"OH !!! the depth of the riches, and wisdom, and knowledge of God...........      (OH !!!) how inscrutable His judgements, how unsearchable are His ways....(OH !!!)  from him, and through Him, are all things" Romans.                   

  OH !!! how difficult Joe finds it, to even approach writing this week. So it must be, as the finite mind is searching endlessly, for words that will convey, somehow express,The Mystery, that is inexpressible. Scripture is kind when it reminds us that " For now, we see in a mirror, dimly" 1 Cor. 13:9. As it was, so it is, and ever shall be, endlessly. Seeing enough to encourage our endless searching, and exploration.That is why those two letters, OH, are so important for this stage of our shared journey. A journey that has its beginnings in the mysterious mists of eternity, finds expression in time, and then makes its return to the Original Creative Womb. What awaits us " eye has not seen, ear has not heard and no mind can conceive".

 A fitting destiny for our searching for The Reality that is inscrutable and unsearchable ??? You own thoughts ? What you have read are the finite words of a finite mind. These are intended for your encouragement to discover for yourself the ever deepening understanding of inscrutable and unsearchable? Want to be further challenged, and brought to the brim of plenitude, add, ineffable ???? All this I see as creating a bridge connecting spirituality and the quantum world. A bridge must be constructed fro the already known to the ineffable reality of, The Not Yet.

 We all companions on this journey  as the, wounded, the wondering, and the endless wanderer. W.W.W.'s for short. ( To reflect modern practices) Our lives are intimately connected to the evolving revelation of the in-depth meaning of The Paschal Mystery. Paul offers these inspired words for our consolation, and welcome encouragement He tells us , the beloved ones, who are chosen to participate, in the contemporary Paschal sufferings and death, can say these inscrutable words," It is I who no longer live, but Christ lives in me, 1Corinthians 13;12.

   Yes !! The Creative Creator is, faithful. The promise is real. This provides what is necessary, for the wandering, wounded wonderer  to continue the search for the ever deepening  meaning which the two finite words inscrutable, and unsearchable, have been chosen to convey. This search is the, meat and potatoes, of the spiritual journey. A search that is endless in the life's destiny, of every human being.

 The process of becoming an authentic human being takes one into dark valleys, and transforming mountains.     Horizons reached, will never be destinations. They will be thresholds to cross, much to the horror of the false self. The threshold crossings are made much to the delight of the true self, as it finds delight in the continuous unveiling of the unsearchable ways. The desire, the willingness to continue the searching journey is somehow empowered by a gift buried, deep. Very, very deep, before reaching, Silence, Emptiness and Nothingness of the pregnant void. 

     In wonder, are these finite words any help: Reality, is a mysterious  Presence that cannot be named, or fully expressed, but Which has been calling us from the beginning of time ???? Our lives are a participation in the unveiling of,The Divine Mystery. That is why we are rightly seen, and named," co-creators and co-perfectors", of a universe that is "groaning in pain" Romans 8:22. Our pain is mysteriously connected to, the pain, of the endless birthing, continuously in, process. We follow in the footsteps of The Beloved. He warns us, that where He goes, we as, the contemporary beloved, have been chosen, destined to tread the same, Via Dolorosa. In the spiritual life, there is no time and space ? 

    The mysterious Presence is inscrutable, and no matter how much searching we do we will never find the words to capture The Unknown. The Unknowable.. When we get tired, weary, discouraged, to counter or encounter with the human immersion we have The Power of The Cosmic Christ to strengthen us in our weariness, doubts, darknesses and distress. The Cosmic Christ has to be intimately involved, connected, because all reality finds its origin in Him. Through Him all things  owe existence. "From Him all things, are".  This is why I love I love this famous quote from Julian of Norwich : " All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things all be well"'

You, The Ineffable, Whose thoughts and ways are way beyond our ability to search out and find any meaning that is lasting. We are immersed in a reality which boggles the human mind.  To You The Christ, through whom things were made, and  through Whose Power all things are held together, I pray this prayer  emanating from discouraged souls, from and exhausted mind. Your ways are not my ways. They are forever inscrutable and unsearchable. Give me the courage from the faith that reveals, to me a reality completely unseen but eternally foreseen. Like all my companions on this journey, rightly named, The Via Dolorosa, we share the slog, as wounded, wondering, wanderers. Your Paschal Journey, is now our mysteriously lived, Paschal reality. From our place of crucifixion, we dare to pray, why?, oh why  have you abandoned us ? in desperation I surrender !!!! Your, beloved.   

