December 31, 2021
These words from Brian McLaren that were shared in Richard Rohr’s “Daily Meditation” spoke to me as we end one year and begin another:
What was true for Revelation’s original audience is true for us today. Whatever madman is in power, whatever chaos is breaking out, whatever danger threatens, the river of life is flowing now. The Tree of Life is bearing fruit now. True aliveness is available now. That’s why Revelation ends with the sound of a single word echoing through the universe. That word is not Wait! Nor is it Not Yet! or Someday! It is a word of invitation, welcome, reception, hospitality, and possibility. It is a word not of ending, but of new beginning. That one word is Come! The Spirit says it to us. We echo it back. Together with the Spirit, we say it to everyone who is willing. Come!
And this I saw on FaceBook seemed to just reinforce the message.
Happy New Year! Many prayers for 2022 to be filled with the assurance of God’s love and presence.
Blessings. And prayers.
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