Recently, I had a dream. A pleasant dream. Nothing monumental or important. Just that I was aware that I was donating a gift to a small town. I don’t even recall the nature of the gift. Actually the town I was in was a little town I knew of vaguely, one that is actually located in the nearby area to where I live, and where I served some of its citizens many years ago. In the dream, I spoke to and made contact with lots of people. Everyone was friendly and had unique characteristics that stood out. They all seemed to go out of their way to speak to me, and I had no problem responding. I felt good. There was a surrounding happiness in all of the conversational exchanges that took place. I felt content but unaware of the nature of the gift I had given them. That was about it. The carryover from that dream upon awakening was that conversation was pleasant, fulfilling, and desirable. It gave me pause to reflect. It led me to consider amplifying its message, and incorporating it into supporting the premise of Relighting Us.
The important aspect that arose from that dream was the connections that conversation established. They matched completely the premise of Relighting Us. Sharing of the good with those close to us. Good that happens in the lifetime we have been given.
To share that good we must first locate it, identify it, understand it, and describe it. When we have done that, we can get together with someone near to us and communicate the good. In so doing we all benefit. Relighting Us, as described in its descriptions is a 21st Century way to do exactly that.
So far, most of our 21st Century means of communication are one way. Basically, watching, listening, and being influenced. The essential element of rewarding conversation, the exchange of good, is mainly missing. Good that has been tested, and found good – to use a religious term: “Kosher.” Kosher means being blessed, being pure, being what is stated. Current 21st Century one way communication leaves much to be desired in terms of purity, honesty, reliability, all the words that can describe blessed.
We have 21st Century tools to communicate with each other. We have various ways to employ those tools. We have Facebook, Twitter, Cable TV, on and on. Communication in the 21st Century is overwhelmingly effective. It is the way of this effectiveness that is the critical issue. Commercial enterprises use it, Politicians use it. Sadly, evil doers and enemies use it as well. We are bombarded with one way messages that seldom provide a full exchange of good. We need to employ all of our 21st Century tools for the implementation of good, and to achieve and attain it.
Relighting Us is one way to do just that. It exchanges good. It restores good. It is a two way communication, not just one way. It requires participation and effort on all sides. It is a self-achieved blessing. You are the one who can make it happen. You are the one who can receive the blessing. It’s a two way deal.
Relighting Us, carried further, provides a way to engage in conversational prayer.