      

                       

                 " The  first meaning, guides you, the second meaning, TRANSFORMS, you." Anon.                                            " The wisdom of God, is revealed in, simple things. " Paul Coelho.                                         " The next message you need, is right where you, ARE." Doss.

          "My house, shall be a house of prayer, for, all people." Is 56: 7. " Tutti, Tutti." Francis,  Pope.        

       " The gifts of God, are, irrevocable." The gift that you are, just as you are, is an irrevocable gift to the ever evolving story of cosmic, evolution. A revelation, a truth, that is appearing in The Gospel Of The Right Now, is finding life through all your  best efforts. All, being the best version of ourselves as possible, is an indispensable, living contribution to the, contemporary Cosmic, gospel. This authorship does not require perfection. Perfection is a disease. Perfectionism is also seen as a coverup for toxic shame. The better we look on the outside, the sicker we are on the inside.   As our minds expand, the container of the gospel also expands leading to new revelations ?  Revelation bubbling up, not for ourselves but, for all. We are channels. Channels that need constant maintenance, and proper healthy care.

 To day we are able to contribute to the power -filled  good news, innate in, embraced  radically in spite of all imperfections.  The real extent of our imperfections, and character defects are revealed only when we have the mercy-full container necessary, for such ego shattering honesty "We do our best, The Creative Creating Loving Spirit, does the, rest." It is our savior, again and again. All efforts are powered  by The Presence of The Cosmic Christ. As our minds expand into new awarenesses, so will the theology and the language appear through which we will be, empowered.

    Empowered enough so as to be able express the emerging, evolutionary, challenging, Wisdom. A gospel for and of an evolutionary,  ever expanding ,life. The authoring  of this gospel, of the unseen life will continue into The Eternal Silence. A Silence that we will be continuously drawn into, in, endless eternity. It is a daunting challenge to be a co-author, and at the same time being called to be, "a co-creator, and a co-perfector" (Vatican Two), of this ever expanding reality.  Reminder, remember, we are never alone. We are never alone. The wee word we, precluded aloneness  Once we embrace  the 'wee' word we, word we never again walk alone. " Of ourselves, we can do, nothing.. all things are possible, through Him who strengthens us" Paul.  

 The strengthening Presence is an irrevocable gift. The Giver has to be faithful to the process of the gifting. To deny , revoke, the gift is tantamount to denying His Covenant, founded,  to reveal His unconditioned eternal love for us. In The Lover is found ineffable, acceptance. Way beyond our ability to understand or comprehend.  Yet, we are exhausting ourselves in the pursuit of the impossible ? ( What is driving you into the pursuit, of the impossible ? " Acceptance is the answer to all our problems." AA) We still are drawn by The Unknown to plunge the depths of, The Unknowable. To seek the meaning lying beneath the meaning we have discovered, is our destiny. That is also named the spiritual journey. " 

 The meaning beyond the meaning is, The Meaning , never possessed, yet always being approached That, drawing to, that innate attraction, will NOT cease with physical death. Eternal life is now the continuation of the life first created in the eternal silence, finding visibility in reality, and a reality returning to being reunited with The Creative Eternal Silence. Such is the dignity and the destiny of created spiritual beings, immersed in the sacramentality of the human condition. Spirituality and reality are one, and in that  deep oneing, Oneness is slowly revealed.

  All that is required of us is to ,make the conscious effort to be as honest as is possible for us, right now, taking into account our immersion in the, wounded human condition. Lets relax and join the  truths taught by the schools of spirituality, our efforts will be OUR Best, not the best. We are not "citizens of this world", or eternal home is The Womb Of Love, that is forever drawing us homeward. We are ever and always, homeward bound.  Do not settle, make a home in the, what is, ......why?

     Every place we are at, is NOT our home. Homes, dwelling places can not be created in fleeting now moment,  the nanosecond. The blessing of the nanosecond there is no room for the regrets of the past, or the fears for the future. In spite of the speedy transition of the nanosecond we have still will have to fight the false self, who, ever and always wants to build a lasting home. It expresses its insatiable demands for certainty and security.  Scripture warns us about the temptation to find security in created things, " What is seen is transitory, what is unseen lasts forever."(St.Paul) The false self, wants security, certainty, assurance, and will fight tooth and nail to defend its indefensible position.( what battle scars have you to show from this intense, deadly struggle? 

