“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” Jesus is every human being who challenged the system. The system is Militarism. It is the world’s Religion. It grooms us as subordinates to … Continue reading “Removing the Stone from the Tomb”
Tag: Easter
The Challenge To Change
Mary Magdalene met the challenge to change. She had been driven mad by a mad world, mad with oppression, mad with suffering. Her mad way of coping with the madness needed to end. She needed to make changes if she was to have a new life. Moving from no longer insanely coping with demons of … Continue reading “The Challenge To Change”
Shamans Keep Rising
Jesus’ Gospel witness from Holy Thursday through Good Friday to Easter Sunday is quintessentially transforming. Knowing of his impending murder, he shares a final life-giving meal with community members on Thursday. That same evening, the priestly class have him arrested, put him on trial, convict him of crimes, and sentence him to death. The next … Continue reading “Shamans Keep Rising”
We Had to Rise
The Gospel according to John has a curious comment on the disciples’ amazement at Jesus’ Resurrection: “They did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” – Had to – We’ve all known our had to moments in life; I had to get the job, he had to come home … Continue reading “We Had to Rise”
Friday to Sunday
A story is often told us but it is a false one: a supreme being is angry with a sinful humanity and wills their deserved suffering and death. The story is told by an ancient and still operative religion, Militarism. Militarism has a long history of projecting its War Lords into the heavens as deities. … Continue reading “Friday to Sunday”