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Healing

Let’s say the point wasn’t whether you or I believed in the historical figure of Jesus. Or that every word captured and recorded was done so correctly. Or that there were changes made to the content of what Jesus said.

Let’s say that the point was what his life could mean to us personally, if our minds, hearts, and spirits were open.

And while I’m saying this, let’s also say we did the same thing with other important figures, like Buddha and Mohammed.

What would happen if we allowed ourselves the opportunity to hear the broader message? And what if we could hear messages without having to qualify them or put them in a strict religious context.

What if we rested our minds and opened our hearts and paid close attention to the essential messages and how what they said could impact our lives.

Imagine how we could be transformed if we didn’t get hung up on minor discrepancies, but gave ourselves freedom to see the bigger picture?

Perhaps a practical example would be helpful.

Rather than focusing on the authenticity or correlation to specific Bible passages, invite yourself to read this with your heart and listen for what speaks to your spirit about healing.

This story is based on Luke 18:35-43, about a beggar asking for healing from Jesus.

A man came and stood before me, broken by the world, and burdened by shame given him by others. He could not remember having harmed another. Not ever. But they said he deserved his blindness. And none would weep for him. Nor would they guide him or hold him. He had been cast out, away from them. They saw only his difference, never his sameness.

He said to me, “Teacher, I am not worthy, but I know if you wish it, you can make me well.”

He moved closer to me. “Please, please, make me well.”

The others near us heard his request. They said to him, “Why do you bother Jesus, he has more important things to do than take time for you. Leave him alone.”

But I said to the crowd, “Your eyes are closed. If they were keen you would see that I have come for him and for all those like him. He alone among you knows the truth. Knows who I am. Blessed is he. Blessed more shall he be.”

I reached out and gently lifted his chin so that his face would meet mine. I could see the change in him the moment I looked into his eyes. I spoke these words so that others might know the truth. The truth he had already perceived.

“Your faith has healed you. You have listened well to the spirit inside of you. The inner guide who can release all untruths you’ve been told and all untruths you have accepted as your own. The light you see in me, has released you, for now you know the truth is up to you to decide. Nothing more stands in your way. You perceive in me divine connection and perfect health. You know to your depth that you are also divine. Your faith in me has shifted to your faith in your own divinity and the love the divine has for you. Go and be well, live and teach others this truth.”

Many heard these words, but few understood their meaning. For those that did understand, their worlds were also changed, and their hearts were healed. This you can do also.”

To me, the essential meaning rests in how we are healed by our own beliefs and our own faith. Jesus came to teach us to recognize and accept our own divinity and our own personal relationship with the divine. Through this truth and awareness, we can be healed.

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A Good Friday Performance Invitation

This is a different post from my normal.

There is a special reason for this. There is something unique and beautiful that will only happen tomorrow on Good Friday, April 7, 2023, at 7:00pm (EST).

That’s when there will be a live performance of the play, Nine, A Holy Week Story of Love. This play was inspired by the events experienced by Yeshiwa (Jesus) and those involved in his life during his last week on earth. Each of the nine stories (Acts) offer an intimate view of how deeply and profoundly we are all loved by God.

If you live near Albany, New York you can attend in person at Unity Church in Albany, 21 King Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, but if you’re far away, you can watch the performance, as it will be Live Streamed on Unity Church in Albany’s website.

Go to Unity Church in Albany’s website (unityalbany.org), select Live Stream and click on the red button in the center of the graphic for the performance of Nine, A Holy Week Story of Love.

To be candid, this may not appeal to all mainstream Christian churchgoers, because there are a few significantly different interpretations of the events that occurred.

Let me offer you a little background.

I have always loved the Easter story and it touches my heart more deeply than any other story from the Bible. I feel connected to each person and sense their emotional and spiritual energy in ways my mind cannot comprehend.

On Good Friday in 2018, I spent three hours, from noon to 3:00pm, standing, sitting, and walking around the sanctuary of Unity Church in Albany (NY), with the hope that I would be able to connect spiritually and come to a greater understanding of the events surrounding Easter. I sensed a strength, peace and clarity and felt a ‘knowing’ arrive within me, as if I were present during that time. It felt intimate and real and I wanted very much to capture each of the stories so that they could be shared with the world. Over the next several weeks I received the words to this play.