  Wounded-ness is a gift. It is through our wounds, all the teachers teach, that the light enters. All your wounds are sacred. All our wounds are openings for, Wisdom, to enter.  There is no real source wisdom apart from pain, wounds  which is the ongoing immersion in the Paschal Mystery. We encounter endless  opportunities to be "wounded healers".( Now take some time to reflect where you blessed to be a "wounded healer" ? Is a prayer of thanksgiving slowly bubbling up ? 

   Where have you found yourself wanting to wound, and did not surrender to the temptation? Where do you need mercy-full compassion for the actions that contributed to the  deepening of the wounded-ness of another ? " I am sorry " are three healing words. "I forgive you" are three words you need to hear for your own spiritual health and well-being. You destiny is to be a channel of peace. It is in the giving of mercy and compassion real peace is being channeled, infused, into the wounded universal human body, and the wounded-ness of our Mother Earth. All these actions contribute in a mighty way to an emerging spiritually healthy environment for the birthing of " The New heaven and new earth". Can you see yourself being called to be the mid-wife in the birthing process ? Love, prayers, Papa J.

                                 
 

                 " Silence is golden, unless you have kids. Then, silence, is suspicious."                                       "Retiring, into silence, and solitude, woman/man, are exposed, to their nakedness" Benedict XVI                 " Silence is the place where, the unseen gathers, before becoming speech." Anonymous

                We come from, Silence..Silence is the souls natural home... silence is the language                                                                    of God, everything else is a poor translation." Rumi.                                         " The most profound statements, are found in, silence" St. John of The Cross

         " Keep silent, and I will teach you, wisdom". These are the words spoken, by Elihu to Job and have filtered down to you and Joe, in these sacramental moments. The sacramental moments moments, days for you, are "sacramental nanoseconds" for me. A nanosecond of silence is a great place to start. It is gone in a flash, but the gift bequeathed ? is ,eternal. I wonder did Paul have this in mind when he wrote, " Now, is the acceptable time, now is the time of salvation." The emerging  wisdom  those words, and their in-depth meaning evaded me, not for years, but for decades. 

  Let me make an attempt to explain. You see, I had the knowledge, but the wisdom, in time, has become a very welcomed visitor. A visitor, for whom I have ached, as Joe hiked the "highways and byways" of my Via Dolorosa. Because of grace, the workings of The Cosmic Christ, I am beginning to understand this visitor in now more like, a Permanent Resident. A Resident over Whom, Joe has no control. How often have I approached, His dwelling place, the prophet Elijah had a cave, have a room, only to find I am greeted by, silence.  Not just silence, but sheer silence. often accompanied by sheer emptiness. That place of  unmitigated, absolute silence and emptiness, has now become a room I do not want to go to, but Joe finds himself  being  mysteriously drawn to. There is always awaiting him either a welcoming, Presence, or an Emptiness that welcomes his endless questioning, and  the uncomfortable, challenges inherent in, troubled restlessness. He is beginning to understand "he is a spiritual being, immersed in the human experience." de Chardin.  How, awe-full, your awe-fullness ! 

      Wisdom comes to all. Wisdom comes not instantaneously, it will take days, and speaking from experience, decades.  She appears as a consolation for the pain endured from failure, rejection, abandonment, and endless encounters with nakedness. In other words, encounters with The Cross, The Paschal Mysteries, and The Cosmic, Risen Christ. " In Whom we live and move and have our being". Apart from his Transforming, and Transfiguring Presence we do not nor cannot have existence. So when another companion offers the compliment, " you are very wise, or, you have been blessed with wisdom" it is another way of saying, "You have a made lots of mistakes". Mistakes that spun you for a short or long time, but they were not allowed to define you. This mysterious happening was because of The Transforming Power, Who entered your life, AT, the  exact times of failure. "  "Creative Creator I offer myself unreservedly to You. Yes, my false self, and, true self. Remove from me every defect of character, that stands in the way of my usefulness in the revelation of  your Cosmic Creativity. I may be just a dot on the screens of many, but You have me front and center, never to be moved, eternally."

