A little actor on the stage: the false selfAnd therefore for God's love beware of sickness as much as thou well mayest, so that this be not the cause of they feebleness, as far as thou mayest. For I tell thee truly, that this work asketh a full great restfulness, and a full whole and clean disposition, as well in body as in soul.
- The Cloud of Unknowing, anonymous 13th Century English author -
(Here's another reminder that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. What do you need to do to make your temple a more fitting place for the Spirit?)
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Webinar on Christianity and Evolution, by Philip St. Romain
August 13, 2020: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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DN 7:9-10, 13-14; PS 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 PT 1:16-19
MT 17:1-9
Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John,
and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them;
his face shone like the sun
and his clothes became white as light.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,
conversing with him.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
“Lord, it is good that we are here.
If you wish, I will make three tents here,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold,
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,
then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate
and were very much afraid.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying,
“Rise, and do not be afraid.”
And when the disciples raised their eyes,
they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus charged them,
“Do not tell the vision to anyone
until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
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Reflection on the Scriptures |
We believe and confess that the one like a Son of Man is none other than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He has all power and authority in heaven and on earth. He has an everlasting kingdom. As the psalmist says, the Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth. By the grace of God, you and I can be part of his kingdom. But there is an important caveat: Jesus doesn’t wield his power
to crush and dominate. As the psalmist makes clear, “justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.” Or, as he says in the next verse, “The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory.”
How will the peoples see his glory if his disciples do not join the heavens and proclaim his justice? Peter, James, and John saw his power and glory and dedicated their lives to proclaiming his message of peace and justice for all. All people are welcome in this kingdom. All are treated with respect. From the least to the greatest, all are loved by God. There is judgment for those who withhold
justice and trample others under their feet.
May we who call upon the name of Jesus and are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit given to us by the Ancient One use our energy, our gifts, and all of the power that Jesus gives us to bring the justice of God to those around us.
And may the peoples see his glory.
- by George Butterfield
Revelations of Divine Love
- by Julian of Norwich
Sixteenth Revelation, Chapter 78
Though we be highly lifted up into contemplation by the special gift of our
Lord, yet it is needful to us to have knowledge and sight of our sin and our
feebleness
This breaking and this healing our Lord meaneth for the general Man. For he that is highest and nearest with God, he may see himself sinful--and needeth to--with me; and I that am the least and lowest that shall be saved, I may be comforted with him that is highest: so hath our Lord oned us in charity; [as] where He shewed me that I should
sin.
And for joy that I had in beholding of Him I attended not readily to that Shewing, and our courteous Lord stopped there and would not further teach me till that He gave me grace and will to attend. And hereby was I learned that though we be highly lifted up into contemplation by the special gift of our Lord, yet it is needful to us therewith to have
knowing and sight of our sin and our feebleness. For without this knowing we may not have true meekness, and without this [meekness] we may not be saved.
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