Oh yes, we know. Or do we?
What we Christians call THE ASCENSION of Christ is a sign of the holiness of Jesus the Christ heading on home to Pop, and etc. Lovely idea, I suppose, and yet………
Think of space travel. I remember praying and worrying about the delayed return of the male and female “astronauts” in space for so long. I know they were busy, and yet I wondered if they made love in some ways. Honestly, the traffic in my imagination is entertaining! Nevertheless, I can’t imagine ascending sperm, not to mention one of those enormous helium balloons of Jesus on parade. How can he leave them, us? But never fear, he quickly returned for a cookout on the beach, wanting something to eat no less.
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What you hate do not do to yourself or your neighbor.
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Only ONE rule! The first part is easy.. BUT……………..I feel resistance arising, and exceptions, etc. You get it. Getting literal about certain “neighbors” is easy. But ALL? Even rats? You get the point.
I just re-read the story of Joan of Arc, and finally could see why they sainted her. Despite threats and tortures and, yes, also some praise and worship, AND death threats, AND contemporary speculations about her transgender status, this girl never abandoned her vision. Never. Never.
She died to be born to stay alive.
