Dear All of Us,
Most of the
"very" most
VIP's
aren't in boardrooms or
the corridors of government,
aren't media splashed,
five stared military,
pulpit prominent.
These VIP's mostly
keep a low profile
going about
their high calling.
There are all sorts of them
doing all sorts of good.
They fix things
minor to major
matter to spirit
They reconcile.
They rejuvenate.
It can be immediate
and practical.
They fix a flat,
re-seam a pant's cuff,
refurbish tired furniture,
sew whole a hole
in your coat,
level a door,
tighten the screw
in your sunglasses,
adjust the chain on a kid's bike,
reorder a discorded closet.
From such simple,
practical pursuits
their purview widens
spacious
socially, spiritually,
materially, globally
They are active,
they participate in
the reclamation of Creation
all of it
the redemption of the damaged
all of it
the "re"- "pair" of the split
all of it
tiny to vast.
These VIP's bring together
the broken, the separated.
They refresh, renew, reconnect.
They save.
They are part and parcel of
God's Salvation
That runs from
rebuilding an engine
to counseling a reconciliation,
to getting someone
who is off the rails
back on tract,
to negotiating fair trade practices,
to detoxing polluted air, water, soil,
to advancing racial harmony,
to facilitating spiritual renewal,
even assembling a kid's kite.
In one way to many these are
Repairers of the Breach
"You'll use the old rubble
of past lives to build anew,
rebuild the foundations
from out of your past.
You'll be known as
those who can fix anything,
restore old ruins,
rebuild and renovate,
make the community
livable again."
Isaiah 58:12
The Message
They make actual and present
the reclaiming work of Jesus
"For the Son of Man
has come
to seek and save
that which is lost."
Luke 19:10
They live a lead up to
the promised and ultimate
Reclamation
"I heard a voice
thunder from the Throne:
'Look! Look! God has moved
into the neighborhood,
making his home
with men and women!
They're his people,
he's their God.
He'll wipe away
every tear from their eyes.
Death is gone for good
- tears gone, crying gone.
The Enthroned continued,
'Look! I'm making everything new."
Revelation 21: 3-4
The Message
While the media maddens,
the extremists drive divisions,
politicians pander to power,
unhinged capitalism grabs
from the many for the few,
religious leaders dither,
these everyday VIP's
save from waste,
reclaim, reconnect
everything from
sewing a sweater
rather than throwing it
into a landfill,
putting together
a food pantry
for the needy,
not giving up on
the church crank,
considering adoption
of a foster child,
being readers for a
children's literacy program,
driving the elderly
to the supermarket,
connecting with
separated brethren,
having away from home
college kids over for dinner,
clearing inner-city lots
and growing community gardens,
gathering groups to live out
a liberation theology.
They reclaim, they fix,
they refresh, they renew,
in tandem with God's
Recreation and Redemption.
They're easy to spot.
Just look in the mirror.
You really make a
"whole"
lot of difference.
You sure are a Godly
VIP
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Prosper
Love to all,
John Frank
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