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"..that we are destined for something greater,
that our hope is built on nothing
less than
the transforming power of Jesus
Christ"...Luca
NEWSLETTERS
August 16, 2006
Dear friends and family,
I hope that each of you is experiencing
the
hope and destiny found in Christ.
I do not
want to write an unnecessarily
long letter,
however I know that many people
have been
curious about the events surrounding
my life,
and the direction in which I
am headed.
For close to three months I was
expecting
that art school was the open
door that would
keep me here in India. It seemed
at the time,
that being enrolled in a college
would provide
a place for me to exist naturally
doing something
that I love. It also seemed like
a good way
to get integrated into the student
community.
I spent some time looking into
different
schools and finally found a place
that felt
good in Delhi. But at the end
of June it
became painfully clear that I
had neither
the heart, nor the desire to
fulfill a four
year degree course, and that
if my intention
to enroll was half-hearted, then
my admission
to the school would be under
false pretence,
unlikely to be blessed by the
Divine. So
I chose to discontinue my inclination
toward
pursuing school, and instead
try looking
for some better ideas, ideas
that would have
the endorsement of my heavenly
Father, the
stamp of his approval, and also
fit with
the gifting/talents that he has
invested
in me.
Over the past month I have been
given some
extremely marvelous times of
inspiration
out of which some very plausible
ideas have
taken shape, however I’ve also
reached some
of the lowest places of discouragement
and
disillusionment. Weighing out
all things,
and attempting to be optimistic,
I have decided
to return to the States for a
time. My flight
will arrive on the 19th of September,
and
from there I desire to head toward
Arizona
to spend time with my sister,
and if possible,
acquire some work. There is a
short stop
over in Thailand for two weeks
before reaching
the States. I will be spending
time with
artists and friends exploring
the theme of
justice, and also possibly attending
one
“Micah” conference.
I appreciate all your prayers
and thoughts
for me. I ask that the gracious
God would
cause his Light to illuminate
each of your
hearts, and give you peace.
All 4 Him,
Luca
Learning to love the same dust
that our Guru
has walked upon, we continue
on...
And the path is ever winding
ahead,
Who can say where it may lead;
And though the pilgrim finds
no bed,
He counts his soul to have been
freed.
Feb 21, 2006
To all follower of the Sathya Marg (True
Way)
My greetings and blessings to
you all…
I am fully aware that much time
has expired
since last any communication
of
substance was delivered from my side. The
reason being, I had very little
of lasting impact to share.
However, over the past month
and a half the
Great One has so influenced me
in the practical application
of thought that
I now feel at liberty to
expound upon some experiences
with you.
Prior to all things said, I thank
the Father
of the heavenly lights for each
one remembering me and offering
words of
encouragement and grace on my
behalf.
You are like a crisp and cold
pool of refreshment
in the arid wilderness of
this world.
In your friendship I find great
strength
and confidence.
My Best Friend’s Wedding
On the third of January this
year my best
friend Narendra was married to
a
lovely woman of exceptional character
and
radiant joy. I have no misgivings
in saying that initially the
news of his
betrothal caused a sense of great
discouragement in me. Such investments
made
in establishing these rare
relationships that stand for
something, AND
THEN in one fell swoop the pot
is taken, luck has run out, and
your left
wondering why you ever risked
so
much on a single pair of sixes.
It sounds
like the selfish sonnet of a
seemingly disgruntled gambler
I know, but
what’s the point in trying to
cover over the immensity of emotion
invoked
by events such as these.
Despite these inner feelings,
I had resolved
within myself that marriage is
in fact a blessing, and that
no greater woman
could ever exist for my friend
then the one he’d found. I arrived
in to
find preparations in full swing,
and many wonderful people involved
in making
this time a special one. In
what we understand to be the
end, we find
the beginning, and its resplendent
contribution to relationship
is in truth
the presence leading us from
the
illusion of pretence to the intended
path
of perfection. I know that this
union will testify of truth in a most pristine
place. All those involved,
and attended were themselves
thoroughly blessed.
Thank you Lord for your intimate dealings
with us,
for leading the children
from that which distracts
to the dimensions of Destiny.
January 7th – February 5th
After the marriage, I travelled
south to
the sea-shores of Goa, where
I
intended to call upon the Creative
Spirit
for inspiration in the form of
art.
Many ideas have been floating
around in my
head, but producing them in
the physical realm has always been the challenge.
I am pleased to say that
the month was such a marvellous
success,
not only by my standards, but
also
with regard to things divinely appointed.
Our Master has so opened my heart
to understanding the role that
women and
men play in transcribing the
unique
aspects of the God as they in
their creation
distinctly represent the Image.
What extreme misconceptions we
as the body
have had in determining the roles
for the sexes.
Where ignorance thrives folly
is sure to
find a foothold.
And so, to date the Temple is
segregated
by an inaptitude for integration.
This not only applies to the
relationships
between the sexes, but serves
to
facilitate the lager metaphor
in which diversity
and difference build the
platform upon which we prolific
pastors relate
Truth.
Now often I see, and have myself
participated
with those who rather than
embrace difference under the
abundant arms
of grace choose to fear, and
in
turn oppose it.
But I tell you followers of the
Faith that
the day has come
for judgements and presuppositions
to be
torn down. When we who claim
to
possess truth fail to sincerely,
and optimistically
integrate it into the
practical spheres of life – Truth
avails
itself of those who are
optimistically open to its application.
I have beheld within the “institution”
the
dangerous disease of conformity,
which seeks to segregate by the
criteria
of difference rather than unite
all
things under the Head, who himself pervades
all things...
Forgive the
ravings of one provoked to insanity,
but
it’s the same Spirit that you
claim
allegiance to birthing these
pains within
my heart, so I’ll continue…
Individualism has now become
a term of endearment
to the contemporary
chrsitian who seeks to be safe
within the
confinement of a cramped spirit
and a restricted consciousness…
Them, and
us is just the mentality that
serves to conform the efficiencies
of Divine
Body to the single celled
organism.
The system is controlled by the
prevailing
trends of fashionable thought.
Someone has a good idea today,
and it’ll
be a christrian bookstore’s best
seller tomorrow, then the following
year
a three-part manual complete
with
journal.
Why all the second-guessing and
fear?
Why every Sunday listening to
mandates and
seven steps proposals to a
liberated spiritual existence?
(Sigh)
All this to say that there is
a voice waiting
to be heard. A voice to free
the disciple from the darkness
of delusion,
and usher him into the sacred
light of Truth;
A voice to welcome in the light
of dawn after
the long dark hours of
political process, and identity
born of religious
regulation;
Like a mother at the cradle of
her child
comforts, and removes all traces
of
terror, so the voice proclaims that
‘God is over all’
If you’ve read to this point I’m impressed!
You may be interested to know
that I’m currently in Delhi,
looking into
avenues for pursuing the arts.
I
would be most grateful if you
would continue
to invest prayers into the
kingdom on my behalf, especially
in the area
of incorporating passion, and
talents into the realm of kingdom
reality.
Also, please ask that wisdom
would be given
to me in the specific ways that
I communicate the person and
presence of
my Guru to the people who so
desperately seek to know Him.
I’ll close with a Vedic prayer:
He who is One, and who dispenses
the inherent
needs of all peoples and all
times;
Who is in the beginning and the end of all
things,
may he unite us with the
bond of truth,
of common fellowship,
of righteousness.
All 4 Him,
Luca
Learning to love the same dust
that our Guru
has walked upon, we continue
on...
And the path is ever winding
ahead,
Who can say where it may lead;
And though the pilgrim finds
no bed,
He counts his soul to have been
freed.
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