Advocacy and Our Life of Faith

Attendees: Marilyn Cass, Janice Tufte, Cathy Whitmore, B.J. Elliott, Skye Burn, Madelyn Fox, Pam Hallmark, Milt Markowitz, Kevin Audleman, Tony Salvata, Greg Speltz, Alice Wolt, Peter Wright

 

Draw/hope to learn

How to find voice (How to, listen to own heart)

Relate to Prophets

I like the concept of being a prophet – It is the right responsibility for all

Try not to live with expectations

Believe in the prophet within

We are the government, we are the church.

We need to know how to crystallize our personal voice and vision

We must understand how the good Lord works through people.

Advocacy – speaking our truth of what I am

Who we think is the prophet within?????

 

“Social Ministry” (Names of the Anguished)

 
Four pieces of the Frame

We are part of the three traditions of the Abrahamic faith  which truly lifted up the prophets noted Rabbi Abraham Heschel “Prophets not motivated by anguish, they were motivated by the pain of others”

Prophetic Criticism

Moved by compassion which is the first step in developing a prophetic voice.

Trust other forces also moving  and speak the truth in love to power

Point towards hope through prophetic energy putting the wind back into the sails og the community

The Prophets were deeply committed to non-violence and soul-force.

 

 

Prophet in us is the spirit of God in the world

Why would one want to speak and become a “prophet within” when world is hard on prophets?

We don’t seem to have leadership

Collective prophets?????

Many sense prophet is akin to originality

Frightening, new things happen, poise begins to work

Collectively we are in that place of originality to speak/act as one will come

Responsibility to speak in our prophetic voice

Institutions tend to support the status quo

If we are looking for leaders to change, we are not living our prophetic institution

Grow to trust the spirit that resides within.

Round robin input

Communal collective

Prophetic intuition

Struck by notion lack of prophecy due to fear

Voice of prophecy needs to come from love of earth , not fear.

Bill Grace forming Deep Hope Institute

Have to look at future of children

All of us are just as responsible

We have to change the mindset

We must make serious effort to walk the talk.

Aim correctly

Thankful to be here to be living dream

Now I can put my time and passion into living

Refilling glass with events like this

My hope is that interfaith dialogue is the next prophecy

It seems that everybody follows prophets with the big names, Our own prophetic voices requires a nudge

God needs whole people