Good News

 

Jesus said,

   I don't want to save you.

      I want to make you

         what I Am.

Crucify your concepts.

   Empty your heart.

      Stop clinging to the cross

         of opposites -

past and future,

   heaven and hell,

      body and spirit,

   the damned and the elect,

      ignorance

         and enlightenment.

If you need some redemption

   get saved by wonder.

Resurrection is the pollen

   where the rose began.

You are already fragrant

   with compassion.

Through your next breath

   dissolve in the virgin womb

      of this sparkling moment

         and be born again.

If you think that the Kingdom

   is anywhere else

      but here in the eye

         of a thirsty sparrow,

   the cry of a motherless

      borderless child,
   you have already fallen

         into exile.

Listen.

   Plant a very small tree.

      Pick up someone's trash.

         Honor the wound

            in your palm.

Here's the good news,

   the Gospel truth:

You are the food

   God wants to eat.

Crisp and spicy crust,

         tender inside.


Painting from Bible Art