What is to be gained by refusing the Father's gifts? "A closed hand quickly becomes a fist; an open hand reaches to caress. "
The priests will tell you they have the Father's gifts locked up in their chapels and tabernacles, and they are the ones who choose to whom these gifts are given. But they lie!! Do you think grace can be contained and rationed? Only items that are rare and sparse can be doled out to those deemed worthy. My Father's gifts are overflowing and abundant and everywhere, like loaves and fishes feeding thousands, like wine from water bringing joy and elation to wedding guests for a month! Not only is the father's mercy and forgiveness abundant, but so is his joy and laughter. His laughter!! Have you not heard the sound of our Father's laugh? What have you been listening to?
He longs to sing and dance with us, to toast the beauty of his rainbows and flowers. And in moments of his own drunken glory he will fling stars across the sky and laugh -- yes, LAUGH ---- as we "ooh" and "aaah."
Why kneel in a dark, damp, gloomy church, wailing and moaning over "your sins?" Do you really believe the Father is there?
Look in the eyes of your beloved, the smiles of the children, the serenity of your elders, the passion of lovers. Tell me: where do you think the Father is to be found?
Scroll 5: 10 -16
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