kaleidoscoping .. . . .... . .. .

                                                                            (not my pic)
now that i'm paying attention ....
i see more and more butterflys

they're everywhere

and i usually don't see many at one time
just 1 or 2 here and there  ...
seems they're not much into 'kaleidoscoping', 'lekking', 'swarming' or 'rabbling'
... at least, not around here

those terms refer to the gathering of butterflies
(as in 'flock' or 'herd')
and each term has an underlying meaning
... they don't simply mean 'group'

for instance, 'rabble' denotes a swarm of animals or insects; a crowd or array of disorderly people; a disorderly collection; a confused medley.

... i take this to refer to the seeming random frolicing

as they flip and flutter - 
the confused group medlying to their own tune

'lekking' refers to the practice of gathering

... i like

it speaks to community

sharing life

'swarning' denotes movement, albeit in the same place, or movement in the same general direction, as in migration
they're busy

i haven't found a similar definition for 'kaleidoscope' ...

however, one dictionary defines it, in part, as constantly changing pattern or sequence of objects or elements

wonderful desriptive

selah

... i increasingly see evidence of movement in an old/new direction

in 'christianity'

little groups of people are moving

trying to be Jesuses to their neighbours

trying to manifest in some small way

what the kingdom looks like

and too, there are writing members

who tell about what's going on

and try to explain why it's going on

and how it all points to the kingdom

as in 'thy kingdom come'

so there's this movement

and the journey is creating a community that journeys together

ya, they look a bit like rabble

just ordinary folk

and they look confused at times

as they try to figure which way to go

but that frolicing

that flipping and fluttering

is beautiful to behold

for the way of 'christianity' has been rabbit-trailed

and doesn't look/smell/taste/sound/feel like Jesus

for the most part

in fact the rotting smell of it
has left a bad taste in the mouths of the onlookers

there needed to be re-think

and somebodys are rethinking

and re-looking

and re-examining

and re-storing

and re-theologizing

and re-teaching

... re-Jesusing

......

and it's all very cool

if you ask me

and methinks i see Jesus looking over the balustrade

watching

and pumping his fist

saying "yes! that's what i'm talkin' bout!"

there is movement

and even though it looks random

there is an underlying organisation in it

a vision

a common motivation

to see Jesus in every one

to be Jesus to every one

to bring Jesus to every one

for the ultimate allelujah-ing of God

the source

selah

.~:~.. .. . . ..~:~.. . .. . . .. ....~:~

butterflies may be a bit flimsy

look like they haven't got a care in the world

nothing to do but flicker and flitter and flip

but they're beautiful

and they often turn my mind towards God

and think how incredible he is

how wonderful

as his creation sings it loud

and bold

butterflies rock

and the ones i like to kaleidoscope with
are rabble-ing towards a kingdom
bringing it on
inviting it

living it

i pray it keeps rockin'
in Jesus' name

peace