[Sundaycommunity] Mardi Gras Tuesday, Feb. 22

[Dave Snelgrove]

Wish you a revelatory yet peace filled time.  Rosemary

On Wed., Jan. 11, 2023, 12:56 p.m. John Scandiffio via Sundaycommunity, <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Marsi Gras Feb. 21
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> Hi all. my Irish side has pancakes with maple syrup on  Shrove Tuesday.
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> Today’s Gospel’s reading, Mark.1, 29 - 39 involved Jesus and his power
> over demons.
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> It’s time for this fellow to prepare for a forty day retreat this Lent. My
> last attempt at the retreat was during Advent, to have the Spirit open its
> light. The Spirit happened ,so gentle , on the Wednesday of the last week
> of the four week retreat.  A reality check on my physical powers at
> retreats.
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> Why retreat this Lent ?  I am searching for the eye of the Holy Spirit to
> match it with the eye of the Demon.  Straight on no withering retreat.  It
> is just to hold my ground with Jesus help? not to defeat the Demon but to
> love the Demon’s children.
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> By chance I had the opportunity to meet one of the Demon’s children of
> Haitian authority.  It was a truly stunning awakening. A Haitian Voodoo
> priest.  Her gaze caught me for a few seconds, I had two grocery bags and
> a back pack, while I was choosing which door to enter the subway train.  We
> did not meet eye to eye. I entered the nearest door and took a free seat
> for seniors beside a fellow with my grocery bags on the floor.
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> Oh oh, my side view told me the priest was at a close right angle facing
> me. Two older women were across the aisle, somewhat attentive.  The man
> beside me rose and went past me back in the car. Oh, oh again. why did he
> change seats?
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> The priest ordered me, “move over there” to the vacant seat. I had only
> one stop to go and said to her, “hasn’t your mother ever told you to say
> please”.
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> This is a line I heard from a good friend when she looked in my fridge for
> something to drink.  I asked her” can’t you say please”.  Please, I
> learned from my mother.  My friend said “her mother never taught her to
> say please”.  A deep serious answer.  Please may not come easy.
>
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> The onslaught by the priest was a lesson on crucifixion . The priest
> ohming howl, clicking teeth dancing snapping hands , humming words in
> Voodoo, French and finally English, a towering blast from above.
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> By the time it was over my head , and arms had been cut of my torso, a
> bloody offering to her Demon god.
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> I talked to friend about it and she warned not to seek more on the event.
>  I called the Flynns , past members of our community. John Flynn warned
> me in the past not to go wandering on Halloween.  Joselyn was great. She
> said trust a community of genuine friends.
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> Last week I was on a street car. A large woman was across from me.  She
> was carrying a great load of  many bags strewn on the seat and floor. She
> was talking on a cell phone about family being ready to feed her grand
> children in twenty minutes.  I lowered my head, closed my eyes and
> offered a prayer to levity the weight she carried.  She started to sing,
> shape fingers in zeros, pointing and singing while looking at me.  I
> looked back, eye to eye, a good grand mother,maybe Haitian, woman.
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> I’m excited to start the retreat for Lent.
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> Pax
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> John Scandiffio
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> Sent from my iPhone
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