Jesus

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.

I have had a strong feeling of connection to Jesus all my life. He’s a character that has inspired me, and remembering that he was The Lamb of God has often informed my actions.

However, I tend to think of him in a different way since I read “Jesus Lived in India”, which was published many years ago to great horror! It actually dared to suggest that Jesus did not die on the cross.

No the book wasn’t a hatchet job, nor was it disrespectful, it simply pointed out that Jesus told the truth but that truth was interpreted in a romantic way when his story was written down.

He said he wouldn’t die on the cross because he had help from the Centurion at the foot of said cross, who was a follower. A plan was hatched to save him. Firstly they drugged him using the sponge sent up on a pole when he said he was thirsty. The vinegar story was part of the ingredients not unkindness.

That put Jesus into a deep coma. Then when it came time to break the legs on those still alive on their respective crosses, Jesus’ legs weren’t broken because he was already perceived to be dead. When you broke the legs the prisoners on a cross could no longer push up to ease their arms and help them to breathe, they hung down and quickly suffocated.

This is why both water and blood ran out when Jesus’ side was pierced. No heartbeat no blood flow. The biblical writers were telling us the truth. He was alive.

To bring a person round from a herbally induced coma you would place them somewhere cold for three days, normally a cave. They would come round and be perfectly alright. Which is why Jesus could show Thomas the piercing in his hands. A ghost wouldn’t have them.

That’s when he left the Holy Land and began to travel across the world sharing his message, allegedly visiting both Glastonbury in the UK, and Tibet on his way to India.

I sat with this new knowledge for a while. Had it changed my attitude to Jesus, who always said that we are all God’s children? Who also said he was the son of Joseph. No in fact it enhanced my respect for him.

It’s one thing for the Son of God to do what he did, but quite another for a human being to be that brave. So I concluded that no matter what he was – Son of God or man – I had enormous respect for him.

He was a warrior who foght for what he believed to be right, stood up for the little guy, washed his disciples feet, and accepted tax collectors and women into his circle.

What’s not to love, respect, and follow?

Yes he’s definitely my hero, and WWJD is something I always consider if I’m in a quandary.

What would Jesus do?

Never forget that this sometimes meant action, such as throwing the money lenders out of the temple. He was no pushover, when push came to shove, he shoved.

He reminds us that talk is not enough, and spirituality sometimes means standing up to be counted.

There are many good lessons in his life for us all.

Best love to you all

Because sending that is WJWD

Amorah – Deb