Today is the day Christians celebrate the victory of Jesus over death.
I think he was still physically dead, but he was spiritually alive more than ever- visiting his friends and disciples in the physical body that they were familiar with.
We are asked to emulate Jesus. I ‘m not lining up to hang on a cross, but if you think about it, don’t we all have the opportunity to die on our own metaphorical cross of sin and misbehaviors and be reborn in peace and serenity- every minute of every day?
I believe in the power of the Holy Spirit, the holy Earth, the Source of energy for the earth, the Spirit that all who inhabit the earth can be in touch with.
I found myself during Mass on Holy Thursday entering into a Reiki meditation. I wanted to be in touch with the spirit energy and that seemed to be the best vehicle to get to the place I needed to be. I was letting myself die in the moment, trusting that I would be reborn a few minutes later, in a better place.
Today I’m going to make sure I place myself outside in the sun, away from all the tasks that are tugging at me inside the house- to fill myself with the energy of the earth.
Today is a good day to be mindful of starting fresh, letting go, moving on and walking in faith into the future.
Peace
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter: Jesus Resurrection
April 12, 2009
Easter: Jesus' Resurrection
by Rick Warren
"The Good News is about His Son. In His earthly life He was born into King David's family line, and He was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:3-4 NLT).
Although we study the passion of Jesus, His death on the cross, Easter is a celebration of His resurrection: God brought Jesus back from the dead, proving He'd broken the power of sin and death.
After Jesus died, they took His body down and put Him in the tomb, and a giant millstone was set in front of the cave. The religious leaders, worried that Jesus' body might be stolen, asked for Roman guards to be posted in front of the tomb. They didn't want Him coming out!
But of course, He did.
You know the story. But it's important to remember that Easter is not some memorial to a nice, good religious teacher who lived 2,000 years ago. It's a celebration of the fact that He is alive today!
I'm living proof—and so are the approximately 1 billion Christians who celebrate Easter. Jesus "was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:4 NLT).
Easter is the good news about God's Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who came as a human baby, born into King David's royal family line. Four historical records say that after His resurrection He showed Himself to 500 people at one gathering.
Can you imagine witnessing His death and then seeing Him walking around Jerusalem three days later? What an amazing thing!
When Jesus was hanging on the cross, the skeptics and critics mocked Him and said, "If You're the Son of God, why don't You just pull yourself down from that cross? Why don't You just come down and show that You're really God?"
Jesus had something more spectacular planned. He said, "I'm going to let you bury Me for three days, then I'll come back to life to prove that I am who I say I am."
Easter: Jesus' Resurrection
by Rick Warren
"The Good News is about His Son. In His earthly life He was born into King David's family line, and He was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:3-4 NLT).
Although we study the passion of Jesus, His death on the cross, Easter is a celebration of His resurrection: God brought Jesus back from the dead, proving He'd broken the power of sin and death.
After Jesus died, they took His body down and put Him in the tomb, and a giant millstone was set in front of the cave. The religious leaders, worried that Jesus' body might be stolen, asked for Roman guards to be posted in front of the tomb. They didn't want Him coming out!
But of course, He did.
You know the story. But it's important to remember that Easter is not some memorial to a nice, good religious teacher who lived 2,000 years ago. It's a celebration of the fact that He is alive today!
I'm living proof—and so are the approximately 1 billion Christians who celebrate Easter. Jesus "was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:4 NLT).
Easter is the good news about God's Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who came as a human baby, born into King David's royal family line. Four historical records say that after His resurrection He showed Himself to 500 people at one gathering.
Can you imagine witnessing His death and then seeing Him walking around Jerusalem three days later? What an amazing thing!
When Jesus was hanging on the cross, the skeptics and critics mocked Him and said, "If You're the Son of God, why don't You just pull yourself down from that cross? Why don't You just come down and show that You're really God?"
Jesus had something more spectacular planned. He said, "I'm going to let you bury Me for three days, then I'll come back to life to prove that I am who I say I am."
Friday, April 10, 2009
Good Friday
How did it come to be called Good Friday ?
Today is the day we recall how the human person we call Jesus was crucified on a cross, died and was buried.
I'll do my best to remain in a thoughtful frame of mind today as I go about my work day.
Imagine the event, knowing that you are going to be hung on a cross till death, and there is no escape. Jesus, as a human, must have experienced all the emotions generated by the human body and mind that would occur when faced with an awful outcome.
He was tapped into the higher spirit, which allowed him to accept the human outcome.
He knew he was going to rise again in a different form.
We are challenged to get to the same place. To be not afraid and trust in spirit to guide us to the appointed outcome.
Today is the day we recall how the human person we call Jesus was crucified on a cross, died and was buried.
I'll do my best to remain in a thoughtful frame of mind today as I go about my work day.
Imagine the event, knowing that you are going to be hung on a cross till death, and there is no escape. Jesus, as a human, must have experienced all the emotions generated by the human body and mind that would occur when faced with an awful outcome.
He was tapped into the higher spirit, which allowed him to accept the human outcome.
He knew he was going to rise again in a different form.
We are challenged to get to the same place. To be not afraid and trust in spirit to guide us to the appointed outcome.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Lifes teachings from the Toltec Mexican society
(These come from the teaching of Toltec Mexican based society)
Ready?
1) BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
Why your word. Your word is the power that you have to create. The gift that comes directly from god. Through the word you express your creative powers. It is through the work that you manifest everything. Word is not just a sound or written symbol, The word is a force, it is the power you have to express and communicate, to thing and thereby to create the event in your life.
2) DONT TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
Taking things personally means you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree you are trapped in the what they call the dream of hell. Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own "dream" in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world and we try to impose our world on their world.