   Prayer, an honest acceptance, owning of who one is, where one is,  and how powerless one is, is essential for transformation and transfiguration. Any prayer, or communication, will fit the bill. We are not perfect, so our prayer will be imperfect. The more brutally honest, one can be, not in proper or accepted words the more ???? This paradox, one has to experience for oneself....."The Spirit will guide you into all truth". The results are not to  be hoarded, stow away, they are to be given away. In the act of giving, they become a Presence, " the wounded, becomes a wounded healer."( Nouwen)  This is the power experienced in the meetings of each and every 12 Step Program. In the rooms of every twelve step program, The Wounded Good Shepherd is present. He is looking on each one of his beloved flock. He looks with mercy-full care, and never looses focus, even for a nanosecond ??? 

      Elijah did not come to the refuge of the cave, on a winning streak. He was a frightened, be-wild ered prophet. At the end of his rope. The teachers, reaction to his predicament ," Elijah, you could not be in a better place." The retort will be instant, and very impolite.( Us, Irish , have a very pity phrase, that fits perfectly, for occasions such as this. I am not going to tell you, you have three guesses, and the first two, do not count.From my experience, the shorter, the better.) Spirituality begins with, TRUST, not perfection. Perfectionism is the greatest obstacle to an honest, healthy spirituality. We are all perfectly imperfect, the challenge lies in the acceptance of that truth, rather in the dis-functional comfort of the illusional, toxic, lie.  Perfectionism is a deadly, controlling, destructive disease It takes a great number of trips down the trail of the illusion, until some earthquake happens, to shatter that illusion. Years ago I was blest with this earthquake like honesty, " Joe you are an egomaniac, with an inferiority complex." That honest assessment was the earthquake essential for beginning of my endless journey.  Earthquakes are essential for, healthy evolution. It is only in hindsight we slowly begin to comprehend the value of our earthquakes. Where are the earthquakes in your life ? What are the challenges you have to face, to facilitate the emergence of your true self ? HONESTY, must I ? 

 Earthquakes are the one constant in the process of evolution. That is true for both the physical and spiritual worlds. We are experiencing tremendous earthquakes as our common home is being rattled, and cracks are appearing. Those cracks, are the passageway through which the truths essential for a healthy spirituality, filter into our lives. Reflect on the dynamic power Quantum has released ? Science and spirituality are no longer in tense opposition. Now they are being accepted as being, complimentary. All will ask, " Is there another way" ? Do not wastes your time, in ducking avoidance, of the harsh truths we are challenged to face. Remember The Presence in sheer silence ? That Presence will reveal, slowly, the healthy steps required for the unique Via Dolorosa you are destined to take. Follow in the steps of The Wounded Shepherd Who has gone before. These are the simple words we are destined to hear, again, and again. "Come, follow Me. Come, follow Me." He who is eternally calling, is Himself, The Bread of Life the enhancing strength we crave. In His Gospel journey, He was chosen, blessed, broken, and given. Big footsteps to follow, in companionship. G.J. 

       

         

 

        

                                   

 "   Thus, says the Lord, heed Me, come to Me heedfully, listen that you may have life." Isiah 55.

 " All you who are thirsty, come to the water. You who have no money, come receive grain and eat. Come without paying, without cost, drink wine and milk" Isiah 55.

" Meaning as a living depth, cannot be exhausted. Our capacity to receive, can be                  exhausted.  The false self version of meaning, can be exhausted."  Anonymous.                                                                                          

" It is the best of times. It is the worst of times", Charles Dickens is being  paraphrased  to describe the existential reality, we are forced to face, in these awe-full troubled times. For the few, the entitled it is "the best of times", and getting better still. For the many, it is "the worst of times", and getting  progressively worse. Scientists are telling us. " the cosmos is expanding". The cynic in me asks, "for what purpose" ? What need is there to expand the home  for, the poor, the powerless, the marginalized, the exploited, the dehumanized, all those for whom life is an endless, inexhaustible crucifixion", for the benefit of the few. It is a house that demands up-keeping, that is getting progressively more demanding, and expensive.  

