Dear All of Us,
It's better than having
God on the phone.
God's at the front door
and wants to come on into
the roominess
of our living
and share
a word with us.
With God as with us
a word is
our innerness
expressed
our innerness
shared
A word is an
articulation
of
who we are,
how we are
our mystery
manifest
A word is a
giving
of that,
a giving of
ourselves.
A word is
an invitation
for connection
that can be a
Holy Communion.
That's what God wants
to be
to do
with us.
Our whole life speaks
response
God has been speaking
his word
from the get go.
"In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God."
What a great good start
A God Good Start
We have God's "Word" on it.
It's so One.
God speaks creative.
"All things came into being
through him, and without him
not one thing came into being.
WOW
Everything is
God Spoken
is heart crafted
into being
at the Word of God
energies
spaces and places
ants and Alps
cherry blossoms
seascapes
babies
air to breath
friends
elements for supper.
What liveliness
In fact
"What came into being in him
was life, and the life was
the light of all peoples."
Lite Life
Brilliant
So lively
Life giving
God sure has a lot
to say
God's Innerness
Worded
And is it ever personal:
"And the Word became flesh
and lived among us...
the glory of a father's only son,
full of grace and truth."
The Innerness of God
In Person
Among Us
Full of grace and truth
The Fullness of Good and Reality
Closer than intimate
God uttered human.
God is at the door
of
Always
wants to come in
asks
May I have a Word with you?
May I Word You Divine?
Our response is
Our Life Worded
May God's Word
and ours be
Word Wedded
A HOLY COMMUNION
in all ways,
forever
ONE
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The Scriptures above are from
The Prologue
to
John's Gospel.
PONDER PRAYER
We turn off Media Mania.
We tame Monkey Mind.
Calmed still,
we breath in quiet freshness,
we exhale scattering shatterings.
We hear
The Word
sounding God
in all of creation.
We "listen" to
a Spring bud
a Soulful Sea
a form flung Picasso
a gentle breeze
a warm toned sunrise
a child's chatter
a loaf of homemade bread
a comfortable pair of shoes
a farmer's market
a good novel
a friend's caring
a field of wheat
the wisdom of an elder
the plea of the needful
the sounds of silence
the scriptures sacred
the plenty of a supermarket
the joyous brook babble
the Spirit's "still small voice"
the writings of Shakespeare
the potatoes frying
the buzz at the baseball park
the comedian's zing
God Words lavishness
in dialects unending.
God listens to us join in.
A
Divine Dialogue
We have his Word on it.
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ASKING
Not For Profits
are forever pitching
for more than pennies.
Well,
frankly speaking
sure is a
Not At All For Profit
that hopefully profits
our spiritual lives
AND
this is not
a pitch for pennies.
This is a pitch for partners
here each week.
SOOO
Please share
frankly speaking
with two others this week.
Come on now, we can do it!
Our active sharing of
frankly speaking
with others
is the only way
to invite new folks
in with us.
If any of us
feel awkward
about sharing,
try this:
"Here's a copy of
frankly speaking
spirituality for the street.
Please give it a try.
Sometimes it's a touch
on the long side.
Sometimes it's a bit
on the short side.
Sometimes it's a bit
spacious, even spacey.
Other times
it's pointedly practical.
Anyway,
I find it a plus.
Who knows,
you might too.
If not,
it's a sure fire cure
for insomnia."
HEY, THANKS!!
Looking forward
to being
together here
next week
(and welcoming
your referrals).
Love to all,
John Frank
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THE WORD
It's spoken in person
