Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Wednesday to the ADD Irregulars, Friends & Refugees, Phamily & Misfits, Young Heretics and anyone else in the Locals-sphere of communities.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. - Henry David Thoreau
In yesterday's reading at Mass Christ asked the Apostles if they didn't grasp what He was about. Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? The answer is yes, clueless clods who are amazing at the miracles but really don't grasp the message that mattered much more than the miracles. Too often miracles, which I believe are real and possible, interfered with the massage of conversation and personal discipleship to Jesus. He came to give us a way of life called the Gospel.
I know I speak to mixed seekers in these various Local's communities, and I never venture among you with the intention of trying to convert anyone to the faith. I come as a neighbor and fellow pilgrim on the journey of life. I come seeking the goodness in humanity, a dash a wisdom, a bit of laughter, some hearty rants about culture and politics and the spewing forth of my own morning thoughts as the day unfolds. I come to read the collective wisdom, experience and at times absurdity of the various Supporters in these communities. I have a real fondness for Padre's as my own roost, but I am thankful for @DaveRubin & @BridgetPhetasy for the communities they host that keep me coming back to Locals and making it a place of welcome.
Seeing, Hearing, Thinking - awakening your mind and stirring your soul is what matters to me. I am not sure how it happens for you, but I know how it happened for me. An odd combination of the Gospel and fiction, especially my high school & college reading in fantasy and science fiction stirred the pot. Philosophy came along and add some final nuances that keep me humble in my seeking and not so cocksure about what I know for certain and hold as truth. I can accept revelation more readily than the finding of science and I am not a religious zealot. I can appreciate ancient and modern philosophical endeavors with greater confidence than I can the current fad of scolding culture and guilt driven discussions. The WOKE have taken all the worst manipulations of guilt laden religion and used it to control or silence anyone not willing to espouse their empty ideology.
Well, you know I can rant on for too long of a time about the CABAL, but I rather encourage you to find the threads that stir your imagination, that open your eyes just a little or remove a tiny bit of wax that makes actual listening difficult. Ah ha and hmmm moments need to happen more often, I hope you find a path and people that aid you in the life project. Happy Wednesday digital neighbors!
