Edited edition of Family Tradition Commentary - The Artform of Intercession

Four days ago, I was shopping at a discount store, when a horrible rendition of Silent Night played. I received a picture in my mind of a man in his fifties, shooting himself in the head. That was the inspiration for the post. It was originally a 'character development' piece about a man who had incessant thoughts, then shot himself, and ironically Silent Night played. As I began to document it, there was an expansion that included the wife and children.

After the post was finally published, I witnessed a news report that was eerily similar. Here's the news report: http://www.aolnews.com/tag/clay+duke 

The comparisons (including symbolism) are:

• couple in their mid fifties
• wife surrounded by children that are not her own
• Zavier translates house, the man's name was Clay
• man shot himself in the head
• V for Vendetta / the birth of Justice
• man went upstairs / man went to board meeting (symbolic)
• Marian having to relieve herself / Ginger L had to 'do something' - both confront situation
• The Sound of Music- the theme of finding salvation in another geographical place / Rebecca, Clay's wife was looking for work in another area when the incident occurred
• in both instances, Justice is conceived in the error of the man's ways

(The points didn't translate using cut +paste, which is kind of cool b/c now you can do your own comparisons. As you view/read the newsclips you may want to take analytical notes  ex. V for Vendetta. The idea is to perceive it point by point, rather than with the vision for the whole situation. That will come later. I took a course from an accredited Christian ministry on dream interpretation, and am applying what I learned here.)

I believe I was interceding for the situation. Intercession is not a boring ritual of repeating liturgys over and over again. Intercession is like lovemaking that occurs between a married couple.* It is a 'getting to know one another' at an intimate level. God shares a little detail. As we let the detail develop, He continues to share. We continue to respond. At its conclusion, the natural confirms the event. While the saving of lives is of course important, the intercession on a personal note, is not about what happened. (After the man shot himself, every one accredited God with the protection of their lives.)
Intercession is about relationship between God and prayee being cultivated.  I really love creative writing, but it does not compare with the knowledge that My Love shared his secrets with me.

One final note: When I was originally composing the blog, the wife was speaking with an older boy while the girls watched the movie. I could not fit it into the story, but I wonder if there originally was a young man (perhaps as a security guard) in the event.

¹⁹ I will betroth you to me forever;
   I will betroth you in^[e] righteousness and justice,
   in^[f] love and compassion. ²⁰ I will betroth you in^[g] faithfulness,
   and you will acknowledge the LORD. Hosea chapter 2

 Because it is personal, we all hear from God in different ways. The sweet thing about Him is even when we are not in a committed relationship with Him, He still communicates with us. It is my prayer that you will now be more aware of how He is speaking to you. No matter how you respond, I also hope you will know He is without partiality listening to you.