Jesus H. Friggin’ Christ!
Why do you people always put the “H” in there? I don’t mind the friggin’, but my middle name was not Harvey or Howie. In fact, my name was Jesus Bar Joseph (Jesus, Son of Joseph).
I need to set a few things straight, if I may. Are you ready?
One, I am no more the son of God than you are. Well, let me rephrase that. We all come from the Father; we are brothers and sisters.
The other thing I want to say is that I did not walk upon this planet to die for your sins. There is no sin. There is only love and fear. I came to show you the path back to our Father. I was once known as Lao-tuz, as Sri Krishna, as Siddhartha Guatama and of course, Jesus Bar Joseph.
Let’s talk about Love and Fear.
First fear: When men speak in my name and say that other men are wicked, that they will go to hell because of who they are . . . that is fear speaking. If someone is different from you, that does not make them wicked. If someone wants to love another person of their own sex, that does not condemn them to hell. I did not come to Earth to set rules for my brothers and sisters to live by. I came to show you the way. I had a very simple message. Love one another. Pretty goddamn simple, right? So how did my simple message get so fucked up?
The short answer is Fear. Men made rules, invented theology . . . started churches.
There is no need to Fear. Our Father will give us our daily bread. Our Father will protect us from harm. We cannot be harmed because we are not our physical body. Yes, we inhabit a physical body for a short while, but that is not us. That is not who we are. We are a part of the Father . . . and God cannot be harmed. So there in no need to Fear anything.
And then there is love. That was my message. Love does not command one to do anything. Love does not tell one how to live. Love is Love. Simple.
We will all reunite with the Father. There is no hell . . . there is no heaven . . . there is only Love. There is only the Tao (the path back to being God). We are fragments cast off from the Father to experience Being so that he may BE. So that we may BE.
We have to get over the fear. Only then we will find Love. Only then we will we reunite with our Father.
Well now, I knew some how some way, you would get around to it. LOL this is wonderful and in your words. Many Blessings my Dear Friend.
Hi Little White Dove,
H stands for Harold, as in, “Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name” 🙂 – you didn’t know that?
Sorry Jeanne I didn’t know that. But I always love hearing from you. Don’t stay away so long.
And by the way, that is a really beautiful and insightful story – I loved it. I was taught Fear is “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Love is the answer to everything. Lovely thoughts. More blogs, please!
Enquiring minds need to know. Where in the heck did “Bar Joseph” come from? Have you been hangin’ in that biker bar again?
“Bar Joseph” meant Son of Joseph back in Jesus’ day.
Ahhhhhhhhhh…………thank you for answering about Bar Joseph. I will now look it up and read it over. Now I’m sorry I gave you that smart-ass response, so I apologize. That piece was so beautifully written and it truly showed a whole new side of you that I would not have known was there. Hot dogs and hugs to Danny.
I do hope you know the old joke about “Harold” – if not, here it is –
A dad was listening to his child say his prayer “Dear Harold”.
At this, dad interrupted and said, “Wait a minute. How come you called God, ‘Harold’”?
The little boy looked up and said, “That’s what they call him in church. You know the prayer we say, “Our Father, who are in Heaven, Harold be Thy name.”
I agree with your friend Joyce. You have found another facet of that diamond of a mind of yours. More please
Colette
I so agree with you, Col – this was really a whole new facet and so beautifully written, and the message was wonderful, and spun in such an artful way. More, please, sir!
Thanks Collette.
And Jeanne.