Sunday, August 06, 2006
A__R e m i n d e r__F o r__O u r__A g e
The Greeks said 'He who is not happy with a little, will be unhappy with a lot'.
Jesus said Faith springs from the little mustard seed (and not the personal fiefdom) of a man.
Jesus said by what measure you judge, you will be judged.
And so, as a friend once wisely informed me, Dogma and the Letter of the Law are to be eschewed for Love and Interpretation and Living of the Scripture.
Dogma and the Law are of Empire.
And we've all seen what happens to Empire.
But Love, Charity and Faith...these three lights of the Quiet Immortality...These are what Endure!
And in our Age, there are those whose Fruits bear these Three Lights, yet they do not profess to be Christian; my friend, they are as Ancient Christian as you will find!
For you can try their Spirits, and they are Good to the Core!
That I would have an ounce of their Righteousness!
And finally, to Judgement.
If I am to be judged by what measure I judge others, do I not want to give myself as much leeway as possible?
Forgive, Forgive, Forgive!
The watchword of Christ.
70 x 7 each day we are to forgive our one brother. What about the additional 12 brothers we encounter...the number grows exponentially!
But be aware that Discrimination is the watchword of Empire.
And the unnatural inertia that has developed through the ages is to strike your brother for but a small offense.
Remember, Remember, Remember!
The still, small, humble, Rational Voices who have spoke the word of truth!
Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, the Buddha, the Christ, Confucious, and on now to Pope Benedict who says now that 'God is Love' and back to Martin Luther and John Kennedy and forward to Mother Theresa and back again to Theresa of Avila.
We are gifted, down through the ages, with entire Orders of the Pious and Devout who have been Devoted to the Still Small Voice.
So to the reminder of our Age.
What manifests greatly as earthly power is ephemera; but loving God and being kind to your brother...there is no firmer foundation!
The Greeks said 'He who is not happy with a little, will be unhappy with a lot'.
Jesus said Faith springs from the little mustard seed (and not the personal fiefdom) of a man.
Jesus said by what measure you judge, you will be judged.
And so, as a friend once wisely informed me, Dogma and the Letter of the Law are to be eschewed for Love and Interpretation and Living of the Scripture.
Dogma and the Law are of Empire.
And we've all seen what happens to Empire.
But Love, Charity and Faith...these three lights of the Quiet Immortality...These are what Endure!
And in our Age, there are those whose Fruits bear these Three Lights, yet they do not profess to be Christian; my friend, they are as Ancient Christian as you will find!
For you can try their Spirits, and they are Good to the Core!
That I would have an ounce of their Righteousness!
And finally, to Judgement.
If I am to be judged by what measure I judge others, do I not want to give myself as much leeway as possible?
Forgive, Forgive, Forgive!
The watchword of Christ.
70 x 7 each day we are to forgive our one brother. What about the additional 12 brothers we encounter...the number grows exponentially!
But be aware that Discrimination is the watchword of Empire.
And the unnatural inertia that has developed through the ages is to strike your brother for but a small offense.
Remember, Remember, Remember!
The still, small, humble, Rational Voices who have spoke the word of truth!
Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, the Buddha, the Christ, Confucious, and on now to Pope Benedict who says now that 'God is Love' and back to Martin Luther and John Kennedy and forward to Mother Theresa and back again to Theresa of Avila.
We are gifted, down through the ages, with entire Orders of the Pious and Devout who have been Devoted to the Still Small Voice.
So to the reminder of our Age.
What manifests greatly as earthly power is ephemera; but loving God and being kind to your brother...there is no firmer foundation!
