Saying 82
Jesus said: Whoever is near to me is near the fire. Whoever is far from me is far from the Kingdom.
I love to be near fire; warmth, crackling, the beauty of flames, hot charcoal's process, the negotiation of distance: burn if too close, lose the warmth if too far. Jesus has told us that the Kingdom is within us and that he came to light a fire. That fire is in my mind, body, soul, heart connection to God's Love that heals, that healed: a bleeding woman, a paralytic at the water, a blind man, the widow's son, Lazarus,... that heals others through us as we move through life, and heals us as we move into and through others' lives. Many years ago, the fire was lit in me and still today it burns and to warm others, needs to be constantly kindled by remaining in the Kingdom or it will extinguish.
Jesus said: Whoever is near to me is near the fire. Whoever is far from me is far from the Kingdom.
I love to be near fire; warmth, crackling, the beauty of flames, hot charcoal's process, the negotiation of distance: burn if too close, lose the warmth if too far. Jesus has told us that the Kingdom is within us and that he came to light a fire. That fire is in my mind, body, soul, heart connection to God's Love that heals, that healed: a bleeding woman, a paralytic at the water, a blind man, the widow's son, Lazarus,... that heals others through us as we move through life, and heals us as we move into and through others' lives. Many years ago, the fire was lit in me and still today it burns and to warm others, needs to be constantly kindled by remaining in the Kingdom or it will extinguish.
Saying 83
Jesus said: The images are revealed to people. The light within them is hidden in the image of the Father's light. He will be revealed. His image is hidden in his light.
I see a man with glasses, a beard, balding. Under that I see a smile, a kindness, a heart moving for people not himself; a watch him call on time, light a cigarette, laugh, soften when in the presence of sweetness, take joy in shared awe. There, he is hidden for a while in the light of the Father. I'm in love with the Father. Maybe that's why I can see the Father in the man. God needed me to see Himself first and now I may get to know the light of Jean. We shall see. Many booby traps of what is hidden in plain sight, hidden in Light.
Jesus said: The images are revealed to people. The light within them is hidden in the image of the Father's light. He will be revealed. His image is hidden in his light.
I see a man with glasses, a beard, balding. Under that I see a smile, a kindness, a heart moving for people not himself; a watch him call on time, light a cigarette, laugh, soften when in the presence of sweetness, take joy in shared awe. There, he is hidden for a while in the light of the Father. I'm in love with the Father. Maybe that's why I can see the Father in the man. God needed me to see Himself first and now I may get to know the light of Jean. We shall see. Many booby traps of what is hidden in plain sight, hidden in Light.
Saying 84
Jesus said: You are pleased when you see your own likeness. When you see your images that came into being before you did, immortal and invisible images, how much can you bear?
Just give me a regular old mirror that shows my red nose, gray hairs, and bags under my eyes; I'm here. I can't look on the vibrational eternal halo with my bare agnostic, Earth-bound, fear-of-death bound being. But may now, right now, shatter the mirror! Seems I'm ready to see. Life has hit me hard. I can bear it now at 63.
Jesus said: You are pleased when you see your own likeness. When you see your images that came into being before you did, immortal and invisible images, how much can you bear?
Just give me a regular old mirror that shows my red nose, gray hairs, and bags under my eyes; I'm here. I can't look on the vibrational eternal halo with my bare agnostic, Earth-bound, fear-of-death bound being. But may now, right now, shatter the mirror! Seems I'm ready to see. Life has hit me hard. I can bear it now at 63.
