From
Galatians 3:1-6
“Freedom!”
H,
It is
hard for us to adapt to true freedom. We have been in prison too long. We still
think it is with hard labour. We run to prophets and charlatans because we
still cannot believe that there is something within that can lead us to all
truth in any definite sense. We are told the lie that we need to be controlled
and fed pop cock by megalomaniacs in robes and suits. We need none of that
mess. Church is community or it is nothing at all. Christ is the head of the church
or it is a religious cult.
We also
forget to be free of our own self will. We may accept the gospel only as it
does not affect our personal needs. Now we do not need these things at all but
the modern age has written its own bible and we now worship at that most unholy
altar. We are told our id and ego need feeding. We are told it is important to
be heard over others, to compete, to struggle and to hustle our bit of the
cake. We accept this because our self worth has been tied to the basic
necessities we have been told not to worry about. It is no longer about having
a meal but the best meal, not about shelter but the highest house on the hill
and no longer about the cover of clothes but the cover of magazines that tell
us how what we wear can “complete us” and we will not be complete if we do not
buy the full package. It will never be enough but we are told that it s not
enough because we do not yet have enough. Our personal well being now has a
price tag.
I am
using a material example to the extreme but are we all not like that, H? Are we
not all servants to the things that we think we need to feel better? You know
my many struggles with…. And I know your many struggles with……
We are
offered freedom from that mess. We have a real chance at a rich inner life that
surpasses any material condition. We can find it in everyday or we can ignore
it and have a ball on the nothing hill. I suspect we will always be drawn back
to the riches on offer. There is a witness inside now that will not let go of
us. He seems to know we cannot make much out of ourselves. He seems to wake us
up every day with a sterling instruction to kneel and be lifted. Of course if
we did that more we would be better. No worries, dear friend, we can start
today.
Amen.
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