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An Openness to the Spirit

First, I must say I am both thankful and excited to discover this web-magazine, Primum Mobile. About nine months ago I accidently stumbled onto Dr. Louis Markos (via his article, "Myth That Matters") when I was looking for information regarding the similarities between Christianity and mythology and how Christ was the fulfillment of not only Old Testament prophecy but also man's archetypal ideas manifested in myth. I was looking up his website again tonite and saw a link for Primum Mobile. I am absolutely delighted to discover this magazine. It is truly a God-send. I recently completed seminary and was looking for some intellectual and spiritual Christian literature to quench my thirst for good reading! So, I am thankful and delighted to discover this web-mag. I have been voraciously reading as many articles as I can before I retire to bed. And I look forward to breakfast in the morning with Primum Mobile and a cup of strong coffee!

Since I have already used enough space on my gratitude for Primum Mobile, I will only make a comment on the article by Daniel Morgan, "Finding the Church for the First Time."

I appreciated the article on a variety of different levels, especially as regards the openness to the Holy Spirit and to the mention of Early Christian Spirituality. I was able to relate to so much in this article, except that I experienced what was shared in the article in reverse.

I grew up in an evangelical/pentecostal church, where we always had the expectation of the Presence of the Holy Spirit, often to the extremes of looking for His opinion of whether we should eat at Burger King or Taco Bell! Yes, I've seen some very extreme and fringe behaviour take place in the name of the Holy Spirit.

As the years passed, especially during and after Bible College, as my Christian Intellectual development was growing, I begin to question my Christian heritage and largely moved away from the charismatic and evangelical expressions of our common faith; and entered into a more traditional, anglo-catholic communion. Although, I have found myself a minister in the Charismatic Episcopal Church (a church which is both charismatic, evangelical and anglican) it is only slowly that I am returning to an openness to the Ministry and Presence of the Holy Spirit.

I found the article by Daniel Morgan both very interesting and edifying. Plato once said, "Our greatest blessing comes to us by way of madness; provided the madness is given us by divine gift" (Phaedrus, 244). St. Paul was no less daring when he spoke of the foolishness of the cross (1 Cor 1.18-31), walking in the Spirit (Romans 8) or of the Divine Madness of the living in the Holy Spirit, "For if we are out of our minds it is for God" (2 Cor. 5.13).

Living for Christ is foolishness to the eyes of the world; and trusting in the Presence of the Holy Spirit is life on the edge! Thanks be to God for His genuine "Divine Madness;" and as Mr.Morgan said, "Thanks be to God for His indescribale gift!"

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