Saying 106
Jesus said: When you make the two into one you will be called sons of men. When you say "Move, mountain!" It will move.
Cynthia Bourgault talks about this at length in her book, "Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity." This "son of men" is that person who lives beyond the duality of reaction and sedation emptying themselves within life, fully human yet surrendered to God. "One" might mean celibate or married, in a religious community or not. When "two become one,"the person has fully embraced a way of living, a way of moving through the world in love that gives and gives and gives till it merges into "one."
Jesus said: When you make the two into one you will be called sons of men. When you say "Move, mountain!" It will move.
Cynthia Bourgault talks about this at length in her book, "Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity." This "son of men" is that person who lives beyond the duality of reaction and sedation emptying themselves within life, fully human yet surrendered to God. "One" might mean celibate or married, in a religious community or not. When "two become one,"the person has fully embraced a way of living, a way of moving through the world in love that gives and gives and gives till it merges into "one."
Saying 107
Jesus said: The kingdom is like a shepherd with one hundred sheep. One of those sheep, the largest, wandered off. He left the ninety-nine others behind and went looking for the other one until he found it. Having exhausted himself he said to the sheep, "I love you more than the other ninety-nine."
I love what I go out of my way for. Each time I surrender, empty myself further for someone, my love goes deeper.
Jesus said: The kingdom is like a shepherd with one hundred sheep. One of those sheep, the largest, wandered off. He left the ninety-nine others behind and went looking for the other one until he found it. Having exhausted himself he said to the sheep, "I love you more than the other ninety-nine."
I love what I go out of my way for. Each time I surrender, empty myself further for someone, my love goes deeper.
Saying 108
Jesus said: He who drinks from my mouth will become like I am, and I will become he. And the hidden things will be revealed to him.
I listen to Jesus. Does that mean to say I'll become like him? No... to "drink from my mouth" is to live in his breath, his very breath, to breathe as he breathes, as Mary Magdalene breathed. I don't know how to do that. I still get out of breath sometimes.
Jesus said: He who drinks from my mouth will become like I am, and I will become he. And the hidden things will be revealed to him.
I listen to Jesus. Does that mean to say I'll become like him? No... to "drink from my mouth" is to live in his breath, his very breath, to breathe as he breathes, as Mary Magdalene breathed. I don't know how to do that. I still get out of breath sometimes.
