Fwd: JULY 2015, Bike ride into school

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I was riding the current sine wave representing the evolution of life on Earth, coming into school this morning on my bike, and I was coming fast downhill and I closed my eyes.  I got the first bright light into prayer, and the first thing I saw was my life flash before my eyes.  It was the next 50 years flashing out in a split second, where I saw everything . . . Wow, the next fifty years, here doing this exact same thing, this exact schedule, biking to school again . . . I will know it so well, I could bike with my eyes closed!

Doing the same thing, bike to school, swim, shower, shave, tie . . . Wow 50 years of it!!!

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World Youth to Rise Up Against Global Capitalism:

 Pope Francis said. "Make a mess, but then also help to tidy it up. A mess which gives us a free heart, a mess which gives us solidarity, a mess which gives us hope."

He also encouraged those present to look at their less fortunate peers, some of whom he met earlier in the day during a visit to the Banado Norte shantytown, and spoke of the connection between authentic liberty and responsibility and the necessity of fighting for the right to lead a dignified life.

"We don't want young weaklings. We do not want young people who tire quickly, who live life worn out with faces of boredom. We want youths with hope and strength," Francis told the crowd.

Pope Francis' South American visit comes just week after the release of his Papal Encyclical, which many hailed as a "radical statement," in which he told leaders of the Catholic Church that there is a moral imperative for addressing climate change.

Here is a great article about the Pope's Encyclical

Tue Jul 7, 2015 4:02 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Heather Mann"

Here is a great article about the Pope's Encyclical. I especially appreciate these excerpts:

Finally, Turkson was quite clear in situating the encyclical not as a theological statement, a scientific report, or a policy paper. Rather, using Pope Francis' language he described the encyclical as a "prayerful meditation." Prayerful contemplation and meditation, however, are not only the responsibility of church leaders or episcopal bodies, but of all the faithful. In this sense, *the pope is calling for deeper thought and concerted action flowing from awareness of our embeddedness in and interdependence with nature and one another. *

And....

A central insight of the encyclical is* "integral ecology." The term, integral, highlights the profound interdependence of people and planet. Integral ecology, *then, moves us beyond simply an anthropocentric position and towards the roots of our present environmental situation. That is, our philosophies and sciences make us aware that *humans cannot be removed from social, ecological, and cosmological processes that have given rise to us.*

Finally....

Chryssavgis noted the call of the two religious leaders for preserving nature and serving neighbor. He cited *Bartholomew's prophetic naming of intentional environmental damage as "ecological sin." *The pope reaffirms this term in the encyclical.

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*Introduction of the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si' at the United Nations*

* Report by John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker Directors, Yale Forum on
Religion and Ecology http://fore.yale.edu/ <http://fore.yale.edu/>*

On June 30, 2015 a high level discussion was held marking the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si'. With over 600 in attendance Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, introduced the event. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, welcomed the audience on behalf of Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. The Secretary General has observed that the pope's "moral voice is part of a growing chorus of people from all faiths and all sectors of society speaking out for climate action." Figueres spoke of the nexus in the encyclical of morality, science, and politics noting that, "This nexus is as infrequent as it is powerful!"

Secretary Figueres then introduced the principal speaker, Cardinal Peter Turkson, who is the President of the Pontifical Academy of Justice and Peace. Pope Francis entrusted him with the initial drafting of the encyclical letter. On June 18, 2015, the day it was released, Turkson presented the encyclical at the Vatican press conference along with Metropolitan John of Pergamon from the Greek Orthodox Church. This signified the importance ecumenical relationship the pope has developed with the Greek Orthodox Church.

In his opening remarks, Cardinal Turkson, described the background of the formation of the encyclical. In 2013 Pope Francis spoke to him about an encyclical on natural and human ecology. During 2014 the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace assembled a broad team of theologians and scientists drafted an initial statement. This was sent to the Pope who reworked it consulting several Vatican agencies for their input.

Four significant points emerged from his description of the drafting process. First, Turkson's insistence that he was not inclined to "exegesis" of the encyclical to determine where a particular term came from, or who contributed a phrase or idea. "It's the pope's encyclical," he said. Many contributions are acknowledged in the footnotes, but the larger vision of the document was articulated by the pope.

Second, Turkson himself was inclined to hold the first draft from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace *in secreto* and not talk about any of the editing or consulting process. But on the plane back from the Philippines in January 2015 Pope Francis briefly described that process to reporters on his plane. This transparency, so characteristic of Francis' style as a religious leader, departs from the secretive process that has surrounded many prior papal documents, especially encyclicals.

Third, Turkson affirmed that the pope addresses this teaching document to all peoples and not just Catholics. The interweaving of ecological issues with social justice commitments necessarily involves the whole of humanity. In this regard Pope Francis asks, "What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to the children who are now growing up?"

Finally, Turkson was quite clear in situating the encyclical not as a theological statement, a scientific report, or a policy paper. Rather, using Pope Francis' language he described the encyclical as a "prayerful meditation." Prayerful contemplation and meditation, however, are not only the responsibility of church leaders or episcopal bodies, but of all the faithful. In this sense, the pope is calling for deeper thought and concerted action flowing from awareness of our embeddedness in and interdependence with nature and one another.

Turkson then gave a brief summary of each of the inner chapters of the encyclical. Certain key ideas from the six chapters were noted. Foremost, he emphasized the call in the document for "spiritual listening" required of religious communities. This means listening both to the scientific research on the ecological crises, as well as to the cry of the poor most adversely affected by environmental catastrophes.

