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LIKE JESUS, SLAVE OF LOVE
I AM
not a Christian
not a Jew
not a Muslim
not belonging to anything
only to What some call God
There is no problem with we humans
taking a suit to wear
that's okay
just don't think
what you wear is
who you really are
Join Jesus
live nowhere
be no one
dance in the
Ocean of pure
Bliss
The only
path worth
your effort and time
is a path that
like Jesus was
makes you the slave of
Love, for everyone
All else
from it run away
for your life
and don't look
back like Lot's wife
Those who
read this with their minds
will not begin to understand what I say
they'll think I am denying my faith
but no, this is the truest way
to affirm it - to
truely be Christian
Why play
in the courtyard
when Jesus invites
me into the Most Holy Pace
where identities merge
and live in One
*Brian K. Wilcox, Dec 10, 2009
Wisdom Story
"Prisoner at the bar", said the Grand Inquisitor, "you have been charged with encouraging people to break with the laws, traditions and customs of our holy religion. How do you plead?"
"Guilty, Your Honour"
"And with frequenting the company of heretics, prostitutes, public sinners, the extortionist tax-collectors, the colonial conquerors of our nation - in short, the ex-communicated. How do you plead?"
"Guilty, Your Honour"
"Finally, you are charged with revising, correcting, calling into question the sacred tenets of our faith. How do you plead?"
"Guilty, Your Honour"
"What is your name, prisoner?"
"Jesus Christ, Your Honour"
Some people are just as alarmed to see their religion practiced as they are to hear it doubted.
*Story and comment by Anthony de Mello.
Scripture
I tell you, unless you are more right with God than the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers, you will never get into the holy nation of heaven.
*Matthew 5.20 (NLV)
Suggested Reflection
Do you sometimes feel within a discomfort from honest questioning of assumptions of faith made by those around you? If so, is this doubt a sign of faith or unfaith? Explain your response.
In what ways, if any, are you being called to challenge assumptions of religious faith made by others in your faith group?
What is the difference between being a rebel and a reformer in religious faith?
How does Jesus model faithful nonconformity in the Gospels?
Was Jesus for or against religious tradition? Explain your response.
Is your allegiance first to Christ or the Church? Explain your response.
*Material from Anthony de Mello at www.inspirationalarchive.com .
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