HOW TO BECOME GOD’S “CHILD”

First, you have to want it!

Jesus, obviously did, and showed that it was possible
For everyone,
To become a full human being
Elevated up from human animals.

Human beings have choices –
Infinite choices –
Given to us by our brilliant human minds.

Everyone has this mind –
No matter how dull or distracted we are –
We all have it.

It’s a gift from God
To be used either for good or evil –
That’s the deal!

At each conscious moment
We have a choice –
Do we want to be the kind of human being who acts like God would act
If God were human.

If so, we choose Love,
Truth,
Justice
And, always, Beauty.

It’s fairly easy to act like God would act if one consciously chooses it –
Just take a moment and think about what you really want
And then do it –
Each time you choose God, it’ll bring more God into the world –
Both inside you and through you.

Love never disappears completely
Truth is permanent as the stars
Justice makes societies work
And Beauty emphasizes how stunningly splendid our world is.

TOO SPOILED TO CHANGE

We believe we’re okay, even though we’re not –
And know we’re not.
We’re committed to this belief because we’re too spoiled to change
And, up until now, have always been able to “get away with it.”

In the distant past, God sent a few select people into the world
Repeatedly attempting to teach human beings they really need to change –
But, rather than changing, they changed the message instead –
And then buried it – upside-down – inside magnificent stone structures.

Now, however, it’s gotten to the point
That, as a species, we face the threat of going extinct – by
Inadvertently tearing ourselves to pieces (in the old tried and true “male” way),
Along with altering the climate of our beautiful, still largely paradisiacal world –

Unless we completely change:

From human animals to human beings –
From false selves to true selves.

That’s why we need the purest girl in the world more than ever
To make an appearance here on earth (life’s only “known” home in the universe) –
Because our ancient spiritual models have gone stale
And no longer work in the way we need today.

CHURCH LIKE A MUSEUM

Jesus had this idea
That, one day, we might become complete human beings
Instead of remaining, in some part, human animals –

That we might set aside our materialistic desires and fantasies
And live in “reality,” that is, in spirit.

To Jesus – spirit was God,
And the reason we’re prevented from seeing God, face-to-face,
Without dying,
Is the very real danger of seeing ourselves.

In light of this, Jesus preached death to artificial selves
And the rebirth of our true self –

The “pearl” –

After he died, Church officials rushed to designate him as “God” –
But, of course, by then, he was no longer able to stop that from happening.

His finest gift to us was the validation of an active, open, loving human spirit –
While his successors spent their time constructing a spiritual/materialistic empire.

Everything they did, at least in part, led away from God –

So, today, we attend church, reverentially, like entering a museum.

WHEN

When a human animal meets a human being, he immediately starts looking for something to eat, and, if nothing “edible” appears, he’ll probably get bored or angry.

When a human being meets a human animal, she may feel amused or loving, but sad at the waste.

When a human being meets another human being, they recognize one another. A bemused sparkling in their eyes announces the mutual acknowledgement of God’s presence. Upon this joyful recognition, the surrounding space fills with light and laughter.

From “Diner Mystic”