Prayer is not about changing God’s mind about us
it is about changing our minds so that
infinite mystery and forgiveness can abound in us.
The Christian journey travels through the self
to find the treasure hidden in the field within –
you sell everything to get this treasure
the queendom/kingdom/kindom within –
material things mean nothing by comparison.
God is already within us
we don’t need to attain God’s Presence
we are already in it – the only task
is to wake from our massive cultural trance –
Jesus and Buddha constantly urged their followers to
“WAKE UP!”
But we have both good and evil within us
God and the devil always whisper in our ears
exhorting us to peace or violence.
Gandhi’s whole doctrine of non-violence
summed up: “The way of peace is the way of Truth,
the way of violence is the way of Lies.”
Truth sees that violence is never necessary
but the Father of Lies, the Bad Wolf, also lurks within
and so we easily fall into violence.
But the Lord shines thru goodness and truth all around us:
“One day you’re waiting for the sky to fall
the next day you’re dazzled by the beauty of it all.”
– Bruce Cockburn
Taoism as much as Buddhism and Christianity
teaches the way of peace. Violence comes from fear
but Lao Tzu says “Because I am merciful, I can be brave
for Heaven protects the merciful”
and the Universal Christ says “Blessed are the merciful”
and thru the Apostle John: “Perfect love casts out fear.”
Jesus is the Perfect Lover and “Our True Mother –
Jesus carries us within him as he carries his cross
gives birth to us thru the birth-pangs of crucifixion
and then suckles us at his breast with the Eucharist.”
– Julian of Norwich
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