But more than the words, I felt the beauty, grace, and loving heart of Yeshiwa (Jesus’s name in his native language of Aramaic) that was and is the center of each of these stories. I do not ask you to believe me. I ask only that you listen to the words and let them reveal to you what truth they have to share.

I cannot have any vested interest in the outcome of your decision. It is yours alone.

What I am vested in is making this available to you so that you can hear, feel, and know what incredible power and love is present and available for you. Every one of you, with no exceptions.

Each of the stories (Acts) focuses on Yeshiwa’s message, which is always about forgiveness, the power of redemption, and the divine intimacy of love.

My sole responsibility was to channel the words as I received them and to be true to their content. You might think that was an easy task. It was not. Imagine for a moment that you felt you had to relate a truth you knew could inflame others. Would you go ahead?

Despite how incredibly powerful these stories are, I agonized about placing them in front of others. Surrendering and trusting was extremely difficult for me. And yet, I knew in the deepest part of me that they belong to the world and so, along with other brave souls, we are offering them to you.

If you are curious to hear them for yourself, please join us. I know their power and I believe you will too.

Should you desire to have a copy for yourself, print and eBook versions are available on Amazon, which you can access on Amazon/Books, then enter, Nine, A Holy Week Story of Love, by Rob H Geyer. The blue background book contains the Cast Version and the sunburst yellow book is the full version.

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Did Jesus Apologize to the Moneychangers

Is there such a thing as righteous indignation? Are any of us allowed to express anger and take strong actions because we feel that it is justified? Do we get a pass for misbehaving?

I wonder about a lot of things, especially the ones that don’t make immediate sense to me.

Many people in this world know about Jesus, whether they are Christians who believe he is the son of God or others who feel he was a spiritual prophet who lived a very human existence.

There is a story in the Bible about when Jesus reacted with anger and overturned the moneychangers’ tables and cast them out of the temple. Each of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) tell this story. They all seem to agree that the actions Jesus took were justified. That he was cleansing the temple, the house of God.

But here’s what troubles me.

It is so out of character for him. He ate with people that others considered to be sinners, he healed folks who were thought to be unclean, and he spoke with many who were outcasts of society. He feed the poor and preached about love, not just for the lovable, but for all.

I have to ask myself, is this story in keeping with the heart of Jesus’s teachings?

Wouldn’t his love have extended even to the moneychangers? Wouldn’t he have sat with them and brought wisdom to them, teaching them, and leading them into the light? Certainly, he had the insight to see within them and know what words to say, so that they could understand how what they were doing was harmful.

I offer you a disclaimer.

I do not believe that the Bible records every event exactly as it happened. There are numerous discrepancies when comparing the accounts of the four gospels and beyond that, when comparing different Bible versions and the languages and translations.

It seems to me we are prompted to go within to find our own truth.

I believe in following the essence of Jesus. In my heart I believe he would have turned up the love. He would have led the animals out into the courtyard, then returned to sit with the moneychangers. He would have shown love and drawn love out of them, changing their hearts in the process.

There would have been no need to apologize for turning over their tables and scattering their coins on the floor because he would have taken a more loving approach.

Of course, it is up to you to decide what you feel happened and you may be wondering what does this have to do with you?

In my mind, quite a lot.

For me, I wonder if I am ever justified in my anger. Can I behave in any manner, without concern for my actions, because I feel I have been wronged? Is there any such thing as righteous indignation?

It seems like a sort of carte blanche, where we allow ourselves to do whatever we want, with no consideration for the effect on anyone else.

The thing is, there is always an effect from the actions we take.

And it matters.

So, what is the takeaway when considering this story?

As always, it is up to each of us to decide.

What feels most right to me is that leading from love, not anger, is the way to live in this world. Sacrificing my anger and embracing a loving approach offers me the chance to connect with others. It builds up instead of tears down. It closes the distance between us. It opens our hearts and fills us. Choosing love always feels like the right decision.

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