3) DONT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
We make assumptions about what others are doing or thing - we take it personally - then we blame them and react by sending emotional poison with our word. All the sadness and drama you have lived in your life was rooted in making assumptions and taking things personally.
take a moment to consider the truth of this statement. The whole world of control between humans is about making assumptions and taking things personally.
4) ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
Under any circumstance, always do your best, no more and no less. Keep in mind that your best is never going to be the same from one moment to the next. Everything is alive and changing all the time so your best will sometimes be high quality and other times it will not be as good. How you're feeling physically, emotionally, if your drunk or sober , tired of rested, happy or upset angry or jealous. Regardless of the quality keep doing your best no more and no less. If you try too hard to do more than your best you will spend more energy than is needed and in the end your best will not be enough. When you overdo, you deplete your body and go against yourself and it will take you longer to accomplish your goal. But if you do less than your best you subject yourself to frustrations, self-judgment, guilt and regrets.
Ready?
1) BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
Why your word. Your word is the power that you have to create. The gift that comes directly from god. Through the word you express your creative powers. It is through the work that you manifest everything. Word is not just a sound or written symbol, The word is a force, it is the power you have to express and communicate, to thing and thereby to create the event in your life.
2) DONT TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
Taking things personally means you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree you are trapped in the what they call the dream of hell. Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own "dream" in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world and we try to impose our world on their world.
3) DONT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
We make assumptions about what others are doing or thing - we take it personally - then we blame them and react by sending emotional poison with our word. All the sadness and drama you have lived in your life was rooted in making assumptions and taking things personally.
take a moment to consider the truth of this statement. The whole world of control between humans is about making assumptions and taking things personally.
4) ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
Under any circumstance, always do your best, no more and no less. Keep in mind that your best is never going to be the same from one moment to the next. Everything is alive and changing all the time so your best will sometimes be high quality and other times it will not be as good. How you're feeling physically, emotionally, if your drunk or sober , tired of rested, happy or upset angry or jealous. Regardless of the quality keep doing your best no more and no less. If you try too hard to do more than your best you will spend more energy than is needed and in the end your best will not be enough. When you overdo, you deplete your body and go against yourself and it will take you longer to accomplish your goal. But if you do less than your best you subject yourself to frustrations, self-judgment, guilt and regrets.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
DAy 19 Cultivating community
From Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life page 151
This will be my 5th round of reading thru this book.
It’s part of my public LENTEN journey
Feel free to comment, question, add- this is, as the say at Planet Fitness, a NO JUDGEMENT ZONE.
Day 19
Chapter Title; Cultivating community
Point to Ponder; Community requires commitment
Question to consider; How can I help cultivate today the characteristics of real community in my
small group and my church.
Rick writes, Community requires commitment. He gives examples of what it takes to develop a God centered community ; cultivating community takes honesty
Cultivating community take humility, cultivating community takes courtesy; cultivating community takes confidentiality; cultivating community takes frequency
He writes on page 147 “real fellowship, whether in a marriage, a friendship or your church depends on frankness.” He continues, “not rudeness or thoughtless words”
I think many of us have all evolved into guarded beings, protecting ourselves from the onslaught of thoughtlessness that occurs in our world.
Those of us who have drawn a circle of protection around ourselves risk missing out on the presence of God alive in people we may not like or agree with.
I can help cultivate characteristics of real community in my circle of friends and associates by working to develop more humility, thinking of my self less, being courteous, respecting the differences and accepting differences put forth by people I come in contact with. I don’t see the confidentiality part happening at all. People are so very ready to gossip and spread
half truths- knowledge about sad things that happen in peoples lives is seen as power over the person,
so confidentiality is left for a very few chosen people – and private conversations with God.
I like what Rick writes on page 151 “ … make a group that shares the characteristics of biblical fellowship// authenticity, mutuality, sympathy, mercy, honesty, humility, courtesy, confidentiality and frequency” Frequency means make the group a priority. I’m going to work hard to make “ my peeps” a priority!
This will be my 5th round of reading thru this book.
It’s part of my public LENTEN journey
Feel free to comment, question, add- this is, as the say at Planet Fitness, a NO JUDGEMENT ZONE.
Day 19
Chapter Title; Cultivating community
Point to Ponder; Community requires commitment
Question to consider; How can I help cultivate today the characteristics of real community in my
small group and my church.
Rick writes, Community requires commitment. He gives examples of what it takes to develop a God centered community ; cultivating community takes honesty
Cultivating community take humility, cultivating community takes courtesy; cultivating community takes confidentiality; cultivating community takes frequency
He writes on page 147 “real fellowship, whether in a marriage, a friendship or your church depends on frankness.” He continues, “not rudeness or thoughtless words”
I think many of us have all evolved into guarded beings, protecting ourselves from the onslaught of thoughtlessness that occurs in our world.
Those of us who have drawn a circle of protection around ourselves risk missing out on the presence of God alive in people we may not like or agree with.
I can help cultivate characteristics of real community in my circle of friends and associates by working to develop more humility, thinking of my self less, being courteous, respecting the differences and accepting differences put forth by people I come in contact with. I don’t see the confidentiality part happening at all. People are so very ready to gossip and spread
half truths- knowledge about sad things that happen in peoples lives is seen as power over the person,
so confidentiality is left for a very few chosen people – and private conversations with God.
I like what Rick writes on page 151 “ … make a group that shares the characteristics of biblical fellowship// authenticity, mutuality, sympathy, mercy, honesty, humility, courtesy, confidentiality and frequency” Frequency means make the group a priority. I’m going to work hard to make “ my peeps” a priority!
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