Dear All of Us,
Jesus was born and
Herod slaughtered children
for miles around.
So it was.
So it is.
So it sadly will be.
Out on the streets of life
right here and right now
God is aborning,
God is coming alive,
in beautiful people, places, ways.
Jesus grew to invite all
into the "kin-domain of God",
The Realm of Real,
The Community of Unity,
The People and Place of Peace,
The Experience of Co-Creation,
The Spirit of Love and Joy.
Out here on the streets of life
Herods are still slaughtering
for miles around -
down the street at the schoolhouse,
down the street at the supermarket,
down the streets of Ukraine
and so many other streets of war,
down the street at the mosque,
at the movie house, the concert,
at the nightclub, the synagogue,
down the streets
of democracy and decency,
of The Common Good,
down the streets of justice,
opportunity and equality,
down the streets of
clear, honest communication,
down the Wall Streets
and the Streets of Governance,
down the streets of religion,
of marriage and family.
It's a Slaughterhouse.
We must live in it.
We can live in the
Kin-domain of God.
Life is not hopeless.
Life is full of hurt.
That's how it is right now.
I am writing this
Wednesday morning,
May 25th.
I had another posting prepared
for this week.
Then the Schoolhouse Slaughter
in Texas yesterday.
What do we do?
How do we react and respond?
I need time to calm up
and pray on that.
But I just want to reach out
to all of us as we face the horror
and remind, reheart, rehope
us to also face the hope,
The Blessed Assurance
we have.
Rather than get
downed in depression,
it's time to Let Loose Love
and that big time.
Let's hold close all those families,
all those school kids in Texas
in their trauma.
In our prayer let's hold close
all the children across the land
abused by fear
of what might hurt them.
Let's pray for their parents
as they search for ways
to stabilize their children.
Let's pray and commit
to more than changing gun laws.
Let's pray and commit to
A CHANGE OF HEART
because what we face is
at core a Soul Sickness.
Modern day Herrods
have poisoned the wells
in this land and all lands.
Let's seek souls willing
to chance life together in
The Kin-Domain of God
and bond and commit.
This is hastily written.
Please tolerate that.
But I want
to connect and assure.
Time to post.
Time to hope.
Time to dare Love.
My love to you all!
John Frank
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frankly speaking
spirituality for the street
johnfrankshares.blogspot.com
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There is a fatal flaw
in the floor.
Changes laws won't fix it.
That comes after the
