Your post resonated with me. I was baptized Catholic, but have always (from a young age) had an issue with how religion played out in real life. Even as a child, I was struck by the hypocrisy of many of the faithful. I've also always mistrusted authority and the "narrative" to the point of being a loaner. I am easily turned off by those who espouse a party line, even when the idea aligns with my belief. Thank you for sharing this!
I think that the creator must love you very much, Tessa, and smile when you find the courage to hit 'send' and let it rip. Thank you for all that you share from the heart of your soul ... blessings of health, love, and strength to you all the rest of your life.
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Writing from a secular land of a thousand brands ... uh ... 'gods'. But among a very few spiritual people too, I resonate with the possibilities you raise, and ease them a warm silence akin to what thieves share in the night ... but with the Platonic ideals of what is good, what is true, and what is beautiful.
Mixing metaphors, we may never reach the promised land ... or maybe we're all carrying a piece of it inside. And if I am very quiet and attentive, I might catch a glimpse now and then .... in those empty spaces between your words, the pregnant silences between paragraphs.
I wish you the power to persevere, truth to guide you, and love as the process and the destination.
I think this is right - Archbishop Vigano on a group call a few weeks ago made so many accurate observations but then said our redemption could only come through his brand. I thought this is inevitable because it is what he believes and one should make allowances - and that people can think in parallel while not believing exactly the same thing in the same way. Also, it is not at all my experience that adherents of any religion have any monopoly on goodness, and goodness seems to be separate from any specific religion. Skip a few weeks and Vigano is Tweeting (!!!) that there is a deep church like the deep state, and the present Pope has to do as he is told, or else. You also put me in mind of Kazantzakisās Christ Recrucified - the last paragraph
āPriest Fotis listened to the bell pealing gaily, announcing that Christ was coming down on earth to save the world. He shook his head and heaved a sigh: In vain, my Christ, in vain, he muttered; two thousand years have gone by and men crucify You still. When will You be born, my Christ, and not be crucified any more, but live among us for eternity.ā
Once also I had a similar conversation with the last Archbishop of Canterbury but three (a much better man than the present globalist bureaucrat) asking him why those specific events were more significant than the many recurrences, and I think he admitted to not knowing (it also turned out heād lived through great horrors in the Second World War). I admittedly at the time was busy trying to be clever rather than wise.
Sending you wishes for a Merry Christmas, Tessa! What you are asking - the what if question, makes so much sense. I was also raised as a Catholic like RRMM and had friends who told me I would burn in hell because I was not born again... and didnāt understand why I needed a confessional when it was written in the Bible that no one stands between the Devine and the people...it raised serious questions along the lines of your big what if question for sure. You did a fantastic job of this - it is a great and powerful question, for sure. It deserves thought, from many others. Thank you!!!
Thank you Tessa for such a beautiful and inspiring message. Your posts have really been a great help in keeping me motivated by my love for others. Your warnings to always be aware of the tyrant in the mirror continue to influence my actions. I do not respect the evil actions of the predators but I try to remember that their souls are also on a journey and I do believe and respect that. Merry Christmas Tessa and know that I sincerely appreciate your work.
Fine words Tessa. You're bang on the money. The universe is indeed made of love. I love the final picture and would caption it with SANTA KLAUS ISN'T COMING TO TOWN. Merry Christmas to you !!
spot-on. Tessa. one-size-fits-all spirituality is just as useless as one-size-fits-all medicine.
and thanks for the clips from last year. just as sick and funny now as they were then.
i think that if we are present and choose to be on the side of the angels - whatever or whoever the angels may be in our own practice - we can start the big shift. 2023 is going to be epic and infinitely grateful you are leading the way! merry xmas!
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Thank you, dear Tessa, for sharing your thoughts here. For me, as a very recent widow filled with despair, I believe it was the Holy Spirit Who visited me and reminded me that Christ had stamped out death. It was
a great and sustaining gift that spoke of pure love. This is the message. A very loving and blessed Christmas to you! Athena
Thank you! I've had very similar thoughts over the past year especially, and have also been reluctant to express them, for fear of offending my "religious" friends. But I think it's important. I've cross-posted this. Thank you!
Iām with you totally. Thank you for your uncensored message. You are one of many of us who incarnated to bring back love.
Your post resonated with me. I was baptized Catholic, but have always (from a young age) had an issue with how religion played out in real life. Even as a child, I was struck by the hypocrisy of many of the faithful. I've also always mistrusted authority and the "narrative" to the point of being a loaner. I am easily turned off by those who espouse a party line, even when the idea aligns with my belief. Thank you for sharing this!
