JESUS & THE EVOLUTION OF MAN

Why do you think God sent Jesus to Earth?  Think about it.  The Bible was already written (The Old Testament).  Did Jesus preach the Old Testament?  The answer to that question is – NO. 

Jesus was a rebel who condemned the Jewish rabbi’s.  The old way left no room for mankind to evolve.  This is demonstrated in the bible at John 2:3-4, when Jesus pops off to his mother, “Woman, how does your concern affect me?”

This passage is symbolic of evolution.  We take from what we learn from our parents and build upon it.  We evolve.  If we continue to live by the old way there is no room to rise spiritually (to become better people).

We are like flowers in a garden.  The seed is planted; we are born.  Sometimes we have too much water, or too much sun.  We are a product of our environment.  We struggle as we grow towards the Son in the sky.  Yet as we struggle we are shaped and molded by a force greater than ourselves.  We are different colors and come in all shapes and sizes, and when you look upon the garden from up above its breathtakingly beautiful.  But if we only focus on what surrounds us from here on Earth, we don’t see the garden as a whole.  Instead, we compare ourselves to the other flowers and judge ourselves accordingly.  But what’s even more important is that while one flower may need lots of water, another may need only the sun.  This is why it is significant for each flower to read the bible themselves, and not follow the belief of another.  A priest, a rabbi, a minister, their personal interpretation does not necessarily apply to you. 

God gave us free will for a reason.  Free will is free to think for your self.

Jesus said, “I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes in his own name, you will accept him,” John 6:43.

So if you say you love me, but do not think that I am entitled to the same basic human rights as you, as afforded under man’s law, because of something you read in the Old Testament, then you are ignoring the teachings of Jesus.   You are denying your self the freedom to grow and to become a better human being.  For all people are equal and should be treated with the same respect as you expect for yourself.   When Jesus gave us the last commandment and said to love one another, he didn’t mean love without respect.  To love is to accept and support; for love knows no boundaries. And as demonstrated by the Gay and Lesbian culture, love knows no gender. 

John 16:1-3, “I have told you this so that you may not fall away.  They will expel you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.  They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.”

 

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS IN THE HOSPITAL

As I lie still by myself with tubes and wires extending from my hands and arms in the darkness of what is, I couldn’t help but compare myself to my father.  Is this how he felt when he was laying by himself in a hospital bed, miles away from his family on Christmas day?

I’m only two months short of his age when he passed away on December 27, in 1996.  I thought I was healthier than he was at this age.  I can only imagine the sadness felt by my mother and my siblings as history repeats. 

“Dad, help me through this.  This can’t happen again.  Not now.  Not like this.”

“Jesus, comfort me on this Holy night, as you have so many times before.  Wrap me in your love till I glow like a Christmas tree.  It would be so much easier to surrender to you here and now, but please give me the courage and the strength to live.”

There was no warmth of a Christmas tree, or the festive colors of gold, white, yellow, green and red in the darkness of the cut and grab critical care room.  But, the night felt just as holy as the Christmas nights passed within my own home of love. 

I felt better knowing that my dad most likely felt the same way on that Christmas holiday in 1996.  He wasn’t any more alone than I was at this moment in time.  My dad is with me this Christmas night, along with the spirits of love that crossed before me. 

Apparently, my Christmas wish was gifted that night.  I’m still here and doing much better than I was.  It wasn’t only my wish that was granted, but also the prayers of those who shinned their love on me that holiday season. 

In case you didn’t read it on a Facebook post, or I didn’t get a chance to tell you personally - thank you.  I love you all; each and every one of you.  I don’t even have to know you; I love you, because in the end, love is all that matters.

It’s kind of like when someone you know dies.  All the bad things you may have felt about that person just dissolve and disappear in the atmosphere somewhere.  We become forgiving and the only thing left is the good that we remember.  Our love is what shines on in this world; and it’s the only thing we can take with us to the next.

Love on while you can ~ Peace out!

 

My Dad



THROUGH A CHILDS EYES – Keeping It Simple

When I was about eight years old, my mom and dad decided to send me and my two siblings to Catholic school.  I wasn’t too happy with this change of schools.  I had to make new friends, and I had to wear a dress.  Because the school was approximately three miles away, I now had to ride a bus to school and back as well. 

On the first day riding the bus home, my mom decided to wait for me at the bus stop.  As I bounced off the bus, I pointed to a brown skinned boy and declared with excitement, “Look mom, that’s my new boyfriend!” 

Without missing a beat, as I was waiving goodbye to Robert, my mother grabbed my other hand and began to escort me home.  She said, “Kim, white people and black people don’t date each other.  He can’t be your boyfriend.”

I looked up to her and said, “What do you mean? 

“They just don’t.  That’s the way it is,” as my mom tried to explain.

“But doesn’t Jesus say we're all the same?”

My mother snapped back, “Doesn’t Jesus say to listen to your parents?”

Of course the answer to that question is yes.  But somewhere deep inside, I knew she was wrong, because of what Jesus said . . . “they are yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.” 

Go figure, you send your kid to a Catholic school, and they are taught that we all bleed the same, and Jesus loves everyone. 

We were not taught that there were exceptions to these rules.  Jesus didn’t say, only white people can love white people. 

Then a couple years later, when my parents divorced, I was told by the Church that my mom and dad could no longer partake in communion, which made about as much sense as condemning interracial relationships.   Jesus never laid out any rules regarding the holy act of communion.

Negativity will affect your spiritual well being.

We learn fear from our parents and our elders.  For my mother, it was a fear of being poor.  She grew up in a poor family, and set out with the purpose of disassociating herself from anything related to poverty, including race.

Even church’s incorporate the fear of its leaders - “Well, the bible doesn’t really say that divorcee’s can’t participate in communion, but I think because it is a holy reconciliation with Jesus, that it would only be appropriate.” 

That statement is nothing more than an assumption.  These leaders tend to forget that Jesus preached about forgiveness, the absence of judging people, and loving others as we would love Him.

The U.S. government uses fear to control “We the people,” as well. Fear of losing American jobs; they use the fear of terrorism to fuel the wars in the Middle East, for oil and the access to lay pipelines. 

By the time we grow up, we’re so full of fear that we no longer see the truth for what it really is.  But the truth will reveal itself when we begin to ask questions from the heart.  The heart is a symbol of love.  Jesus is often depicted as having a sacred heart (of love).  When Peter went to Jesus’ defense, with a sword in his hand, Jesus scolded Peter (Matthew 26:52).  Love, love, love . . . that’s what Jesus taught. 

It is pretty much a “Keep it simple stupid” philosophy.  There really is nothing tricky about it.  Love and have fun. Respect others and help them out when they’re needy.  Look at life through a child’s eyes, before you were taught how to hate, or be prideful and envious.  And question everything, just like a kid!

If you are feeling negative in any way, ask yourself, “What is it I fear?”  Own up to it and eliminate that fear from your life.   Un-complicate your existence; shed those chains and return your heart to a time of innocence & Love ~