Dear friends, Lynn and I wanted to share with you how we see our work on this Gospel unfolding during each session. At least a week before each session you will receive the commentary for the analogue we will be studying. We recommend you print it. In Lynn's translation (The Luminous Gospels, by Bauman, Baurman and Bourgeault) the gospel is divided into analogues, seventy four in total. We recommend that you read the commentary carefully, probably several times. The commentary refers to images. They are NOT included in what you will receive. You will see the images during our time together and you will receive them afterwards for further reflection. We will begin each session with some silence. Lynn will then spell out the essence of the analogue. We will then open up the space for questions about the commentary. Using one or maybe two of the questions for reflections , which are included in the commentary, we will then break you out into groups...
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Analogue 64
Analogue 64 The Mysteries of Suffering How then does Yeshua give rest to everyone? First of all, he brings sorrow and grief to no one whether great or small, or whether it be a believer or an unbeliever. Rather he gives rest to those who reside among the Good. Some indeed are privileged to bring rest to those who are virtuous, but there are those who do well and yet cannot of themselves give repose to anyone since their goodness was not accomplished by an act of will. There are those who are in pain, but again he is not oppressing them. There are times when grief does come to the virtuous, not because he oppresses them, but because their own flaws and calamities have overwhelmed them. It is natural, then, to give joy to those who are good, yet some must endure terrible grief. SYNOPSIS Focus is upon the mysteries of suffering while on earth and the desire for its banishment. An exploration of the causes of suffering — earthly, personal and collective. The desire for rest in...
Analogue 63
Analogue 63 The Sacred Quaternity In this world crops are cultivated and gathered into barns using four elements: soil, water, wind and light. Likewise God also cultivates the world through the elements of trust, hope, love and enlightenment. Our soil is the heart where trust takes root. Hope is the water through which we are nourished. Love is the wind by which we grow, and enlightenment is the Light which causes us to ripen. It is grace, then, which has caused the humble of the earth to reign over heaven. These have been received into the Realm of the Blessed where the Logos has uplifted their souls. For it is Yeshua, the Anointed One, who has seduced and beguiled us all, and yet he has never coerced or oppressed anyone, and because of this the Blessed Ones become fully realized human beings as well as the Logos. If you should ask us about such beings, any attempt to correctly portray their grandeur would be difficult. SYNOPSIS The quaternity of the four sacred elements (ear...
