" Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the heart of this faith-less one"

"Christ exists in all things, that, are."( Gregory of Nazianzus.)

" Those who remain silent, are RESPONSIBLE too." Saint Edith Stein, died Auschwitz, Aug.9th 1942, along with her sister Rosa. Both converts to Catholicism.

" Every creature participates  in some way in the likeness of The Divine Essence."(Thomas Aquinas)

How are you awakening the new revelation of The Divine Creative Spirit, The Divine Essence, present present within you and this present moment, and  at this moment ? Now again at this moment ?  For me, as I view with the naked eye, I see no difference whatsoever. For those who know they tell me there is an imperceptible change, as The Power of The Creative spirit is CONTINUING the endless work of your evolutionary process. Each evolutionary process is guided into reality by The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of Truth, The Giver of Life, The Source of Love. We are not evolving accidents. We are  an essential part The Masterplan  we are being guided in, and into reality. This happens one nano second at a time. Too fast for us to observe with the naked eye, so we need soul work. Soul work is our journey into the depths of our often harsh reality, there we encounter, Ultimate Reality, which is another way of describing, The Divine God Essence. 

     Way back, Moses, speaking to the wanderers in the desert, reminded them that the master plan for The Creator's Creation have been placed in them, written in their hearts and mouths.  It has been the ongoing challenge, for all who follow in their footsteps to have the courage to carry out what is written. within and on The Spirit's ,Manuscripts. May The Holy Spirit guide you into the AWE-Full, mysterious reality of who each one is, of their essence. 

 No body, but our Gracious Creator can bestow on us on us the Awe-full-ness of who we always are. Nobody can take what has been bestowed in Love. We all have the experience of where we not just question our Awe-full-ness but we actually actively deny  having "pearl of great price.Today we are blessed to have a more holistic understanding of creation. There  is no longer a division between the sacred and profane, there is only one reality, the sacraments of our present being, and the sacred place on which we stand, this sacramental moment. 

We do not have to look for The Divine. The Divine Presence is within, waiting patiently for us to discover, and visit the tabernacle which a the home for The All. Where  Safety Peace and True Freedom reigns, it is the place where those of us who are heavily burdened can come and rest awhile. There is always that invitation to "come rest in Me". The Sacred, The Divinity is always reach out to us in unconditional love. It really bothers, to no end the false self that we cannot earn, deserve, or qualify for endless unconditioned acceptance. It is pure gift. Let us not bastardize such a necessary transformative gift.  

( Only if you wish !!! This was something that bubbled up, and I am reluctant to delete it.) Last evening, for some reason, I found little Joe, remembering how he felt with his  first encounter, with, the ocean. I can vividly remember being contented to sit in the wading pool, on the beach at Garretstown. This is regarded as one of the best beaches to be found in the county of Cork, Ireland. (Who does know that famous, colorful county ? )  I was safe, enjoying the warmth of the sun. As least for a while.  Then I turned my head, saw the ocean, and it beckoned to me. I only remember standing, where the little lapping waves found their home. Because they shared their home, I found a place of hospitality, safety, and security.. That began a long history of  Joe answering the call of the waves. I travelled  over, oh so many waves to arrive in this challenging, blistering desert. Deep within I will always have a  growing memory, of that safe place.  Forward to now, I have to meet the ongoing challenge of, P.T.S.D. so a safe, secure place is ever so very, very precious.  

Some of our Bishops are taking their pastoral, and prophetic callings so very seriously. Let us support them in every way we can. Take the warning of Edith Stein, we do NOT have to option of remaining silent. We are about to face the stark reality of being prophetic presences and voices. I some cases, maybe in all the battles for justice and common decency, we pay the price. hen you are being confined to the prisons of unjust anger and shame, Psalm 69 assures us that "those who are in bonds', their cries are  always heard. Lastly," Hope does not disappoint." May the Creative Spirit guide your efforts. May you find courage, hope, and the spirit of perseverance, in The Gracious Power of Love. This is where all began, and are on the hard slog back to. Love,  prayers, and blessings. Great Gramps.

