeatedly repeat, that yes. This is a ye grounded in and through an ever evolving faith. This faith generated acceptance  leads us to see  deep beyond what the critical, and judgmental see. These eyes do not see that behind and beyond the unmentionables of  family, church, and society a miracle of grace is occurring. Transformation and transformation is now operative, where before there was, perceived failure.   Grace, the workings of The Creative Spirit, does not happen without the cooperation of each, pre-uniquely chosen and gifted human being. We are not a human being carved out of stone, we are evolving human beings, been awakened to the essence of, Who, it we are. The linear abilities are impotent, dis-connected from connecting with inner reality, so with Real Reality ?? The non-binary way of seeing and acting is, the chosen way, of The Chosen One. We all are His  Body, his reality, is his way of living in the process of our way of seeing and acting ? The question is asked, the answer is revealed in living, authentically. The tsunami of grace, does not leave wreckage. At those moments of grace, have gifted you with ???  Being the contemporary,Body of Christ has led where? Curated lives frustrates to working of grace. What is the resolution to act, have you been led to make ? Proclaim your gospel. A gospel that will alleviate so much of the current sufferings, of The Body of Christ.