The past few days have been eye opening for me. I have found myself once more in that peaceful place, even though I do sense the swarms of stress around me. I have had enlightening conversations with friends. I have seen my self be willing to stretch outside of my comfort zone. I have come to new realizations of self and other. I have seen glimpses of hope through the actions of others that they may be now willing to receive the healing gift they are in need of and in doing so allow others to be healed as well.
I have been caused to think and reflect more deeply upon my global family, inspired in part through the words shared by my friend who in an e-mail shared her insights of encounter with that global family and how it has changed her way of seeing. Words which caused me to be drawn back to the journal entry I wrote for class a month ago in which I described my encounters with my global family and how it has changed my life. The news in recent weeks describing pain, fear, conflict in lands where my family lives. People who I know and know not who are suffering, draws tears of sorrow from the innermost regions of my heart, mind and soul.
Through all these encounters, I find why the sermon would not come, and why now it is starting to dawn. Scripture is coming alive in new ways, I have entered into that place where I can start to form the words that if the Spirit allows will let someone encounter and engage the peace of Christ, the comfort and hope of the Spirit, and eternal grace and love of the Eternal One, and their calling as part of our calling to bring about a healed and restored creation, a peaceable kingdom, aye even Zion.
Peace of Christ be with you,
— Lyle II