Radical Christianity

What if, for all of 2010, all Christian churches throughout the world, all television evangelists, all faith healers (real and pretend), limited themselves to only the following message:  "Blessed are you."  The first words of the beatitudes.  Sermons and homilies would be limited to the following words:  "Blessed are you."  No explanation.  No explication.  Just the words:  "Blessed are you."  No judgments, no accusations.  No talk of salvation, or talk of heaven or hell.   No talk of "the true church."  No asking for money.  No selling books, Bibles, prayers, or anything else.  Just the words:  "Blessed are you."  To me, this is radical Christianity.  Just imagine, what if?

Horse of Power

Artist Luis Jiminez was commissioned to sculpt The Mustang for Denver International Airport in 1992. He died in 2006 when parts of The Mustang fell on him. From start to finish was a fifteen year journey of love, rich with purpose and meaning.

The Mustang's blue metallic look, blood red piercing eyes, flared nostrils and eerie appearance cause some to view it as evil or demonic. Others find it repulsive. Many would like it removed.

This is a horse of power. Perhaps belonging to Helios, or Hades perhaps. It is a horse of the other world.

Notice its numinous nature, especially at night when power radiates from its very core.

Imagine for a moment, The Mustang selected this site for its location. The question then becomes what made it choose this location at this point in time?

Check out my two new articles on the ezine, Mythopoetry.com:

The Poesis of Dying: Image and Ritual in Hospice Care

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Stories From the Dying Process

Stay tuned for new website for my private practice, Life and Recovery, Inc. It will be up soon.