Love, Truth, Consciousness, Christ
What is our greatest challenge
And who is our worthy opponent
To overcome the world
For we are not of the world
We are of the spirit
St. John 16:33
“…but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
I John 4:4
“…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
In one instant
I was filled with joy
Overcome with love
All at once
That moment
Of reality
When it dawned
On me
That I was
Someone other
Than who
I appeared to be
Death is like a thief
Who robs us of life
To overcome death
Be ever on watch
For he comes
Like a thief in the night
While we are asleep
So wake up
Are we afraid
To lose our self
Christ was not afraid
Because he knew
It was not the end
Death was just
Another obstacle
To overcome
Art: Virgin Mary, artist unknown
Every story has a hero or heroine
And an adversary
And the story is written
Within a time and a place
And the story line is such that
Said hero or heroine
Must overcome the adversary
To save the world
Or maybe the story is such that
The hero must overcome
The adversary
To save the heroine
The Bible is such a story
The hero is Jesus Christ
And he came to save the world
To set us free from sin
The adversary
David slew Goliath with a stone
Daniel survived the lion’s den
And Christ overcame the world
We are either the hero
Or the adversary
If Christ is with us
Who can be against us
I John 4:5
“…because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
Art: Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Bapttista Tiepolo
When the spirit
Puts her foot
On the head
Of the serpent
Game over
The mind is
A worthy adversary
A worthy opponent
But no match
For the spirit
Spirit trumps mind
She created the mind
Overcome the mind
Do not see it
As an obstacle
But as a stepping stone
We use all things created
In order to see the truth
They can become obstacles to us
Or stepping stones
When the foot of the divine
Steps on the head of the serpent
Then all obstacles are overcome
And the truth alone stands
