2024-04-21 A Meditation on That Spirit Regal
“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,” (Eph 6:10-18 ESV)
Regal and servant, it is a Holy brand of Spirit which guides to waters stirred up, pleasant times for God’s labor, broad avenues for work. Regal, in attire befitting of a Reigning King, Queen, the Spirit undoes blockade and remakes a Healing, Forgiving, Suitable enclave. A cloister. A catacombs.
Recruited, and that not with regrets, the ensign does well as a lively contribution, corporate judgment met out, morality and code lived into, each recruit is a servant voice unto the legal enterprise, a Grace contradiction unto the final judgment that says “No”, “Hate”, “Accuse”. Each corporate citizen spells right-judgment unto the malaise or unbelieving lack of a Christ in community. Each community has One to believe in, at large, in the ether, in the stratosphere at least vis-a-vis the prayer-life, upheld lot, of the shared stage and communal font.
Therefore to be under submission may be a mark of legitimacy, legal right, a gathering allowed, a righteous enclave, but too the fly-by-night operation makes leaders of all, of us who make decisions on corporate behalf; of the youth and tutored, or learning and capable, the ensign and the kid in the midst.
In the air, heard ‘round here, is a strange one-upmanship: we thought we’d seen the final days, but hark! Another avenue! Another, yet more, source of Authority and Power, Legitimate, attested to Power! Turtles all the way down, or transitive bequest, power of the keys as afforded unto the fallen disciple remade anew, the staunch Right and Duty to recruit with a word, to attest with a charism, to legalize with a demeanor, infectious demeanor, personal Cross each of us peeping out of through cracks and hidden Grace in the mystery Equation.
Regal outfitted afresh, anew and with Corporate Guile, Blessed Exchange, New Enquiry, Investigation, Discovery, the citizen of the guild and of the home base reckons with so much doubt and so much flat-lining innocuous malaise, but Hark! To the angel armies and to the angel Prayer, peaceful sobriety and efficacy, and getting things done ‘round here! We each of us were Created in the mother’s womb to be Leading Voices and to bear heartfelt testimonials. We each of us on our father’s knee were looking beyond guilt-ridden, implicating doubts, hated righteousness, coerced sins, unto a true Blameless Exchange and New Day, our incautious words forgiven, our Spirit Incorporate and Dynamo, Mutuality, Coevolved, massively synchronized and in lockstep, parallel lockstep, teaming up and getting to the Heart of the matter: that God is for us; that we can dare to believe in a Hereafter, all the more now encouraged by the Day that is with us, all the more lively and spunky, persnippity towards evil but hearty and gregarious towards good.