Hello!
Just want to mention
that
this posting is a sequel
to last week's posting,
BACK TO THE FUTURE.
The latter is available
by scrolling down
below this one .
Both champion
radical renewal
of the
Church
Pray it be so.
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Dear All of Us,
OK everybody,
Hold on to your hats.
We're heading into
really whipped up winds.
Catching them just right
fills our sails,
fierce forths us
fast and far,
right and real.
WIND WAY
is the
Soul Way Of Now.
Wind
as in
(L) "spíritus"
"the wind"
Ready or not,
this is
The Age
of
The Holy
"Spiritus"
WIND WAY
What a soul stir!
The waves roil and rock
"nice", easy, comfy,
casual, cultural,
tribal, Christianity.
Such religion
is getting swamped,
going under,
sinking away.
Simple, small, sleek
Spirit Schooners
skim the waves,
sails catching the
WIND WAY
These are
small communities
closely bonded.
They are not busy
with buildings, budgets,
programs, policies,
doctrines and dogmas,
entertainments in
ministry and worship.
Their leadership
are not career clergy.
These small communities
qualify as
"The Gathered"
(L) ecclesia
"church"
Warts and all they are
"In-Spirited"
Like the early church,
they are
"Followers of the Way",
the way of Jesus the Christ.
New Now
small churches
in their place and way
practically, actually
give a good go at
living the Gospel
- ALL Of IT -
more and more fully,
with a sweaty sweet
earnest realness:
The Beatitudes,
The Sermon on the Mount,
Full-fledged discipleship,
Real Kingdom Residency,
Daily dying and rising in Christ,
Justice seeking,
Caring, sharing for the needy,
Living Gospel
not striped of Spirit,
but vigorously propelled
WIND WAY
In one fashion or another
they have had a Pentecost.
It shook them up.
It fired them up.
It freed them up.
No easy membership.
Rather,
Course Corrective
COVERSION
Individually and together
they experience
Spirit Stirring.
They are
Spirit Sprung,
spiritually enlivened.
That's a Wind Fall.
That's a Wind Full.
Living
WIND WAY
sets sails in
simplicity
of spirit
of lifestyle,
full blown
community
commitment,
possessing
no more
than needed,
sharing
freely
liberally
exhaustively
Prayer
personal
communal
deep
frequent
communion in
sacrament
scripture,
service
sacrifice
justice
seeking
supporting
caring and sharing
within
beyond
souls
Spirit Sought
Spirit Seeking
Spirit Springing
It's critical
we find such a
Ship of Soul
One way of
moving clear of
fogged in,
grounded,
stuck still church
could be to have
clusters of
small communities
under the guidance
of a spiritually seasoned
(G) "Episkopoi"
Overseer
as the Early Church did.
Existing parishes could
reform
sense and structures
as
Cooperative
Communities
IF
ONLY IF
they first have a
Pentecost
a spiritual shake up
a spiritual stir up.
If not,
we found one.
Pentecost Sunday
means more than
liturgical red.
Pentecost Sunday
is now an everyday
WIND WAY
of life
Thank God for
this retrofitting,
this redirection
this burst of
Spirit
this setting sail
WIND WAY
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Next Online Posting
Wednesday
May 22, 2024
Next Email Delivery
Friday
May 23, 2024
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"Ecce quam bonum..."
"Behold,
how good and pleasant
it is when
brothers and sisters
live together in
unity."
Ps.133:1
A WIND WAY
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Clear sailing in
THE WAY OF
THE WIND
See you next week.
Love to all,
John Frank
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