" 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.