        The vivification Joe needed to be " Bread for the weary, wine for the depressed, experiencing hopelessness and despair," is found hope in the power of The Word. The Word,  The Historical Jesus, who is now The Resurrected Christ, The Eternal  CosmicShepherd, whose compassionate Presence, all have been chosen to be. No empathy, active compassion for the crucified is demanded. In this is freedom.  Too be who we are really meant to be. In this is liberation to be led into being " new wine". New wine, needs new wineskins. The Spirit has, and is blessing us with a Liberation Theology,  also offering a spirituality grounded in the deepest of Realities, The Crucified"

           A Theology of The Glorious and Triumphant Kingdom, was viewed as superfluous, redundant. What was needed was a theology of liberation, meeting and ministering to the Suffering Christ in His deepest reality. Out of the pain of the masses, whose deepest reality is now seen as, The Sacrament of Christ. It is within the depth of their reality is found,The Presence. The Christic Presence, The All dwelling within, the all.  This creative and creating Presence has gifted humanity with a new Theology, founded on the living truths, revealed in, The Paschal Mysteries.

      Liberation Theology, let us be brutally honest, was not readily accepted by those whose fundamental lenses were,  European. Yes there was, and there is an ongoing battle for the  acceptance, validity of this new vision of,  The Suffering Christ. We have been blessed, with Pope Francis, whose foundation and formation was in The South American Church. He was from his earliest, education and formation, immersed in the Liberation Theology of the exploited masses whom he ministered to.  He was a witness to the power of The Small Faith Communities.

             What a dynamic, power-full presence small faith communities are. They vitalized the Catholic Church in South America. The powerless became transformed and transfigured by The Creative and Creating Spirit. The same Power gifting and challenging you, as you read this effort. The new listing of The Communion of Martys, in ways that have yet to be revealed. It would not be politically crept to do so. The list of martyrs is vast. How many of us in The  Western Hemisphere are  even aware of their sacrificial deaths ? I had the privilege of working in the same parish one of the martyrs. 

Pope Leo spent 20 years in South America. Though a Chicago native, he is continuing the vision of Francis. Pope Leo is facing tremendous opposition. He is desperate need of the support of those who accept that the Catholic Church is a church of ,The All. This  Awe-full Presence is to be reverenced in the all, TheMystical Body of Christ. In reality, all of us. We are all together, unified and empowered by The Cosmic Christ, our Origin and Destiny.

Isiah 55  offered hope to the exiled chosen people, and to us who are exiled from ourselves. Yes, The Jewish people, the chosen lost their home, and were banished into exile.  Being the beloved, does not inoculate the beloved, from reality.(Take time out so you can reflect on the treatment, The Beloved Son. What meaning is gleaned, for inspiration and motivation ? Actions ?) The  Creative Spirit selected Cyrus, a gentile for the work of liberation and renewal. In their time of alienation they were reminded of Covenant Love. Covenant love provides for the starving, and penniless, " grain and wheat to eat, and milk to drink," all without cost. This is the power of sacramental powerlessness !! 

 The lesson for us, in this transactional world, is we cannot earn, deserve, or qualify for this bounty, it is all free. It is all grace. Today  we find the same reality is found in the transformative word, beloved. We are all, the beloved, of The Beloved. No questions ever asked. Yet, do not we question our belovedness , endlessly ? Money, power status cannot buy the Living Water we are so desperately thirsting for. It is always offered, without cost, in the sacrament of the now moment. For me it is the sacrament of the, nanosecond ??? 

      We are all challenged to enter our depths and discover the  in-depth meaning, the unique gift waiting to be discovered and then bestowed, for what purpose ??  How do you personalize Isiah 55, and its  inherent challenges. We all are need of radical freedom. Cast off the chains that bind us. Walk freely and discover the " new heavens and new earths " waiting to be revealed, and actualized. A new creation emerges, because we are free.  This is why we so desperately crave freedom, but the price.... ?????  Are we ready for The Paschal immersion, with meaning This is where  our  personal understanding of  Liberation Theology and spirituality fulfills our present  existential needs as we emerge into ???   In all reality, Reality awaits you. Meaning is never exhausted, we get to be, exhausted. Vivification awaits. Not a stroll in the park, The Via Dolorosa, never is...................... You, have survived and  endured , and ??  Gramps.

            " I will not shrink the mystery, of The Mystery, into a cage of ego comfort." 

               " Let your compassion come to me, that I might live. Let your kindness, comfort me." Psalm 119 

" The Gospel is handed down from generation to generation, but it must reach one of us as brand new, or not at all...The new is within the old, because it is the perennial beginning of everything, transcending it."                                                                                "                                                                             Confessions of a Guilty Bystander." Thomas Merton.

