Befriending Dragons … ( 07 / 26 / 2012 )
Befriending Dragons … ( 07 / 26 / 2012 )
“ We know all too well that we have a God who shows mercy on evil-doers , for if He didn ’ t , we ’ d all be in very big trouble .” ~ Shane Claiborne
It is important for us all to remember that all evil comes from malice , … malice , which is nothing more than crystallized hatred , … hatred , which is nothing more than crystallized anger , … anger , which is nothing more than crystallized fear , … fear , which is nothing more than crystallized greed , … & greed , which is nothing more than crystallized selfishness .
Simply put , what this means is that every time you choose to be selfish yourself , you are actively supporting “ evil ” … For example , every time you look away from a homeless beggar because you feel uncomfortable or afraid , you are supporting “ evil ”,
… and every time you rationalize “ taking care of yourself first ” so that you might someday thereafter care for someone else , you are supporting “ evil ”,
… and every time you gossip about another person behind their back or criticize them to their face , you are supporting “ evil ”,
… and every time you watch a crime show on TV or an action film in the theater and celebrate the death of one of the “ bad guys ”, you are supporting “ evil ”.
“ To lose your Soul doesn ’ t mean you someday die to go to Hell . Whenever we don ’ t enliven who we truly are , we are already in Hell ; seeking fulfillment in the wrong places and finding it in the wrong ways .” ~ Dalton Roberts
This is kind of a shocker , I know , and yet please remember that — even though we have all done one or more ( or all ) of these things in our recent lives — this doesn ’ t mean that we are “ lost ” or “ primitive ” or “ bad ” or even “ evil ” ourselves … It simply means that we all still have some “ Waking UP ” to do . It simply means that we all have certain situations in our lives where we continue respond with cowardly fear instead of courageous Kindness .
Some would say that this is simply the way of things ; that we are all “ only human ”. I would offer a different Truth : namely , that even though we will indeed be forever tempted to respond with callousness over intimacy & selfishness over generosity & fear over Love , we are not now – nor will we ever be -- “ only human ” … For the Truth of the matter is — WE ARE HUMAN ( e )!!!
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