           

       

       

           

        " Come, Holy Spirit and fill the heart of the faithful, especially the heart of this, faithless one." GGP

 The Spirit we have been given is , the Spirit of freedom, not the spirit of slavery, leading us back into fear. We have been given the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry out "Abba, Father". St. Paul. Romans, 8:15.....

" Man, Humans(jh), are born free, and everywhere I look I see him (them)  (jh)  chained" Rousseau.

" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (human beings jh) are created equal, that they were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness......" Declaration of Independence Please read on and become more aware of the responsibilities of those who are governed and the responsibilities of those who are governed. We are  among the ones who are being governed. According to The Bishops of  the Dioceses of Arizona, we are challenged, as never before, in my long memory, to become conversant with the social teaching of our Catholic Church. We begin way back when Pope Leo X the 13 the began to crystallize said teaching.

       Our Creator God, in His Wisdom and Freedom, uniquely created us, in eternity to become co-creators, with The Creator of all that was to evolve. We are co-creators of a mysterious Cosmic reality. To reiterate again, we have been chosen from eternity to be our unique selves. The Creative Spirit played and rejoiced in us as The Scriptures reveal to us. Such a truth has to have supernatural origins. Who can with unaided reason come to this very mysterious reality.We all have been gifted with The Divine Creative Spirit  so that together the work of creation may always be evolving into a newness. Our Cosmic home is continuing to grow and expand, into a newness we are being challenged to seek out, search out, and take each step in The Mystery filled darkness. That is why our innate calling is to be who we really are, mystics, YES, MYSTICS. The Mystical journey, or another way of describing moment  our slog, is a journey into The Darkness, into The Unknown. ( Read last night, this morning about 3 AM. The Unknown was how Jung described The Indescribable.)

We are called to be free human being, within whose depths has been placed a  one-of-a kind design for, creative living. Yes, each  action in every moment is a creative act  contributing to Cosmic evolution.To make sure we are can fulfill    out  We have been gifted with The Holy Spirit, Whose Being within our being, demand our cooperation in a freedom which allows us to be authentic human beings.  How are we meeting the challenge of living the life of, free, authentic, human beings. It is an unalienable right for all. Not for just  the one percent majority, but for all, especially those, on the margins, whose waking hours are consumed with the questions , " How am I going to have  just enough, to exist ?" " Not live, exist ?" "How can I really face the unbelievable challenge of being recognized for who I really am, not someone to be used, abused, de-humanized, and then cast aside to end up on the waste dumps of society ? Those waste dumps are many, where do we encounter the left overs of society ? Is it too hard a question to ask, where is my waste dump, what part of myself have I lost reverence for ? This is where The Paschal Mystery, the reality of being Simon and Veronica, ministering to my wounded self, so preparing to meet the challenge of a country and world that has lost its soul. Soul is that which gives life to our lives. Christ Who is our life, dwells with each human being, and that Presence must be recognized and brought to life.

  That is why we have to celebrate those who have sacrificed that all may be free. Freedom comes at a devastating cost for some. It is incumbent on each  and every one, to raise their collective voices in thanksgiving for those who have become Eucharist for us. The Fourth of July cannot be a one day, or just moments of recognition. The sacrifices of those contemporary Christs, have created the space where, new heavens and new earths, may evolve, in freedom. Let us not loose respect, no reverence, for the Sacred. Our lives must be  lived as authentic witnesses, death was the end for some, but the many have been given the opportunity to be faith-full prophets. WARNING !!!! being a prophet is an extremely risky  way of living. Let us continue the struggle, so that all sacrificial deaths may not have been sacrificed in vain. Can we honestly sing, we are "the home of the brave"?  I hope your Fourth of July will be a day of  respect-full reverence, leading to meaning action.           Love prayers and blessings. Great grandpa. The ancient one.