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The Lost Art of Conversation

from Revolution of the Heart by Fr Mark

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The Lost Art of Conversation was a track from ages ago, that was conceptually as obvious as the title. Yet, as I had meditated on Verbum Dei, the Vatican II document on Divine Revelation, I perceived that Christ, who is God's full Revelation, actually enables authentic conversation and communion to happen. So I distilled much of the theology of that document in rhythm & rhyme.

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The current incident now present unlike any other in our common recollection
Like a meaningless hustle multimedia distractions postmodernism disconnected
Concerned with the latest gimmicks and corrupt motives unsure of our intention
Without a split second to breathe in the substance and begin to ask a question
An incredible contact with miscellaneous languages dialects and expressions
While fears of overpopulation gives way to individualism sterile childlessness
A multitude of lexicons are expressed in a variety of media document systems
While every human person is busy proclaiming self all are too busy to listen
And the universe is more vast then we could imagine or even comprehend
The trivial insignificance of humankind becomes newly recognized in emphasis
Unsuccessfully mapping our humanity on statistics equations graphs and charts
Standing alone under the massive sky of stars like conversations a lost art

In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God initiates the cosmos a spoken word to dialogue with His beloved creation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
It pleased God to make known his sacred will and share with us the divine nature
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God sent His only Son into Time and Space with us to begin a conversation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
So frequently preached but infrequently heard an evangelical proclamation

The people of Babylon constructed a tower to reach higher then heaven grasp
With the efforts of the communications were the makings of an experiential asp
In the midst of the massive conversation that nobody would understand
Until the Spirit breathed on Human flesh into the New Creation in God's Land
A definitive event the Incarnation and starlight shone brilliantly over sand
God's Divine word fully and unequivocally revealed in the one who is fully man
Two natures Divine and Human united entirely consubstantial and intact
Then the Logos recognized by Divine Assistance with an unrecognizable impact
Out of the immensity of all the World was chosen a people to carry out the act
And spread the Word across the man-made borders and speak on God's behalf
The synthesis of the Prophetic statements in ancient times now were again cast
Spoken by the Divine Spirit written through the experience of the Apostolic hand
The memory of the Disciples transcribed where timeless and sacred truths reside
For they had seen and touched the complete manifestation of God's Light
Made real in flesh in this gospel proclamation a hidden miracle a small child
In signs wonders and preaching the kingdom crucified and Risen to New Glorious Life

In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God initiates the cosmos a spoken word to dialogue with His beloved creation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
It pleased God to make known his sacred will and share with us the divine nature
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God sent His only Son into specific Time and Space with us to begin a conversation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
So frequently preached but infrequently heard an evangelical blessed proclamation

Those caught in deception would be cured in truth if they Listen and Read
The Word God, the power, majesty and excellence of God who would achieve
Spoken and spread by himself in history for the salvation of all those who believe
Thus We come face to face with the glory full of grace and truth we have seen
Meditate now on the sacred transcribed salvation of past we enter the presence
So Christ would make a dwelling among us in our hearts this moment this instant
In the fullness of time, the Word one with God was Incarnate in flesh
In our deepest selves, Christ would establish his reign the kingdom of the blessed
So the Spirit begins to pray in us, animating God's people edified with inspiration
So thus in a Sacred Space Sacred Revelation itself lays theologies foundation
Alive and active it must be lived and proclaimed in the liturgy prayed with veneration
Revelation incarnated today as the Word is translated and preach to all the nations
So pick up the Sacred Scriptures with extreme caution, reverence and mystery
For to hear the words proclaimed, are to hear the voice of God alive in our history
It is a dangerous endeavor that inconveniences our ignorance and common misery
When in quiet Lectio Divina we contemplate and are consumed into holy Divinity

In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God initiates the cosmos a spoken word to dialogue with His beloved creation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
It pleased God to make known his sacred will and share with us the divine nature
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
God sent His only Son into specific Time and Space with us to begin a conversation
In the beginning was the Word one with God Christ the fullness of God's revelation
So frequently preached but infrequently heard an evangelical proclamation

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from Revolution of the Heart, released July 10, 2012
Rhythms & Rhymes: Bro Mark, Cuts: DJ Tony Sleez, For More: The Second Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation.

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