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Christ is Born in You

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The celebration of the birth of the Christ child is also the celebration of the Christ child being born within all humanity. Each person who walks this earth has a little Christ who has been born or is waiting to be born. You may disagree, but I take Jesus’ words to heart when he said, “whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me” (Matt. 25:40) —speaking of the Christ within him. And “unless a seed falls into the ground, and dies it remains a single seed, but if it dies it produces many seeds.” (John 12:24) Christ came in the form of an enlightened human babe named Jesus, he grew up, and then he died. The seed of the Word in His heart was planted in the hearts of all mankind on the day of his death (see the parable of the sower-Matt. 13:1-23). The resurrection of Christ happens in us, as well, whether it happened historically or not does not matter. What matters is what happens in us! 

Some have never known his Name, but they recognize the Light. Some have never seen his Light, but have heard his Word in the depths of their being. (John 1) Each in their own way responds to and awakens to the Christ within them and many have done glorious and wonderful things to bring the light of the Divine to humanity.

That’s my story, and I am sticking with it! A very Merry Christmas to you all.

You are so very loved.

Identity Crisis

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Identity crises are caused when we are told that we must act a certain way or believe certain things. Conform or be cast out of the community. What happens when the cognitive dissonance is just too great to pretend anymore? We either get asked to leave, or we walk away.

This is the beginning of a death. A death of what we tried to embrace. A death of the relationships. A death of the dreams we had while still in that community. But this death is needed if we are to remember who we really are.

After death comes (re)birth. A (re)birth of wonder, curiosity, and fearlessness. The worst of it has passed, and joy and peace are to be found in the unknown, the places yet to be explored.

We were always meant to die before we could truly live. This is the mystery of the ages. That through one man death entered the world and through one man life was offered freely to all. For how could we know what is Life without first walking through the valley of death?