  As we reflect on "Who, it is we are, Who, is it we have been called to Be, and above all, Who it is that has done the calling" we are being called to live, a new life."We must live that life, to the fullest." If not we will be not fulfilling our eternal chosenness, to be,"the glory of God"(Irenaeus) Yes, each person that inhabits reality, is a sacrament of The Unknown, The Ineffable. The more we respond to the invitation to go ever deeper into our reality, The Real is waiting for us. The Real is our Ground, our Destiny, and our Constant Companion. This is the One, when we live from our essential groundedness, our centeredness , we incarnate, and reveal to the individuals chosen, from eternity. 

.Those encounters have their birthing in the now, and intensify in each following sacramental now.  Encounters demands of us, the reality of presence, so The Presence can incarnated, and a little change happens. Not to be seen, captured but bubble up at the moment, that moment  seen as "the fullness of time". We are encouraged to be present to the sacramental now moments, what is your experience of encountering the sacramental, now ? " Every blessing is a curse, every curse is a blessing." Be gentle, be kind, dwell in self compassion, make acceptance, the place of your grounding. Accept your reality, is is ALWAYS the threshold we have to cross, on our way to the next threshold experience,....... ENDLESSLY.

     This, our vocation, our destiny, is fulfilled in personal encounters, as well as in gatherings, given the name communities. Both are essential for healthy living, and growth in our spiritual awarenesses. This is not a choice, we can make. It is not either/or, both personal encounters and presence at communal celebrations are, again, essential.Look at what is happening to the spiritual awakening that is currently taking place. Are not these young generations seeking, searching for meaning and belonging, in The Indefinable. Looking, looking, seeking seeking, searching, searching as that is happening where do you find in your grounding, in your reality, The Contemporary Gospel that helps the endless seeking, and searching? In other words, do you see yourselves as the chosen authors, of the required, The New Gospel?

 Yes, you are the chosen authors, just as Mathew, Luke, John, Peter, Paul, James etc. were chosen for their time, their age. So, " be, like a page, that aches for a word, that speaks on a theme that is, timeless" to borrow lines from my very favorite, Neil Diamond. Your life is a, living parable. A visual for those seeking The Kingdom in the midst of " hunger, fire and sword." You are the enfleshment of The Invisible, The Ineffable. Your essential reality becoming actualized in though, word and deed, IS, the living good news without which the gospel for this "now", of The Now, will not, cannot be co-authored. That is co-authored by?? The Creative Spirit dwells in the tabernacle of your depths. What needs to be revealed, spoken, will bubble up as the truth. Not a truth that responds to the selfishness of the rich and powerful. 

      You are, a prophet for your time, and our age. As you are faithful to your gospel truth, "new heavens and new earths" will be revealed. These new dwelling places will not be cosy, or comfortable, otherwise your truth is not the truth essential for our day, and age.  Pray that, " all people, may not speak well of you." Your place(s) of Crucifixion, will be your temporary home, tomb. From, The Tomb Christ, burst forth, and a new  revelation, understanding of creation, the cosmos, had its genesis. Christogenesis, and, The Omega Point, are occupying more of our, reflective time. And ? "The not yet ,is pressing against the present, seeking birth." It will take a death, for that birthing to take place !!!!! The present is groaning, being in the throes of birthing pains. Where is the groaning, the birthing pains emanating from? The place of emerging new life ? A life, for whom there was no preparation?  A life, that was conceived in eternity, in the womb of The Eternal and is now ....? A new Gospel that will not tolerate being caged.  "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth, and dies, it remains, just a grain of wheat, but if it dies.... ? Next time as you exit The Eucharistic Celebration, keep uppermost in your consciousness, these words of St. Augustine, " Be what you see, receive what you are." They are leading you, where ?

      " The Kingdom within, is NOT merely a hidden reality, waiting to be discovered, it is a living Presence seeking deeper expression, through the evolving human person, community, and evolving creation."

              Ever reflect on this reality, your life is a parable. A parable spoken by The Holy Spirit. All the Gospel parables are within you, waiting for your reflective attention. Rabbi Jesus proclaimed, " the kingdom is WITHIN, you. The Pearl of Great Price, has been entrusted to your care. Not as a possession to be hoarded, but.....????   May you reverence your, "parableness" !!!!! Gramps.