JESUS IS WATCHING and the shortest Biblical sentence is JESUS WEPT

[Jeffersons Ghost]

As I was scanning through all those TV channels I noticed one where Jesus was portrayed as white. I thought, well maybe they just didn't have the budget to import Mid-Eastern actors for a more accurate depiction, until I saw all the Mid-Eastern faces screaming for His death. Racism and intolerance feeds hate and war.

If Christ returned today He would likely return to his homeland, preaching sedition, like before. What would happen today if He walked the streets of Baghdad? While so many like to focus on His death, there are still a few left to celebrate His life and why he lived. He was never about death or dying.


John 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.


John 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

John 11:34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

John 11:35 Jesus wept.

Each of us shines with a glimmer of the PRINCE OF PEACE and each is a soldier just following orders as we nail a spike into Him with every bomb dropped and every bullet shot.

Here are the faces of Jesus:

WAS IT YOU,WHO CRIED WHEN JESUS DIED?

WAS IT YOU WHO CRIED WHEN JESUS DIED?

WASIT YOU WHO CRIED WHEN JESUS DIED?

WAS IT YOU WHO CRUCIFIED OUR LORD?

WAS IT YOU WHO CRUCIFIED OUR LORD?

WAS IT YOU WHO CRUCIFIED OUR LORD?


"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

[doublethink]

1. He's still Weeping. n.t.

Peace.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

2. me too

[doublethink]

9. Thing is he's weeping for us .......

and not for his own physical death long ago. So is Gandhi, MLK, so on and so forth. "I am the God of the Living and not of the Dead" ........ He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. Mark chapter 12 verse 27. Peace.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. is DIVINITY so small that it can only speak one language to one group?

Gandhi loved the teachings of Jesus because wisdom loves light and life. Perhaps God speakes to each of us in His or Her own way, in words we can understand. Perhaps God is not a racist.

Gandhi taught the power of tolerance, saying, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.”

Gandhi, “What is faith if it is not translated into action?”

Gandhi regarding dedication to a goal: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

In his wisdom, Gandhi presents the value of love by saying, “Where there is love there is life.”

Embrace the teachings of Gandhi: “Non-violence is the summit of bravery.”

Bear in mind that Gandhi said, “Love and exclusive possession can never go together.”

Gandhi broke the chains of tyranny that bound India, with words like these: “When there is fear, there is no religion. Fear is not a disease of the body; fear kills the soul.”

Gandhi said, “My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.”

Before you march off to war, hear this: Gandhi said, “Recall the poorest and the weakest man you have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.”

[WiseButAngrySara]

23. Wonderful quotes by Gandhi. At the core of all major religions, past and

present, is the Truth; One and the same God; One and the same Reality; One and the same Divine Mind. The difference lies in the myths and parables and verbal interpretations that point to the Truth. If only the radical fundamentalists of the world would realize this!

[myrna minx]

10. ...and so am I.

:cry:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. It's been changed

Now, it reads as "Jesus puked."

[Jeffersons Ghost]

4. no, i'm sorry but some things never change

[Ava]

5. doesn't sound like the "christians" we see on TV

Matthew 18:3
"Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 18:4
"Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child, will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."


Peace.
WWJD? - http://peacetakescourage.cf.huffingtonpost.com/animations/wwjd.html

[Jeffersons Ghost]

11. Ava, you have just hit on the most important message Jesus offers.

As a cornerstone of his ministry, Jesus mentions the Kingdom over 55 times in Matthew alone, 35 times as the "Kingdom of Heaven"... it is not a physical Kingdom some people feel they must bring about through their actions. The Kingdom must come in our hearts and minds. When Jesus said, "repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand," He shows one of three things: Either He teaches what I just suggested, or he had no idea that a physical Kingdom would not come to pass for over 2 thousand years, or He lied.

[TexasLawyer]

6. Jesus in Baghdad today

would end up in a naked pyramid, after having been labeled "al qaeda" and sold down the river by "informants" for 30 pieces of silver. Or whatever the going rate is.

That's what commonly happens to trouble makers these days, al qaeda or not.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. Is America as great as Pharaoh's Egypt?

our pyramids are smaller but there are a lot more of them:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

8. I understand fellow DUers... I wish these images would go away too

but they won't... ask any veteran returning from Iraq or just ask a Vietnam Veteran when the images go away? I'm a Vietnam Veteran but thank God, I did't have to witness the killing and dying.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

13. can someone help me? I'm looking for the quote by Jesus that OKs war

# Luke 24:36
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

# John 20:19
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

# John 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

# John 20:26
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

# Acts 10:36
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ:

# Romans 1:7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

[Bill McBlueState]

26. the skeptics' annotated bible is great for this sort of thing

Here you go...

