Dear All of Us,
What a rip roaring spendthrift -
over the top - intoxicated with giving,
generous to a divinity.
Yep, that's God for you,
God all for you and for me
and all that is and all that can be.
Can't give Self away fast enough.
Blitzed by generosity,
a generating, creative gifting.
A magnificent case in point.
We are located in
a cosmos so vast and expansive
that we realize we are
just beginning to realize that.
And while we're at it,
are there other
who knows "whats"
out there/in here,
somewhere, somehow,
even possibly flowing
through each other?
Was The Big Bang
a one time,
one firecracker event,
or was it/is it one burst
in an enormous, ongoing
Fourth of July-like Fireworks,
one of multiple effusions
with countless
Big Bangs bursting
bursts upon bursts?
We know-it-alls
are finding out we don't.
And that's wonder-filled!
What we do know is that
Steller Wise a lot's going on
and on and on - a fantastic
Energy
is having a ball
giving Itself away.
The ancient Israelites
called that Energy
The Utterly Other One
Jesus tells us it's his
Abba Dad
Two ways to name
Goodness,
Godness on a tare,
unfolding unending gift.
Within this marvel of
dynamic creativity,
this gifting upon gifting,
are wonders within and
wonders upon wonders:
- a drop of crystal clear water
glistening on a fresh summer rose
- a Grand Son bursting alive
in stunning new steps and stages
- ants and Alps,
- more species of creatures
than we knew
and those we do know
all so intricate and unique
- our bodies and minds
and psyches and souls -
Us
a cosmos within a cosmos
Us
mystery emerging from
God Mystery
What an origin gift!
What gifting within it:
intuition, imagination, fantasy,
reason, ingenuity, inventiveness,
soulful mysticism, love-ability,
diversity of diversities -
talents, types, temperaments,
aptitudes, sensitivities, spiritualities -
gifted up and down the scale of being.
So many ways to see and say
God Goodness
who has absolutely no intention
of keeping any of it to itself.
God's having a heaven of
a good time lavishing
The Love that God is
no borders broad.
Personally, collectively,
we and all creation
are invited to the party,
this spectacular
GIVEAWAY
We are given
to get in on
the giving.
So we accept
every ray of light,
every impulse to good,
every gift, talent, power,
grace, ability, blessing,
opportunity and occasion -
live them with gusto
and join in on
God's Lavish Giving.
We nurture children
and care for the elderly.
We mentor and companion
the young in life skills and giving.
We foster young marrieds
and their families -roll up
our sleeves in sweat support -
listening, jumping in
so they can go out,
giving personal, practical help
as needed, appropriate and wanted.
We turn up high all
our talents and gifts,
"all the way on", wide open
and out flowing
for the benefit of others -
people, place, cause and movement.
We join in with simple, sincere
commitment to community -
book clubs, block parties,
spiritual gatherings,
Habitat For Humanity
work teams,
community gardens,
family get-togethers...
We get happy being poured out
in creative, lavish sharing of
who we are, what we have -
coaching kids, supporting
Berea College, getting married
and having a family,
hanging out with the left out,
doing a good job at work,
care and inclusion for the elderly,
(If a few of these examples
seem autobiographical,
well, heck yah!)
stopping what we are doing
and giving real welcome and
full attention to unexpected company...
That emptying out opens us up
to refreshing fulfillment
more and more and more.
We are given more
to give more.
God doing so
in and through us.
We don't let the
crazies and sickos
who are threatening
and messing up
so much right now
slow us down.
They are a sad and
dangerous lot,
period pieces that will
never become
a treasured durable.
We love them.
We pray for them.
We do what we can for them.
We do not let them shut down
God Giving.
We dance right on and on,
getting and giving,
joyful in
God's Giveaway
We're full court living a Love,
that well never stop
or be stopped -
eternal and divine.
We're in the flow of the
real, good, actual, just,
loving, gifted giving.
We party on with
Divine Abandon -
God's and ours.
Happily, we have
a way to go, a divine
GIVE - AWAY
So great for us to share
some of it together here.
John Frank
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How great to be invited to be
God Givers!
May we all have
a spend thrift week
having a God Blast
a Godly
GIVEAWAY
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