I think that the creator must love you very much, Tessa, and smile when you find the courage to hit 'send' and let it rip. Thank you for all that you share from the heart of your soul ... blessings of health, love, and strength to you all the rest of your life.
Writing from a secular land of a thousand brands ... uh ... 'gods'. But among a very few spiritual people too, I resonate with the possibilities you raise, and ease them a warm silence akin to what thieves share in the night ... but with the Platonic ideals of what is good, what is true, and what is beautiful.
Mixing metaphors, we may never reach the promised land ... or maybe we're all carrying a piece of it inside. And if I am very quiet and attentive, I might catch a glimpse now and then .... in those empty spaces between your words, the pregnant silences between paragraphs.
I wish you the power to persevere, truth to guide you, and love as the process and the destination.
Merry Christmas Tessa.
Tessa
I think this is right - Archbishop Vigano on a group call a few weeks ago made so many accurate observations but then said our redemption could only come through his brand. I thought this is inevitable because it is what he believes and one should make allowances - and that people can think in parallel while not believing exactly the same thing in the same way. Also, it is not at all my experience that adherents of any religion have any monopoly on goodness, and goodness seems to be separate from any specific religion. Skip a few weeks and Vigano is Tweeting (!!!) that there is a deep church like the deep state, and the present Pope has to do as he is told, or else. You also put me in mind of Kazantzakisās Christ Recrucified - the last paragraph
āPriest Fotis listened to the bell pealing gaily, announcing that Christ was coming down on earth to save the world. He shook his head and heaved a sigh: In vain, my Christ, in vain, he muttered; two thousand years have gone by and men crucify You still. When will You be born, my Christ, and not be crucified any more, but live among us for eternity.ā
Once also I had a similar conversation with the last Archbishop of Canterbury but three (a much better man than the present globalist bureaucrat) asking him why those specific events were more significant than the many recurrences, and I think he admitted to not knowing (it also turned out heād lived through great horrors in the Second World War). I admittedly at the time was busy trying to be clever rather than wise.
Sending you wishes for a Merry Christmas, Tessa! What you are asking - the what if question, makes so much sense. I was also raised as a Catholic like RRMM and had friends who told me I would burn in hell because I was not born again... and didnāt understand why I needed a confessional when it was written in the Bible that no one stands between the Devine and the people...it raised serious questions along the lines of your big what if question for sure. You did a fantastic job of this - it is a great and powerful question, for sure. It deserves thought, from many others. Thank you!!!
Thank you Tessa for such a beautiful and inspiring message. Your posts have really been a great help in keeping me motivated by my love for others. Your warnings to always be aware of the tyrant in the mirror continue to influence my actions. I do not respect the evil actions of the predators but I try to remember that their souls are also on a journey and I do believe and respect that. Merry Christmas Tessa and know that I sincerely appreciate your work.
Fine words Tessa. You're bang on the money. The universe is indeed made of love. I love the final picture and would caption it with SANTA KLAUS ISN'T COMING TO TOWN. Merry Christmas to you !!
So beautiful! And isn't it strange that thinking about, writing about, and feeling into spiritual matters is more radical than political anarchy?
spot-on. Tessa. one-size-fits-all spirituality is just as useless as one-size-fits-all medicine.
and thanks for the clips from last year. just as sick and funny now as they were then.
i think that if we are present and choose to be on the side of the angels - whatever or whoever the angels may be in our own practice - we can start the big shift. 2023 is going to be epic and infinitely grateful you are leading the way! merry xmas!
" do unto others as you would have done unto you "
Have a safe and joyful Cristmas with family loved ones.....in these times, we may just come to see where love really resides.....!š
Thank you, dear Tessa, for sharing your thoughts here. For me, as a very recent widow filled with despair, I believe it was the Holy Spirit Who visited me and reminded me that Christ had stamped out death. It was
a great and sustaining gift that spoke of pure love. This is the message. A very loving and blessed Christmas to you! Athena
Merry Christmas Tessa! May the season be filled with love and joy! For what itās worth - I agree with you!ššāļøā¤ļø
Christina Rossetti has an answer:
In the bleak midwinter
BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihuTtICxYo
Merry Christmas Tessa and happy-healthy-joyful-humorous life!
(okay, maybe a bit of sarcasm will be okay)
Thank you! I've had very similar thoughts over the past year especially, and have also been reluctant to express them, for fear of offending my "religious" friends. But I think it's important. I've cross-posted this. Thank you!