Matthew 10:34

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

(More here.)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

29. That's an excellent

analogy for the crown of thorns and the mocking.

We haven't changed much, have we?

[BrklynLiberal]

14. www.liberalslikechrist.org/

http://www.liberalslikechrist.org/

How can anyone who claims to
know and believe the Gospels
not know that
Jesus was a Liberal
if ever there was one,
a lover & defender of the downtrodden,
and a critic of the rich & powerful;
which is precisely why
the ultra-Conservative Religious Leaders
of his day had him killed ?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

15. I tell you this:

Jesus was well beyond "liberal." He was a leftest radical. When you walk into the biggest Passover Celebration in the area with women walking alongside you (not behind) in His time and place, you make a very radical statement. These women were not even married to the men they traveled with in many cases. All of this was far out of step with society.

If you walk right "into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

You do these things and you are not liberal; you are Gandhi; you are Buddha; you are Mohamed and you are Jesus but none are just "liberals."

[BrklynLiberal]

16. Better not break this to the fundies. They cannot handle news like this.

[Ishoutandscream2]

17. Great posts today, JG

Very informative, and very, very powerful

[Jeffersons Ghost]

18. thank you, whenever I keep my words out and let my heart speak

Words of wisdom are indeed powerful but they're not "mine." These words belong to us all; every religion and every political persuasion.

While it might seem out of place to present old, lost song lyrics among the words of Jesus, Gandhi and other wise thinkers, I still contend that Divinity can speak through anyone who listens to their heart.

After this post, these words are yours DU. Hide them or cherish them. I have done my job today. As always the choice is yours.

One Tin Soldier

by Lambert-Potter, sung by Coven

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgment day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgment day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgment day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgment day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

[ms liberty]

24. The Theme Song of "Billy Jack"! ...

You just blew my mind, JG. I haven't thought about that song or that movie in forever! I date myself when I say I saw that movie about 15 times when it came out; my older sister gave me the soundtrack for my birthday or xmas or something. I was right at that almost-teenager age, full of emotions and all that crap girls go thru at that stage. You couldn't pay me to go back to that time. Wow.

K&R on this post, I'm also bookmarking. I can use some of this next week. I have to do a 3-5 minute oral presentation based on a paper I wrote for my Argument Based Research class. The paper I'm basing my presentation on is titled "Not A "Christian" Nation"...here's the real kicker: I live in the foothills of NC, a VERY rural, conservative, red-state area. I know for a fact that some of my classmates are fundie-types, as one of the group exercises made clear - one group did the "gay marriage is wrong, and our country is based on the bible" thing; another group did "return morality to America and the bible to schools." During another group exercise, I was in the same group as one of the fundies, she went on about being a christian and how wonderful James Dobson's group is. When I got through telling her about his deceptive fund raising practices and trashing Pat Robertson for his investments in African diamonds and slavery...well, suffice it to say she knew where I stood! Unfortunately, her response was completely typical. She said, "Well, I'M A CHRISTIAN, so...blah yada yada blah." I've heard that response so many times it would be funny if it weren't so unthinkingly condescending. Okay, it's still funny, but it's make-my-head-explode-in-rage-damn-these-idiots funny, not ha ha funny. I have a generalized way of responding, I say basically that I'm a Christian too, and that's why I'm a liberal, et cetera. I tailor it to the person I'm talking to, and I NEVER tell them that my version of Christianity includes re-incarnation, and a belief that Muhammad, the Buddha, Gandhi, and possibly others were prophets who should be revered and emulated, and a lot of other things the fundies think will punch your ticket to Hell. That kind of free-thinking just doesn't compute to a lot of people, especially around here.

Thanks for the post...I see I got a bit talky here, but I'm going to be brave and leave it!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

27. Muhammad, Buddha, Gandhi, Confucius and Jesus were Divine messengers

when will we listen to the message? Reincarnation somehow feels right to me. i want the souls of Muhammad, Buddha, Gandhi, Confucius and Jesus to come have a few words with the pseudo-religious right.

[Kurovski]

19. K&R(nt)

[RB TexLa]

20. Res Ipsa Loquitur

[UrbScotty]

21. Thank you, JG. (nt)

[WiseButAngrySara]

22. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, but men

loved darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil."(John 3:19)

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Matthew 16:26)

The combination of photos and quotes are very moving.

:kick: & R!

[chookie]

25. Thank you

You've given me a modern meditation for Good Friday.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

28. Yes.

I crucified him.