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Marching down the hillside in Galilee, bubbling with excitement, feeling wonder, hope springing “earthly,” being granted an insight into the common soul, I was overwhelmed with a sense of accomplishment.
For the first time, the Creator had gained human lips to speak to human beings about human affairs.
Honestly, there was not a whole lot to say. I covered it in twenty minutes.
Three main points–a trinity of cohesive ideas to generate a sense of blessedness:
I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
- All of you are the salt of the earth.
- We are a family through faith.
I was thrilled with the message, but even more enthralled with the reaction of the gathered as they found it to be understandable and exploding with authority.
Could it be this simple?
Could it be that the human population was just waiting for a chance to hear words that could be easily translated into actions?
Yet arriving back in the mainstream of life, I soon realized there would be an attempt to thwart my optimism with need and greed.
Yes–the perpetual need of those who were sick, hurt, impoverished and disenfranchised; and the greed of those who wanted to keep them that way by using religion, politics, commerce and bigotry.
Lepers and Pharisees.
For every step forward I was able to make in communicating to the brothers and sisters around me, I found myself corralled by the ongoing frustration of the needy and the indifference of the greedy.
So here I was–human–caught up in the same emotions of jubilance and despair which permeated the lifestyle of those I had previously viewed from my position above. Now I, too, was party to their bewilderment.
Was it going to be possible to win them over through reason and thought … or would more drastic measures be required?
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