From Battle Hymn of the Republic:

"I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel, 'As you deal with my conviverous soul to you my grace shall deal.' Let the hero born of woman crush the serpent with his heel. His truth is marching on."

"Conviverous" refers to the degree we can live in accord with people of other races and cultures. 

All this reading about Azusa Street and Aimee Semple McPherson may be further warping my mind, or it may be allowing some clarity. 

The Azusa Street movement loosed an unparalleled world wide revival.  Aimee's ministry, regardless if we consider spiritual healing miraculous or physiological, was astonishing in its effects, particularly in refreshing the hearts, bodies and spirits of people who hadn't recovered from the traumas of WW I and the 1918 flu epidemic that killed more people than the war had.

And it's reasonable to argue that what propelled those movements was the acceptance and calling together, by William Seymour and Aimee Semple McPherson, of people of all races and classes.

And that helps give me the hope that yesterday's election marks the beginning of a revival and cleansing of our spirits, minds, and institutions.

Olga Savitsky prayed daily for such a revival.  Return for the next post to learn how she found the time and energy to carry on that way.