“I am the Light that is within everything … I am All; All came from me and All has returned to me. Split a piece of wood and I Am there. Lift up a stone and you will find me there as well.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 77) First & foremost, it can […]
“Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with human hands.” ~ Paul (Acts 7:48) Actually, this verse receives both a “Yes” and a “No” from me – a “No” in the sense that “the Most High” is the seemingly celestial Essence of Oneness that permeates everything around us; including everything that […]
“Show kindness to all strangers, for by doing so many have entertained angels unawares.” ~ unknown (Hebrews 13:2) While this verse does illuminate the Truth that there is an innate Divinity within every sentient being — and that there is Divinity at the Heart of every human interaction as well (even encounters as innocuous […]
“Endure when you do Right and yet suffer for it … For to this you have been Called.” ~ unknown (1 Peter 2:20-21) There are a few important points to consider related to this verse: *First of all, while it is indeed important to persist in Doing Right (i.e. Caring for others – especially […]
“That’s impossible!” ~ Paul of Tarsus (said to the Followers of Jesus) “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it […]
“God opposes the proud and gives Grace to the humble.” ~ unknown (Proverbs 3:34) First & foremost, it is important to remember that God – or at least the essence of the energy that many call God (at least as far as Jesus himself is concerned) – resides within each & every sentient being […]
“You have seen the Purpose of the Lord; how He is compassionate and merciful.” ~ James (James 5:11) “James the Just” (one of Jesus’ most trusted disciples – see Gospel of Thomas 12) knew what Jesus knew and preached what Jesus preached – namely, that it was works steeped in courage that formed the […]
“The people who sat in darkness have Seen a great Light. And for those who sat in the region of death, Light has also dawned.”~ Jesus (Matthew 4:16) First of all, as is so often the case with the Gospel of Matthew, this verse is a direct allusion to (and almost a direct quote […]
“You are the Temple of the Living God.” ~ Paul (2 Corinthians 6:16) This verse is short in word and yet long in Meaning, for Paul did indeed believe that we were but the vessels that carried the Divine Essence – vessels that were & remain inherently sinful (see Romans 3:23, Romans 8:8, 1 […]
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters (of rest); He restores my life. He leads me in Paths of Righteousness (for His name’s sake). Even though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no […]
“A Harvest of Righteousness is sown in peace for those who make Peace.” ~ James (James 3:18) Essentially – and most importantly – this verse first & foremost reminds us all of the Truth that peaceful ends require Peace-full means; that we cannot ever attain Peace using force or violence, and that we cannot […]
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