As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will
prepare your way, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the
way of the Lord; make his paths straight,’ ”
Mark 1:2
Children and dogs are the messengers of God some of us do
not deserve them
Ginnetta Correli
Love is the way messengers from the mystery tell us
things –
Rumi
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I met a man once
who said he was a messenger of God
itinerate, and without a home
he wandered the land
sharing the news of Jesus
“I ate beans with him” the messenger said
“at a shelter in New York. He now goes by the name of Lighting Amen”
perhaps we scoff at such audacity
and walk on our way laughing at such a scurrilous soul
but I wonder
how would we receive John the Baptizer
that brash, unruly, scruffy prophet
wandering in from the desert with his fiery message?
how do we receive the messengers of God?
ah, the messengers of God!
who are they?
what do they look like?
what messages do they bring?
are they angels on the wing
or are they dogs and children
touching our hearts with joy and love
are they prophetic voices such as Thomas Merton
or Martin Luther King Jr?
pushing us toward change?
do they comfort or challenge?
Yes! No! Maybe!
I suspect there are messengers everywhere
of every shape and size
speaking to us in every kind of way
Shouting into the wind
Whispering our ears
In the stillness, in the noise
Calling
Calling out
Love is on the way
That is perhaps the one thing I am sure of
The message
And the message is this
Love
Love is about to advent here
The old hymn has it right
Angels, announce with shouts of mirth, Christ who brings
new life to earth.
Set every peak and valley humming With the word, the Lord
is coming.
People, look east and sing today: Love, the Lord, is on
the way.
God sends, in so many ways, a message of Love
You are loved
You are to love
You are loved unconditionally
You are to love unconditionally
You are all loved
You are to love all
Cats, dogs, children
Mountains, rivers and trees
Prophets and priests
Mothers and fathers
Famous and obscure
All messengers
And we too
We are messengers of love
I agree with Isaiah
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the
messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news, who announces salvation…”
We are the way God speaks love into this world
Through our words, our actions, our attitudes
We make the message clear (or not)
how beautiful it is when we live out our calling
and become
messengers
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