Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Dec 18 2006
The outtakes of love
MSNBC's Alan Boyle points us to some upcoming films and TV shows that present alternative views of a young Jesus. The thing I love about this time of year is this: Beneath the glitter and glow of decorations and presents, behind the religious schisms and denominational spats, aside from the political hissing and the physical wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, in spite of family disputes and horrific domestic violence and social manipulation in society, there is still a remarkable amount of yearning in each of us for love and connection with someone who will love and accept us. Even folks who declare themselves to be staunch atheists and who deny Jesus Christ as Saviour seek the best of the gifts Jesus offered when it comes to inner peace, acceptance and assurance of a place where love triumphs over evil. All these Jesus story embellishments and alternative chapters seem part of the miracle of the season to me. People from every walk of life seem willing this time of year to take a peek at the idea of someone who was born on this earth who dared to live and breathe true love and who worked constantly to lift up anyone who wanted to embrace even a tiny piece of the hope of having that kind of love. It's all right with me if we disagree a bit over the details. A tiny, seemingly helpless baby Jesus still managed to create a stir that has been powerful enough to touch lives in some way or another, right down through the ages.
posted at: 07:23 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
MSNBC's Alan Boyle points us to some upcoming films and TV shows that present alternative views of a young Jesus. The thing I love about this time of year is this: Beneath the glitter and glow of decorations and presents, behind the religious schisms and denominational spats, aside from the political hissing and the physical wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, in spite of family disputes and horrific domestic violence and social manipulation in society, there is still a remarkable amount of yearning in each of us for love and connection with someone who will love and accept us. Even folks who declare themselves to be staunch atheists and who deny Jesus Christ as Saviour seek the best of the gifts Jesus offered when it comes to inner peace, acceptance and assurance of a place where love triumphs over evil. All these Jesus story embellishments and alternative chapters seem part of the miracle of the season to me. People from every walk of life seem willing this time of year to take a peek at the idea of someone who was born on this earth who dared to live and breathe true love and who worked constantly to lift up anyone who wanted to embrace even a tiny piece of the hope of having that kind of love. It's all right with me if we disagree a bit over the details. A tiny, seemingly helpless baby Jesus still managed to create a stir that has been powerful enough to touch lives in some way or another, right down through the ages.
posted at: 07:23 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
