July 16, 2024 – A

Being a Christian
the way Jesus and the disciples
were Christians
is to be a non-Christian
in the sense of being free
of doctrine, theology, dogma, dharma,creeds,
catechisms, hymns (books of doctrine
set to music), rituals, prayer meetings
and fellowship dinners. 

And being free to follow the guidance
of our intuition
in being who we are called to be,
doing what needs to be done,
in the here/now of each moment,
being Jesus the way only we can be Jesus,
the way Jesus was Jesus,
within the circumstances unfolding
day-to-day.

To be Jesus is to be a non-Christian
the way Jesus was a non-Christian--
not imposing anything on any situation,
in a "this is how I'm supposed to act"
or "this is the way it is supposed to be,"
way,
but in a "this is what is called for,
and how I'm here to do it" way.

Being free of the image/idea of "ought to be,"
enables us to 
embrace the experience of oneness with
the moment,
dancing the dance that must be danced
in accordance
with the music of time and place,
aligned with the Tao of life and being,
in light of what is called for here, now.