The word “repent” (metanoia) means a deep and profound
shift in perception. It's a turning about in the deepest seat of our
consciousness or awareness. It's like the blinders fall off, and we see things
as they really are. . .
The healing work most attributed to Jesus was restoring
sight. There is a symbolic significance to this - Jesus knew the necessity of
seeing clearly. He once said, "If the eyes are good, the whole body is
good." In other words, true liberation is for one's eyes to be opened to
see things as they truly are - to see the true nature of reality, to see the
true nature of who we are, and to operate within that reality. This is
"metanoia".
Jim
Palmer
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Repent
for the Kingdom is at hand
does not mean
you’d better watch out
because a vengeful God is about to hold you accountable
so straighten up!
Repentance may involve
remorse and sorrow
it clearly involves change
but it is not about fear
it is less an “oh $hit!”
and more an “ah ha!”
it is a shifting of perspectives
it is moving from not seeing to seeing
from psychological, moral, and spiritual blindness
to sight
and what it does is open up the pathway to the Kingdom
which is near
as near as your heart
the kingdom is not about apocalyptic disaster
it is the place where Sacred rules
where peace, joy, hope, and love rule
it may, someday, be this earth
but is also within
it is at hand when we let Sacred rule in the deep place
that makes us who we are
when our perspective shifts
and we see God for who and what God really is
when we see the planet and the people on it
through the eyes of love
when we understand, finally, that power and wealth do not
bring happiness
and certainly not peace
the grace becomes real
and the kingdom comes
amazing grace, how sweet the sound
that saved the precious child of God that is me
I once was lost but now am found
was blind but now I see
grace is ours
the kingdom is near
the peace, freedom, joy, liberation, wholeness, and
harmony
we desire is right at our fingertips!
it cannot be found in earthly leaders
or through political parties
or through the accumulation of wealth
or through the abuse of power
it can only be found when we let the Sacred
open our eyes
and our hearts
to Love
and see people, all people, as they are, precious souls
and see the earth for what it is, a fragile treasure
and see ourselves for what we are, sacred children
then the kingdom will come
and Love’s will be done
on earth
and in our hearts
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