Do you know community will bring the necessity

Thank You Jesus Christ for Creating The Way of Your Word! Wow, a quick little break now as I'm been running all day again. I'm really happy with my classes, but certainly have too much to do. I've got several students proposing something pretty cool, and several more who have suggested things I am really familiar with. That is kinda cool. 

I feel like I'm always running and really have a lot to do. I guess I love to be back in the same place that I started here after High School. I was even happy to hear that my son is looking to teach again. Yes, I spoke to him again, but not Emily in a while. It's weird I speak to one or the other, but never both consistently. I wonder what that's about? I always thought they were closer to god than I could ever be. But then Chris decided no way and Emily just doesn't want to talk or share that deeply anymore.

I'm really wondering more and more. As I grow and share more with people at church and the Prayerline, I seem to remember and learn more about myself all the time. I mean, I have had some serious trauma in my life over and over again. But honestly those individual experiences that seem crazy and extreme for a day or maybe a week, are really buried between years and years of total bliss. 

What do you mean?

I guess it's really just the reality of my experience. Like my mom died, colleen left and I lost my job in the same week of January 1999. BIG three crazy things happening all at once. Then in 2017 AGAIN, lost job, house and wife; another seriously big three that has killed people before. Course, it makes me wonder about my accident in High School. Maybe that was a big three then too? Lol, yes like lost my job then too, lost all my friends, lol, and lost my freedom!  And I just never recognized it. And that's really what this is all about anyway. How the experiences on the PrayerLine, Schools, Jobs, Church and Home are all teaching and reminding me of things I've done before. It's really stepping back into Childhood and seeing some remarkable experiences.  Or really having times NOW, that remind me of these experiences.  Wow, I called my Emi-em . . . lol, and now have a great big smile on my face.

What else do you remember about these events?

I guess what comes to mind now, is how the Prodigal Son Story hit me in High School and I was soon blessed with “My Big Fat Ram.” Yes, I read the bible story, and knew if God wanted my lazy ass out of the hospital, I figured that the chosen calf wouldn’t suffice, so I needed a BIG FAT RAM. Course, surviving death and walking the streets again, I knew it wasn’t about a four-legged ram to eat, but something else. That ended up being a dream over several years, which was soon revealed as the sweet pretty petite goddess, Maryanne. And similarly my 1999 Big Three Crazy brought me Kathy, another awesome swimsuit model from Hawaii!  I’m certainly not ready for either of them now, but both would likely love this house and lifestyle I’m in now. Course, no one would believe me if I told them either. I’m not sure I believe how awesome this is myself sometimes. Like now, waiting for my next ZOOM student meeting and I want to eat something, but know I need to fast every other day.

I’ve actually had one meal days, and often only fruits and very light meals. But I realize I need to skip days completely or shift myself more than I have. It’s interesting to consider 3 days a week at St Pauls, 3 Days at St Raphaels, 3 days PrayerLine, so I should add 3 days fasting and three days exercising. Course I’ve only missed one day exercising in 2026. Wow, 2026 . . . Not sure what could be next for me, or what I’m really doing. These classes are great, and I love what I’m doing.

But, I certainly don’t anticipate another Big Fat Ram now, nor do I think I could really handle a new one. Funny, I saw a note online where a cute young lady was looking for work, offering to clean, cook, pets, kids and all for a family. I thought that giving my extra room to a maid would be great. Not that I need someone else in my space, but just to have someone who cleans and organizes regularly would be pretty awesome.  I told Larry I could give a girl room and board for twenty hours a week for about a year.

Our time is dominated by a “cult of casual” very far from this spirit of glory and beauty, perhaps especially in our understanding of divine things. This mentality affects how we dress, the way we speak, and even how we understand worship … Exodus 90.

I Love you Lord Jesus. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all this wonderful experience that I have with you.

You need to really step into this more strongly and fearlessly. You still avoid people and you still avoid sharing everything that you can share.

I know I can share more, but this is intimidating still!

We really want you to be free about it, because the Spirit comes so strongly through you.

I get it. I’m working and focused and trying to get more engaged every moment. It’s not easy for me, and I’ve no idea what I’m doing sometimes! Course, I know I’m protected, and I know things always come out in my favor. It’s really kinda crazy all the different things I see and deal with. I mean not just classes and grades . . . Bible studies and church is pushing me into deeper and deeper understanding of my relationship with God. Yes, I always say Jesus, as that’s more personal, and God seems Higher and Mightier, but in fact Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are all One the Loved, Lover and LOVE!

LEARNING AND DISCUSSION:

1. What prevents us from receiving God's mercy?
2. What steps can we take to become reconciled with God and the Church, and stay the wrath of God?
3. How can silence help?

.. What You are is More!

Dick’s lessons 2/12/2026

Lexo DiVina

Divine reading is like deep focused spiritual reading 

Divine Listen to everyone with deep focused Divine Listening- creates understand and creates Relationships

Deep Listening, Holy Listening VS, Blurt Out and LEARN SELF- CONTROL

Answers without a question is seen as manipulation inspiring the Flight or fight RESPONSE!

