Yesterday's thought
This Alpha journey has changed my way of thinking about Jesus. Radically, I suppose. I started at the usual point of : Jesus was a very gifted teacher and spiritual leader of men who existed and was wrongly exalted.
And I've gone along a continuum of belief since then. Jesus is "A Way", Jesus is the Word made flesh and thus "The Way." But it was yesterday that I understood more of Jesus' role today. I thought it was sort of insulting that God thought we NEEDED Jesus in order to comprehend God. I thought, that was true in Jesus' day, but we are so much more enlightened now. And we truly are. One possible explanation of this enlightenment is the state of existing in two ages concurrently. But we are still fully human, and thus prone to human failings. We can experience the love of God and return the love of God, but we cannot well sustain that love, because we CAN'T comprehend God. We need Jesus to have the relationship with because He was flesh and he walked and talked and related to humans who told of it. He is something we can conceive of, if we try. I know that's what has been said all along, it only just made sense yesterday. I am not sure to what degree I believe it.
I was thinking of the role of the Pastor as well. I love the title "the Pastor", I think I mentioned that on LJ. People must often experience transference once they feel the love of God and the forgiveness of Jesus. Because if it is easier to have a relationship with Jesus than with God, how much easier with the Pastor who points to God for you. They must receive training around that, like counsellors and doctors. I think it was redsaucer's belt loop observation that made me think of that. It must be hard work but true joy to be ordained and in service.
And I've gone along a continuum of belief since then. Jesus is "A Way", Jesus is the Word made flesh and thus "The Way." But it was yesterday that I understood more of Jesus' role today. I thought it was sort of insulting that God thought we NEEDED Jesus in order to comprehend God. I thought, that was true in Jesus' day, but we are so much more enlightened now. And we truly are. One possible explanation of this enlightenment is the state of existing in two ages concurrently. But we are still fully human, and thus prone to human failings. We can experience the love of God and return the love of God, but we cannot well sustain that love, because we CAN'T comprehend God. We need Jesus to have the relationship with because He was flesh and he walked and talked and related to humans who told of it. He is something we can conceive of, if we try. I know that's what has been said all along, it only just made sense yesterday. I am not sure to what degree I believe it.
I was thinking of the role of the Pastor as well. I love the title "the Pastor", I think I mentioned that on LJ. People must often experience transference once they feel the love of God and the forgiveness of Jesus. Because if it is easier to have a relationship with Jesus than with God, how much easier with the Pastor who points to God for you. They must receive training around that, like counsellors and doctors. I think it was redsaucer's belt loop observation that made me think of that. It must be hard work but true joy to be ordained and in service.
posted by Katrina Urquhart at 11:07 p.m.
1 Comments:
i almost deleted the belt loop, like, what's that got to do with anything? but i trusted my intuition, and i knew personally what that belt loop meant to me. still, you never know what or how something is going to affect someone else. like remembering odd things about your grade school teachers that they perhaps forgot all about or were totally unaware that you had your antennae out, but it's something you've treasured all these years, something shiny you magpie ;)
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