Holy be Jesus! Apparently you guys have had Jesus on your mind just like I did while riding my bike today. Do you guys find time to workout in between posting? It was a magnificent workout, I was able to consolidate and further clarify to myself what Jesus means to me. I'll give you another brief vision of what he is to me. I would sincerely like to hear from you folks, that are
clearly passionate about the guy, what he means to you, not just what it says about him in the Bible, or what your pastor tells you.
Much of my upbringing was done in the presence where the name of Jesus was oft repeated, and every Friday we would go into a great big chapel with huge ceilings, and listen to somebody teach us about the Bible while a mock Jesus hung on a cross looking at us all from about 20 feet in the air. You couldn't miss him, and as a young child I was often to be totally mesmerized. The classes of the school were laid out in a circle in a hallway that went around the main chapel. I recall one time while in about the fifth grade being excused to use the restroom and instead sneaking into the chapel. It was pretty surreal to be alone with Jesus in this chapel with a capacity for 500+ people. It was totally dark, except for the light on Jesus. One time I kind of got stuck in the moment just staring, totally electrified, and got in trouble when I came back to class because it was obvious I wasn't taking a pee for ten minutes.
Anyhow, since then my vision of what Jesus represents to me has certainly evolved. The photograph I now feel best represents the Christ, and that of my Self, is the one below. This as opposed to that of a white male with a cool beard and flowing hair that appears to be in his early adulthood. I'm not here to push my belief on any of you, nor do I expect I could if I tried! The photo was produced through the entheogenic lens of Alex Grey. The luminal field around the physical body is shaped in the form of an eye. At the center of the eye runs a pole of light, through the chakras. My opinion is that seeing with "thine single eye" is akin to having this pole of luminosity fully and evenly lit, and knowing such. That being said, you'll have a better understanding why I believe Jesus was indeed a pacifist. Jesus often talked about light and darkness, and I couldn't imagine him killing somebody to try to cast out their darkness, either in agression or self-defense. Darkness can not be killed, nor can it be filled with light by killing the vessel that is cloacked in it. Jesus was of the light, which is why I believe it's possible he did project his image to be walking on water as told in the Bible. I'll stop now as I have a feeling that once again I'm not connecting with anybody. Be gentle.