What happened?

I went to my Thursday Divine Chaplet course after sitting with Dick above. When the ladies started talking about the lessons and their connections to it. Someone spoke up about the Synchronicity she saw with the coming of the Light into the darkness. Of course, there was already a ton of other synchronicities for me. But now I told her about “Scott’s SEEL Light” that came into our Friday Prayer Meeting.

When Scott came in, he said how Father Claudius did this wonderful Homely on Friday February 6th that was speaking of the Great Light in the darkness. And he had had the early morning doing the SEEL lessons seeing that same light. And recognizing the synchronized realizations coming over and over to him.

What happened yesterday?

I actually spoke to Kevin again. I had to tell him about what I learned in Lisette’s class.  I mean, I’ve never had brothers this close. Never a Father. . . lol, funny how many times I’ve said to someone that he sounded like the father I never had. Course, I say women are like my mother all the time, too. And I still get adopted by women who really take a mom role healing, leading and guiding, or wanting to help me and my mom knowing she was really up against a lot with me.

But to recognize that I have a real brother now here in St Pete. Someone NOT trying to cut me and chop me into dog-food. But a real brother who steps-out and really tries to help me. I mean, how Kevin, Todd, Jim, Larry, John, and Bill have really been supportive and strong.  But I guess what actually happened was the DISCOVERY that I really am getting back stable and secure again in my home and life. And I KNOW it’s these Brothers from Saint Raphael’s who have really saved me.

I couldn’t help trying to tell Kevin bits and pieces. . . WITHOUT INTERRUPTING HIM EVERY SECOND . . . And to really share the deep personal love I had from my Church Community.  Several times trying to share this yesterday with Kevin, I got choked-up in tears.  And I admitted I’ve never been busy since the “eric the Engineer” world ended.  So now the Dr. Rafi world that I’m in, with St Pauls 3-days, St Rafe’s 3-Days, Prayerline 3-days, Classes 3-days. . . Biking 3-days, 20x weights daily, swim monthly. . . . lol, yes the regular routine again like in High School.

Course, I also admitted to him that SPC hadn’t paid me yet, so I wasn’t sure if it was even at half the Engineering salary, or less? As weird as it was chatting with him, my iPhone battery died, so the iPhone shut-off. I plugged it in and called him back. . . We chatted a bit more and then I was back in the office grading papers.  When I stopped like now to read, write and study Spirit, I went back to my iPhone and saw this little red note on my USSA Bank as post up here ?!?!?!

What we did was surprise you again. Yes, we really enjoy surprising you. Each time you are so excited and even dumbfounded in surprise. Yes, we have always really enjoyed the extreme joy and bliss that you demonstrate. As Kim demonstrated to you, you really have always known you were gifted and protected, having these positive results all the time. 

Wow, my next bible lesson: He’s going to put me where he wants me to Be! With the joyful mysteries. 

We have been really pleased with all your work and efforts. Here again now, you press on knowing how each step before you will bring you more stability.

Bank?!?!?! Surprises are really cool, I like these and hope to see more.

We have always know what you like. Even Maryanne and Kathy wild have been sisters with the pare style and look about them.

Yes, I wonder about that too. You have said over and over again how my experience now with community will bring the necessity and experience of family again.

We will let you know!

Thank You Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I Love You Dearest Loving Lord Jesus Christ.

Team Collaboration & Tracking

YEAH! Yes, you absolutely CAN!

I have been encouraging everyone to lean into this.  ENCOURAGE PEERS, add to their research, dig deeper!  I’ve even shared class advertisements among my professional peers, inviting them to audit the class.

Why? Because we ENCOURAGE TEAMS! My hope is that a professional might inspire you and your teammates to go beyond a grade, and actually start a real business together.

How to Form and Track Your Team?!

To make sure everyone gets the credit they deserve and to help me track participation, please follow these steps:

1. Invite & Declare: If you are looking for partners or have already formed a group, post a reply in this thread (or any of the specific discussion links) clearly stating desire, or post your team name: Goals, Members, etc...
2. Tag Your Team: In every milestone post (HW01–HW04), list your teammates at the very top (recognize this is your responsibility to make the team KNOWN with discussions and each member must label their contributions with name in title; "GOLD TEAM"
3. The "Participation Math": While you work together on the business concept, the individual workload requirements still apply: ALL ASSIGNMENTS for TEAM include required Post + 2 Replies (with APA references), page counts and all with team name in subject.
4. Yes ONE HW, will work for team, ONE BSN PLAN, meeting all the contributions.
5. ONLY ONE MORE thing is beyond the existing class requirements, EACH TEAM MEMBER must complete peer evaluations

Action Item: If you have a connection—like the one I mentioned between Taylor, Emily, Haylie, Olivia, and Melina—post here now to confirm your "Founding Team" so we can start tracking your progress!

Let’s co-create some world-changing solutions. You can all then reply to the team leader, so this Announcement has three team threads we can all see.  You will also need to share phones numbers, emails and private group chat collaborations and such as appropriate.

YES COOPERATE will beat competition!

Dr. R