Is the Spirit calling us, as he called St. Francis, to “rebuild my church which is in ruins,” by establishing outposts of God’s love in the abandoned places of Empire?
Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan. To Baghdad and Beyond: How I Got Born Again in Babylon. (Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2005) 108
Long-ing For Life 
Yes, as a matter of fact, he is.
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