For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who belong to his company experience it. (Wis 2:23-24)
Made in His own image, life, eternal, the nature of the soul of man is imperishable. The body, of this world, is bound to the natural processes of this world, impermanence, cause and effect, rising and falling. Birth, growing, physical corruption through trauma, disease, the whole great cycle that leads to the body's death, just like the fly, the trout, the whale, the maple and all material things including suns. Through forgetting our Father and seeing death on Earth as final, those who keep the company of fear and doubt and Selfishness suffer.
Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. (2 Cor 8:9)
Let it go. Put down all the baggage you accumulate from that whisperer of Lies, the monster of Fear, that false-friend Doubt. The Word born in flesh, the face of the eternal God, the man Jesus, Christ on Earth, should have been the most powerful king, bedecked in jewels and gold, come to avenge and uphold righteousness through the sword. Yet, he did not. A despot would take away our free will. A king would reinforce the false hierarchy of pride. A wealthy man would have created greed and a host of thieves blinded by their own selfish need to secure wealth and to emulate. In poverty, the Christ could show clearly what life truly is and how we can live it as creatures sharing in the nature of the Father. In poverty there is no envy. In poverty there are fewer attachments to all that glitters on Earth. In poverty one can become master of ones own Self and be free, truly free to choose Love before all things.
Do not be afraid; just have faith. (Mk 5:36)
Do not allow death to enter your world, Jesus tells us. Do not dwell in darkness and fear. Do not see that world as random, senseless and uncaring. Let go of these false beliefs which keep you tied to the monster of lies, Jesus seems to be saying, Do not be afraid and be free. Take the faith God freely grants. Try it. Develop it. Practise it. Give thanks for this faith and together we shall grow in it. Compassion and wisdom shall grow. We will not be afraid because truly, there is nothing to fear. And we shall be free to choose our every act from a place of goodness and light and Love.
Deo gratias.
Made in His own image, life, eternal, the nature of the soul of man is imperishable. The body, of this world, is bound to the natural processes of this world, impermanence, cause and effect, rising and falling. Birth, growing, physical corruption through trauma, disease, the whole great cycle that leads to the body's death, just like the fly, the trout, the whale, the maple and all material things including suns. Through forgetting our Father and seeing death on Earth as final, those who keep the company of fear and doubt and Selfishness suffer.
Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. (2 Cor 8:9)
Let it go. Put down all the baggage you accumulate from that whisperer of Lies, the monster of Fear, that false-friend Doubt. The Word born in flesh, the face of the eternal God, the man Jesus, Christ on Earth, should have been the most powerful king, bedecked in jewels and gold, come to avenge and uphold righteousness through the sword. Yet, he did not. A despot would take away our free will. A king would reinforce the false hierarchy of pride. A wealthy man would have created greed and a host of thieves blinded by their own selfish need to secure wealth and to emulate. In poverty, the Christ could show clearly what life truly is and how we can live it as creatures sharing in the nature of the Father. In poverty there is no envy. In poverty there are fewer attachments to all that glitters on Earth. In poverty one can become master of ones own Self and be free, truly free to choose Love before all things.
Do not be afraid; just have faith. (Mk 5:36)
Do not allow death to enter your world, Jesus tells us. Do not dwell in darkness and fear. Do not see that world as random, senseless and uncaring. Let go of these false beliefs which keep you tied to the monster of lies, Jesus seems to be saying, Do not be afraid and be free. Take the faith God freely grants. Try it. Develop it. Practise it. Give thanks for this faith and together we shall grow in it. Compassion and wisdom shall grow. We will not be afraid because truly, there is nothing to fear. And we shall be free to choose our every act from a place of goodness and light and Love.
Deo gratias.
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