Weathering the Storms. Calming the Waters. An Act of God.

The test of Faith.

The test of faith.

Which way do you choose to capitalize?

On. Or. With.

Choose with. Choose life. Show up. Let it Out. All hang out?

The baggage and the beast may be one in the same. Carrying it with you without the easy strength to easily let it go. Life is complicated. Does not have to be. But it is. At some point. You gotta pick a side.

A different bag entirely? -different than the free expression of tolerance. The freedom to worship. The spirit of the “game”. The freedom to move about the cabin if you will. The game of life. Kinda like rationing. Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

As in: You have been denied. A bit of the mess we find ourselves in in present day—expecting the baggage of yesterday to “Take care of itself” without the shared time of the “explanation of benefits”. I dunno.

What is occurring out in the world is not right, but neither is intentional rationing of a fellow humans’ tithes, tethers, and intentions. There really are people on the other side of the world who pat their hearts in unison. As a gesture of invitation, celebration and good faith.

Are you one of them?

If so.

How do you practice your faith, your actions of giving?

Like “I’m gonna give it to you.” Or.

“I’m gonna give it you you”. Or.

”I’m gonna give it to you”

etcetera……….

I think you may get the point.

No humiliation of our fellow man is a good place to start.

How does your faith operate-socially, relatedly, personally in the depths of your soul. Which spirit do you seek? Cheer for, worship to….

The one that cannot be seen, but the one that hears. The Holy Spirit cheers on for you. Daily. Really. Even when your whispers of discontent turn to screams of frustration. The joy of the Spirit is not an occasional feeling. (PF) He is fully aware of our struggles, our feelings of slugging through a muddied abyss of desperation. And He finds a way to preserve the joy, let it grow and sow a seed of growth within you.

”Can I please have some water”

You betcha. He will provide for you. Flawlessly. You, us however will make some mistakes along the way. He forgives. Can you, do you?

Within your faith, within his daily lessons to you of “The Wellspring of Joy, Unity, Prophecy.”

”Walk the path of dialogue” (PF) Indeed. For those who may be unable to speak for themselves, there is a spirit of wonder, of wonderful happenings-both good and bad—that need to stand the test of time. Carrying the baggage of another so to speak. Beautiful and Wonderful. Thank you for teaching this lesson.

And, lest we all fib, some of us have more than others, carry it with us with the overwhelming need to explode in a shout of “Please understand me.”

Good News. Persons of true faith, Christian faith, chase after you. They do not keep Christian joy to themselves—or water or food or time or tethers or good intentions. They share.

They choose to break down the barriers of distrust and hate and provide a space for dialogue. (PF) Good, honest, airing of the baggage dialogue in the interest of progression. Not regression.

Sometimes we just gotta,

Slow down. And think. Easier said than done. What’s the hurry?

Within His Wellspring of Unity, he counters our racing self and forces us to become aware of our own acts of selfishness, gossip, quarrelsome behaviors, ethnic differences, insecurities, our arrogance of no compromise on unity. (PF)

He teaches us true unity and fraternity, warmth and compassion as opposed to hate. Of ourselves or our differences.

With the fight for family unity so under attack today—what with the denial, rationing and all. Christ implores us to practice said shared devotion. This strict devotion to one another is the key. Begins with a single family. Baggage and all. True and honest, faithful shared devotion of a single family. The sacramental bond is seen daily in love and forgiveness. A seek to be true guardians of each other. Carrying each other until, we allow our vulnerabilities to bind us in the interest of familial Unity. A strong family. A strong family unit.

The result is a sharing and caring able to be shared faithfully, honestly and best of all with others. Not a takeaway and run for your lives.

Slow down. Recognize a self wrong. Make it right for others. Not intentional humiliation to connect flimsy state of affairs. Won’t ever stick. Will not provide strength for the long haul. Once the trust is broken…..Evil designs lurking in human and religious certainties and uncertainties. Irrevocable? Irretrievably broken? Well.

Nope.

He has got this covered for you too.

He provides us a lesson in the Wellspring of Prophecy. It implores us to NOT pretend to see the works of evil. Good stewards of His prophecy see, know and most importantly practice this daily.

Even if and when it isn’t “popular” “liked”” “cancelled” “banned”. The interiors light from the Holy Spirit shines for the attentive interpreters of reality. (PF) He helps us capture that which is needed and necessary for our fellow man with God’s presence. Of the obscure history? Getting our hands dirty? Depends on the situation or circumstance. Nope.

Depends our one’s resolve to do what is right by their fellow man. Not falling asleep on the job.

Strong community and fraternity require of the faithful to NOT to hang out with the enemy that sows weeds. Weeds. Or pretends to cut the good one out and bring ‘em back in later when it suits their needs.

Nope.

We got this. Thank you anyway. Jesus teaches us to fight against any form of selfishness. Jesus suffers in all who suffer. The least ones. The least of these who can be served truthfully while the strong family unit fights on in Unity. Sharing our time, tethers and intentions becomes a joy to behold. Not for evil to manipulate to serve its whims and wishes.

The daily devotional lesson he teaches us along with honesty, love, justice and peace.

Grateful souls, honest and faithful souls, tap the heart of others and cause them strength in soul and resolve. Here’s to beating hearts!