A central insight of the encyclical is "integral ecology." The term, integral, highlights the profound interdependence of people and planet. Integral ecology, then, moves us beyond simply an anthropocentric position and towards the roots of our present environmental situation. That is, our philosophies and sciences make us aware that humans cannot be removed from social, ecological, and cosmological processes that have given rise to us.

Turkson strongly underscored a basic point of the encyclical, namely, "We are all in this together." Everyone needs to think through personal responses to pressing environmental issues. Francis went to great lengths to cite the words and ideas of his pontifical predecessors, and the insights of 18 bishops' letters from around the world. Thus, the pope is drawing on earlier church documents that have already highlighted the environment. This is a strategic move lest the encyclical be seen as radical or out of sync with church teachings.

Turkson emphasized the pope's concern for transforming reality, rather than simply staying on the level of ideas. Such transformative action, he observed, will be plural and trans-national. Practical proposals need to be developed that bring together science and religion, technology and philosophy, culture, economics and politics, and the individual and the group.

Father John Chryssavgis, theologian and adviser to the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew, of the Greek Orthodox Church, responded to Cardinal Turkson's remarks. He briefly reviewed the historical separation of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy and its recent *rapprochement*. This ecumenical openness is especially evident in the shared ecological concerns of the pope and the patriarch. That they have been criticized for their recognition of the mutuality of social and ecological justice, suggested to Chryssavgis that they have certainly touched on a central problem of our times.

Chryssavgis noted the call of the two religious leaders for preserving nature and serving neighbor. He cited Bartholomew's prophetic naming of intentional environmental damage as "ecological sin." The pope reaffirms this term in the encyclical. Chryssavgis underscored the Christian commitment to compassion for people and planet as emphasizing an incarnational spirituality. In conclusion, he remarked how providential it is that these two bishops are leading their respective churches into the areas of ecological and ecumenical dialogue.

View this report as a PDF:
http://fore.yale.edu/files/Intro_of_Encyclical_at_UN_6-30-15.pdf

Christopher allen and his turtle story

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[0045] A month or two back I was picking up my kids from school. It's across town and they get out an hour apart. So I figured I'd bring the kayaks and goof around in the river by their school, until my daughter got out. So my son and I got out into the water and paddled down this little channel. As we went along, every now and again, we'd come to a log covered with turtles . . . and they'd all jump into the water to hide as we got closer to them.


[0046] Soon we stopped for a moment, and were facing each other on opposite sides of the channel. So I said: [0047] "Hey Chris, what do you feel?" [0048] "Nothing." [0049] "No I mean really, what do you feel" [0050] "What? nothing dad . . . !" [0051] "Really feel yourself . . . deep down . . . . What do you really feel" [0052] "Ok dad, still nothing!!!" [0053] "Ok now look over there," and I pointed out another log covered with turtles . . . . [0054] "So now Chris, what do you feel . . . ?? do you feel the change . . . ?? What has changed inside of you? Do you feel it?" [0055] "yeaaayyy??!!"

[0056] "That's your connection to the turtles, that's their part of God inside of you. That's where you can go to communicate to the turtles . . . they can feel that too, share with them from down there"

[0057] "Oh cool;" was the last thing he said . . . and then we paddled up to them . . . and they all jumped into the water, except one . . . So I turned back to my son.

[0058] "Oh Chris, you need to talk to all of them, not just one" . . . .

[0059] And the Smile on his face, just popped up from ear to ear . . . Wow, was that an awesome experience. I mean to really teach something. so deep and meaningful, where he completely understood it, and put it into practice right then! I've never had anyone listen, believe, or understand anything I said so well (Erix, 2003b).

 Thank You Jesus Christ for Creating The Way of Your Word!

What happened tonight?

I saw the Fourth Fire works with great friends and family!

Chanted to the hidden moon

and posted some pictures

I Love You Dearest Loving Lord Jesus Christ.  What an Awesome life! Thanks

Fourth of July

Well I can talk to this phone and it transcribes it all right now and it takes me 30 seconds. Now I can also with the blogger software I can snap a picture and post it.  Now I can't do it with the software already included, but Facebook and blogger apps can be downloaded for free and presto we are all online:

FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI LYRICS - Holy Spirit

FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI LYRICS - Holy Spirit:
There's nothing worth more
That could ever come close
No thing can compare
You're our living hope
Your presence, Lord
I've tasted and seen
Of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free
And my shame is undone
Your presence, Lord

Thank You Jesus Christ for Creating The Way of Your Word!

We are here for you and are sure that this will all come about to be better than you can ever imagine.  That is what you planned, and what we are all in this for anyway.  No worries.

I am pushing from all sides and kinda annoyed a bit.  It feels like I'm the only one who knows about anything that is happening here.  Like everyone else is lost or clueless and I've got to push to bring things around where we all want to see things!

We are always giving you such deep insights into things that so few understand.  It's not that anyone is clueless, it's just things at a different level.  It's like trying to explain to a fish that they live in water.  The water is all they know, so to explain it as something outside of themselves or as part of something else it not really possible.  They simply do not know anything else, nor can they ever really know anything beyond this experience with what they are.

I get to see my son tonight!  It's so cool he wants to come alone, since we've not had a night to ourselves in months.  How awesome is that.  Exactly what I wanted and he's just soo cool about it

What happened?

It was cool, I stopped to reread what he wrote and he sent another note that he's on his way! !I Love You Dearest Loving Lord Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your presence, Lord