45     REVIVAL  

KEY CONCEPTS:  religion, tradition, mercy, alliance, spiritual fruitage, ritual, guidance, ministering to the unfortunate, marriage vows, redemption, conversion, proselytizing. (Corresponds to Hierophant)

MESSAGE:  Revival calls lost sheep back into the fold, providing restoration of spiritual vigor and reawakening zeal.  During Revival, this pastor shakes his congregation into fervor, promoting repentance and allocating life-restoring forgiveness.  Passion is contagious:  it brings new lambs to the flock while revitalizing dedication. 

We may discern real prophets by their fruits.   Results of the faithful path haloes an adherent with radiance.  Enlightenment is attractive; it brings joy to those who attain it. It gives them ability to share blessings of faith with the world.  True wisdom-keepers naturally rise into leadership roles…not just as ritualized religious figures, but as unwavering mentors initiating followers into sacred tenets of the church.  Revival highlights tension between ritual-based traditions and the simpler path of following inner guidance. Do you want to conform to this world, or be transformed by a Revival within your consciousness?  Share reverence with your community, but remember there’s no point in proselytizing to anyone already walking the spiritual path.  Have you lately been preaching to the choir?  A million roads exist to carry us to the same destination.  You can’t convey any soul to their bliss; but you can always trust the Infinite source. It helps each of us find the way.

Today, Revival guides you to take notice of ritual.  It could even nudge you to officialize that bond by tying the knot.  Examine sacred rites and traditions--including marriage vows--do they feel right?  Do they enliven your faith, or dampen it?  Miracles, not vain repetition, demonstrate Divinity. It’s fine to savor incense or harken to heavenly harps--but when rituals distance us from Spirit, they’ve lost their way.  Revival shows Infinite Love is omnipresent.  Under the stars, under the tent or in the church, gospel reads the same.  Open your heart to fulfill your sacred purpose. The Infinite exists in Spirit form; praying aright means praying only for things of the spirit.  If you’re folding your hands for church bells, new pews or rectory repairs, you’ve gone astray.  Offer thanks, ask forgiveness, or seek revelation; these are the sacred qualities of the Infinite Source. 

RELATED SITES:   SAN MIGUEL MISSION, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (ONE OF THE OLDEST STANDING CHURCHES IN THE USA); SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE HIGHWAYS, RAYMOND, IL; WORLD’S SMALLEST CHURCH, WINSLOW, AZ:  GIANT CROSS, GROOM, TX; REV. ORAL ROBERTS FAMOUSLY HELD TENT REVIVALS ON ROUTE 66, NOTABLY IN AMARILLO, TX; ORU’S PRAYER TOWER AND GARDENS PROVIDES A LOVELY STOP FOR THE PIOUS A FEW MILES OFF ROUTE 66 IN TULSA, OK.