Heavenly Peace
Monica King
November 25, 2008
Another inspirational writer painted a word picture of Peace within my recent memory: he said in effect; imagine what Peace looks like: do you see a perfectly calm pond or lake, without ripple reflecting back to the shoreline, the trees, bushes, grasses & creatures, the perfectly blue sky, without wind or threat of thundercloud above, the image of above perfectly? As above, so below?
Or perhaps it is really more authentic to paint a picture of Peace that looks like this: there is a small dove sitting serenely in her nest. We see her perfect interior calm in the look in her eyes, & the perfect relaxation of her body, nested. But as we draw back in our mind's eye we see this nest is swinging wildly, while in the arm of a tree branch which is being whipped by winds, rains, & a storm.
Yet she sits, unperturbed. You can not see the reflection of perfect calm on the pond, for it is swirling with fallen debris, & dead limbs. The Peace is nestled within her heart, where it glows outwardly, like an oil lamp well filled. She can weather any storm. She has built her nest, & she is not moved in her heart. She has abundant oil to weather this & any storm. So she sits in peace.
The people of God are like a dole of these quiet doves. They have simple nests, made of simple natural materials. No matter the storms, fires, floods, cataclysms of every sort, they are not put out. Their lamps are lit within.
It will not matter to them if the entire banking system collapses of its own swollen greed. It was bound to happen. Doves don't drive Mazeratis. They do not have multimillion dollar endorsements to worry about losing. They weather all the storms.
Because they are lit within by the light of the Eternal Christ.
They could give a care whether or not they can get a deal on black Friday. They hold all things in common. There are no rich nor are there poor, folks held in bondage & free folks. All these distinctions are melted away from those who have freely chosen to be partakers of the Heavenly Gift.
One aspect of this group of people that sets them apart from the others is this; their world is without end. It will not collapse if a worldly institution or set of them does. Like international banking systems. Some might even call these world banking channels & channelers idumea. They will simply collapse in on the weight of their own greed. Yes, there will be weeping & wailing & gnashing of teeth.
But it will not come from the lips of the doves; those with the inner lamps lit.
Instead, the Gifts the people of God, those lit within in with the fohatic fire of Christ; these will be partaking freely of Heavenly gifts; healing of the sick, raising the dead, helping the lame to walk, seeing the unseeing become sighted, the deaf with acute hearing, & all manner of miracles that can not be purchased at Macy's or Walmart or anywhere else.
The season of gifting is upon us. Gifting through the gratitude we express to each other, for being God with skin on. Being for each other lamps in dark & turbulent circumstances without our doors encompassing the entire precious Mama Earth we inhabit by her grace as well as the Eternal Father & Son's.
Peace be with you all this season of Heavenly Gifting.
Peace I pray upon your home, your family, indeed especially to you, dear one. Guard your hearts. You can not be led astray.
Or perhaps it is really more authentic to paint a picture of Peace that looks like this: there is a small dove sitting serenely in her nest. We see her perfect interior calm in the look in her eyes, & the perfect relaxation of her body, nested. But as we draw back in our mind's eye we see this nest is swinging wildly, while in the arm of a tree branch which is being whipped by winds, rains, & a storm.
Yet she sits, unperturbed. You can not see the reflection of perfect calm on the pond, for it is swirling with fallen debris, & dead limbs. The Peace is nestled within her heart, where it glows outwardly, like an oil lamp well filled. She can weather any storm. She has built her nest, & she is not moved in her heart. She has abundant oil to weather this & any storm. So she sits in peace.
The people of God are like a dole of these quiet doves. They have simple nests, made of simple natural materials. No matter the storms, fires, floods, cataclysms of every sort, they are not put out. Their lamps are lit within.
It will not matter to them if the entire banking system collapses of its own swollen greed. It was bound to happen. Doves don't drive Mazeratis. They do not have multimillion dollar endorsements to worry about losing. They weather all the storms.
Because they are lit within by the light of the Eternal Christ.
They could give a care whether or not they can get a deal on black Friday. They hold all things in common. There are no rich nor are there poor, folks held in bondage & free folks. All these distinctions are melted away from those who have freely chosen to be partakers of the Heavenly Gift.
One aspect of this group of people that sets them apart from the others is this; their world is without end. It will not collapse if a worldly institution or set of them does. Like international banking systems. Some might even call these world banking channels & channelers idumea. They will simply collapse in on the weight of their own greed. Yes, there will be weeping & wailing & gnashing of teeth.
But it will not come from the lips of the doves; those with the inner lamps lit.
Instead, the Gifts the people of God, those lit within in with the fohatic fire of Christ; these will be partaking freely of Heavenly gifts; healing of the sick, raising the dead, helping the lame to walk, seeing the unseeing become sighted, the deaf with acute hearing, & all manner of miracles that can not be purchased at Macy's or Walmart or anywhere else.
The season of gifting is upon us. Gifting through the gratitude we express to each other, for being God with skin on. Being for each other lamps in dark & turbulent circumstances without our doors encompassing the entire precious Mama Earth we inhabit by her grace as well as the Eternal Father & Son's.
Peace be with you all this season of Heavenly Gifting.
Peace I pray upon your home, your family, indeed especially to you, dear one. Guard your hearts. You can not be led astray.
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