Day 113f: And of these three, the Greatest … (August 20, 2019)
I then came to the somewhat majestic-looking Calvary Full Gospel Church (ironically located in the town of Fairless Hills) and entered for some reverent solace and cooling libations. I shared my story briefly with the ladies on staff there and asked for some water and a place to rest for a bit. In true Paulinist form,* they were both openly unimpressed with it all, and led me down into a small & dark & dusty prayer chapel in the church’s basement that was as non-majestic as the main building was stunning. Books and covers, the saying goes – books and covers indeed …
“If Jesus came back and actually saw what was being done supposedly in his name, he’d quite frankly never stop throwing up … After all, as he himself put it, the real question of life is not whether life after death exists or how we can enter Heaven – if there is one – after we die (After all, what problem would either really solve?). No, the true issue with which we are all faced is what we are to do with this life; with how we can make this life a heavenly one before we then pass on.” ~ inspired by Woody Allen & Ludwig Wittgenstein
“Real mystics must do like Jesus did: They must recruit all, they must accept twelve, and they must graduate three [in his case: Judas, Thomas & John]; all while focusing intently & lovingly upon everyone else nearby.” ~ inspired by Lynn Anderson
*I was ever-aware of the large & crucial differences in the theology of those like myself (who actually walk & live & strive to fully embody The Way of Jesus Christ) and the minions of the Christian church (who almost always opted instead for demanding an adherence to the values & teachings of the deluded apostle, Paul). And yet even I was repeatedly surprised by how stark this chasm was in the United States. Whereas almost every single Catholic church in Europe had embraced my Journey and freely offered assistance of at least one sort or another, only a tiny handful of their American counterparts ever did the same.
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