A lot of people claim the Jesus story as their narrative of preference. For many, Jesus is the surest way to reside in an afterlife called ‘heaven’ while for others Jesus and his story contain the words of life, peace and justice for the here and now of ‘this’ world.

Regardless of why people follow Jesus, nearly all would admit two things about him: One, he didn’t have a lot of success hanging out with the religious folks of his day and Two, he didn’t spend much time attempting to win these people over, either! Continue reading…

Today is a new day, a new series of present moments wherein the Unnamable is poised to teach us the ways of wisdom, the treasures of truth. All we need to do to receive is awaken.

In all we’re about to encounter there will be a lesson. For instance, our angst will be received as a gentle nudge from Presence of our need to be more trusting. Should anger arise it will be a gracious reminder that we can relax, for we are never called to be ‘in charge’ or to grasp for the knowledge of good and evil so that we might become the Teacher rather than the taught. When we realize that it is not ours to argue and control but ours to accept, anger and resentment begin to fade.

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