Revolution, Rebellion, or Reformation ~ All Souls Day

Greetings Dear Reader,

The final day of prayer and observation as we enter the season of gratitude and giving is that for all souls.  No matter how we address it my faith informs me that we are all in revolt against God at some point.  We use words like fallen and sin.  The situation is that we are the ones who turned good into not good.

We revolted and claimed our own dominance independent of what the Father has outlined.  We rejected his standards and rules.  We used our freely given free will to free ourselves from innocence.  We have been trying to blame God for this ever since. 

His response is to love every soul.  His reaction to our rebellion is reconciliation to anyone who will receive it.  Not only does he build a bridge of love and sacrifice to us through his Son, he demands that we love every soul as well.  His answer our rebellion with restoration. 

Really ponder that for a moment.  We turned our backs on him.  We destroyed good in our lives.  His response to our failure and rebellion is to love us all and demand that we do the same.  All he asks of us is a little faith that he will fix what we have broken.

Instead we continue the revolution.  Even those who have offered their faith and fealty walk away.  Those who have promised their lives to serve the reclamation of good revolt anew because things are not done in the way they wish.  God refuses to conform to their vision of morality and justice so he is again deposed and discarded.  His failure to fit into the box we create for him results in our rejection.

His response is to let us have our freedom of him but not to abandon his plan to reconcile us.  Every soul matters.  Every mote of existence is his and no matter whether we accept it or not he is working to bring all things back to good.  We can revolt through unbelief or worse, using his name for our own purposes.    

I must realize that anything less than complete love for the Father and for his creation of every soul is rebellion against his most foundational thought.  I must only follow and not try to shape or mold him into my own wants and wishes.  I must love and honor every soul.

Revolution – Beatles

You say you want a revolution

Well, you know

We all want to change the world

You tell me that it's evolution

Well, you know

We all want to change the world

But when you talk about destruction

Don't you know that you can count me out

Don't you know it's gonna be

All right, all right, all right

You say you got a real solution

Well, you know

We'd all love to see the plan

You ask me for a contribution

Well, you know

We're doing what we can

But if you want money for people with minds that hate

All I can tell is brother you have to wait

Don't you know it's gonna be

All right, all right, all right

You say you'll change the constitution

Well, you know

We all want to change your head

You tell me it's the institution

Well, you know

You better free you mind instead

But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao

You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow

Don't you know it's gonna be

All right, all right, all right

All right, all right, all right

All right, all right, all right

All right, all right

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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