''Khalil Gibran says that for 20 centuries men have adored the weakness of Jesus, and do not fully understand his power. Jesus did not live as a coward, and he died without complaining and suffering. He lived as a revolutionary, and was crucified as a rebel.
He was not a bird with open wings, but a violent storm that parted wings. He was not a victim of his persecutors, and he didn’t suffer at their hands, but he was free before all of them.
Jesus did not come to earth to destroy our homes, and, in turn, build monasteries with his stones; he came to breathe a new soul into us,
to build a temple in every heart,
a soul in every altar and
a priest in every human being.
Looking carefully at his life, we see that, although he knew that his passion was inevitable, he tried to give us a sense of joy in every one of his gestures. As I said in a previous column, he must have thought long and hard before deciding upon which miracle was to be his first; he must have considered the healing of a paralysed man, the resurrection of the dead, the expulsion of a demon, something that his contemporaries considered “a noble gesture”. After all, it would be the first time he would show the world that he was the son of God.
And it is written that his first miracle was turning water into wine to liven up a wedding party.
The wisdom of this gesture should inspire us and always be present in our souls; the spiritual quest is compassion, enthusiasm and joy.
Tibetan monk Chogyam Trunpga says, “We do not need to have a mystical experience to discover that the world is good.
We should just realise that there are simple things around us, see the raindrops trickling down the window, waking in the morning and finding that the sun still shines, hear someone laughing.”
By doing so, the world is no longer a threat.
We start realising that we are able to honour existence; we accept that we have sensitivity to see the love that exists.
If we can see what is beautiful, it is because we are beautiful, as the world is a mirror and returns to every man the reflection of his own face.
The only danger is staying too safe.
As a Warrior of Light, having more joy in your heart than most, you should never relax completely.
“The danger arises when a man feels secure in his position.
The ruin threatens all who attempt to preserve a state of affairs.
Confusion arises when we put everything in order.
Therefore, the superior man does not forget the danger when he is safe.
The wise man does not forget the ghost of ruin when in full strength.
The intelligent do not forget the confusion when their affairs are in order.”
by Paulo Coelho
Martine Franck
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