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In An Orderly Manner

Dedicated to; together, gathering together in our own homes, in our own neighborhoods, over a common (potluck) meal, to seek and manifest a more perfectly coalesced spiritual moral will of the people relative to the recognition, preservation and furtherance of an attitude of overwhelming love and respect for the sanctity of innocent unique unborn human life.  Gathering on fifth Wednesday evenings, often enough to maintain continuity of thought, but not so often as to become intrusive.

When we gather together each one should bring food (material which feeds and supports the body, mind or spirit).  Food for common physical nourishment.  Food for common mental or spiritual nourishment.

Each should bring; a song/saying, a rhyme/rap, an educating/informing disclosure, and/or an interpretation to share. 

Let everything be relevant, constructive, edifying and for the good all. 

If someone wants to speak let the circular cluster be limited to three to seven manifestants, participants.

If someone wants to speak in a foreign language let the number be limited to two or three, and then let one interpret and explain what is said for all, to understand.  But if there is no interpreter it is best that the one who can only speak in a foreign language be quite as there will only be confusion.

Let only two or three, (in the circular cluster), who are inspired to communicate (mutually exchange and scrutinize ideas) speak in turn, while the rest pay attention and weight and discern what is said.  But if an inspired thought comes to another who is sitting in the circle then let the first be silent and all lessen to the inspiration, until all who are inspired to speak to the issue have had a turn. 

If a particular gathering has more than one circular cluster, then only the consensually chosen communicator of the respective clusters should communicate the consensus of that cluster to/from the other clusters.

For in this way we can share and seek the truth one by one, (face to face, shoulder to shoulder) so that all may learn, and all be stimulated and encouraged. 

Thus the gathering is not under the unknowing speaker's control but under the Will of The Spirit (The Spirit giving birth to the spirit.) and consensus is reached not in confusion and disorder, but by peace and order.

When the cluster is representative of several households, then, in the custom of the era, let each household discuss among themselves, and only the consensually chosen communicator of the respective household relay the consensus of that household to the cluster.  Even if they must wait until the next gathering, so the household may have an opportunity to derive a consensus in the privacy of their own home.

The Manifestry Gathering is to be a time of pure and sincere intent.   Of seeking (The Will Of The Holy Spirit Of God), of applying, of manifesting (making evident/clear to the minds and senses with others) common inter spiritually derived opinions, beliefs, and/or convictions in a non-confrontational manner.  It is not to be a time for teaching, preaching, and worshiping, nor a time for evangelizing, soliciting and campaigning.  Let those with ulterior motive(s) be silent.

(Modified Application of;  Acts 2, I Corinthians 14, Colossians 3, Ephesians 5)