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Creating a Family Revelation Rhythm
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Creating a Family Revelation Rhythm
My personal practice of Revelation Rhythm happens very organically — that is as-needed, woven into conversations, ponderings, research and writing, and other activities throughout my day. This has worked well with my frequently irregular schedule, but it hasn’t been so great for my family — especially my children.
While praying about this today, the following passage came to mind:
6 These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; 7 and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates. (Deut 6:6-9 WEB)
This sounds similar to my own organic approach, only applied to transferring the words and commands of YHWH intergenerationally. The point seems to be weaving revelation into all family patterns.
This would practically and naturally fulfill the “Shema” of verses 4-5:
Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one. 5 You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
I may be making too much of poetic language, but I’m pondering why different verb imagery is used for different activities:
- All the activity could be united by the central purpose “teach diligently”.
But a parent might teach diligently by:
- Talk — for low-intensity activities of moving around and resting.
- Bind — for work (hands) and perception (eyes)
- Write — for portals and transitions
“Talk” is, in my mind, constant discussion compatible for life activities requiring low cognitive load. “Bind” would allude to setting the boundaries of work and perception through revelation. “Write” would be publishing a standard so everyone (us and others) would see the declared standards of the spaces we transition between.
I’m going to be thinking about how to try to “operationalize” this over the next week or two with my kids.
Stay tuned…
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This discussion was modified 2 weeks, 4 days ago by
Ben.
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I had a chance to Talk with @Etcetera as we sat in the house: https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/eco/forum/discussion/with-the-economic-heart-of-god/
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