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10/ The signs we seek are already here. We scroll past Gaza, look for angels but not at the poor, wait for trumpets—while the Spirit groans in tongues we will not hear. Still, the fire burns on.

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5/ This is not panentheism-lite nor spiritualized techno-optimism. It is a Spirit-Christology for a groaning creation. Not all things yet shine with their created glory—but all remain within reach of the fire. Pentecost seeks out all that can burn with love.
Image of fire and rose, with calligraphy: “And all shall be well, all manner of things shall be well when the tongues of flames are in-folded into the crowned knot of fire and the fire and the rose are one. - T.S. Eliot”
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Copy of tweet here: 5/ This is not panentheism-lite nor spiritualized techno-optimism. It is a Spirit-Christology for a groaning creation. Not all things yet shine with their created glory—but all remain within reach of the fire. Pentecost seeks out all that can burn with love. Image of fire and rose, with calligraphy: “And all shall be well, all manner of things shall be well when the tongues of flames are in-folded into the crowned knot of fire and the fire and the rose are one. - T.S. Eliot”

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 20 May 2025

6/ You? You're in a moment where action matters. That’s where the messianism is - seizing the #now to #InterruptHistory. #MessianicExperience? It never comes by waiting. It has to be enacted and its moment is only ever #now. #NewWorldCreation

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