2nd Trinity November
Rev. 3, 1-6, (Sardis) or
Rev. 3, 14-22 (Laodicea)
Rev. 3, 1-6, (Sardis)
And to the angel who penetrates the congregation of
Sardis write:
Thus speaks he who has power over the seven
creating spirits of God and over the seven stars: I know the consequences of
your deeds, for one says of you that you live, and yet are dead. Awaken, and
strengthen what remains in you, that is otherwise about to die, for I have not
found that your works possess reality before my God.
Remember how you were once receptive for all the
workings of the spirit, and for all words which came from the spirit. Care for
them in your soul in inner loyalty. Change your heart and mind.
If however you do not awaken, I will come over you
suddenly like a thief, and you will not know at which hour I will come over
you.
But you have some names in Sardis whose souls have
not been darkened by illusion and addiction to the senses. They will walk with
me in white garments, for they are worthy of them.
He who overcomes, he shall be clothed with white
garments, and I will not wipe out his name from the Book of Life. I will speak
out his name and acknowledge him before my Father and his Angels. He who has
ears to hear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches.
2nd November Trinity
Revelation 3: 1-6, to Sardis
Sunflowers are so called because they keep moving their
faces toward the sun in its course across the sky. They know that their life
and strength, their power to live, comes from the sun. Anchored on the earth,
it is their ability to orient themselves toward the sun that helps keep them
alive.
The creating words and the creative working of the spirit are
what keep our spirits, our souls and our bodies alive. The Creating Word is our
spiritual sun. Anchored here on the earth, the light of the Word of God keeps
us alive.
The reading today reminds us to remember: ‘Remember how you
were once receptive for all the workings of the spirit, and for all the words
that came from the spirit. Care for them in your soul in inner loyalty. Change
your heart and mind.’ Rev 3:3
Our spiritual Sun is calling to us. It is asking us to
remember Him, to remember the Logos, the creating Word of God, who took on
human form. He is asking us to remember the source from which our lives flow, our
spirit-sun, and to turn our faces toward Him.
We know this; it is natural to forget. But it is up to us to
remember, to turn our will toward a conscious re-connecting. Only thus can we
continue to truly live. Only thus can Christ community grow.
And so, in the words of the poet, we might also hear further
words of the spirit-sun speaking to us:
May the light of your soul guide
you.
May the light of your soul bless
the work
you do with the secret love and
warmth of your heart.
….May the sacredness of your work
bring healing, light and renewal to those
who work with you and to those who
see and receive your work.[1]
