Jesus returned home to Nazareth to proclaim the good news to the people whom had raised him. He spoke at the synagogue at the sabbath and proclaimed the scripture passage he had read had been fulfilled in their hearing. They were awed at what they heard, but wanted proof. When they did not get what they wanted, they threw Jesus out of town head first.
This passage brings up several stories I have heard and witnessed in my life time. Family members whom have not followed the law (expectations) of the family have been tossed out, rejected, disowned and outcast.
The pain of such rejection is almost unbearable. At our core, we are connected to all people but our families have a special bond that seem to go deeper. They are our beginnings. Oprah, recently had a show about adopted children who were reconnected with their biological parents.
The show brought tears to my eyes. I wept. The thrill of coming together, seemed to complete their lives. Yes, there was pain, questions, heartache, but the simple knowing that they had been looked for, missed, and loved, brought about a sense of inner peace. The co-host, mentioned, "People can not find peace, until they fill the missing pieces in their lives."
Jesus must have felt this painful heart pain, as he was rejected by those who gave him earthly life. However, he filled his hole with the beautiful, loving presence of God, the Creator of All life.
When we can release the earthly ties which bind us to this world, and set our focus on God and allow the Spirit of God to enfold us, this gives us peace. This truly is the Piece which is missing.
Claim this piece, and experience peace.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
The Call of Levi
"Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" ask the Pharisees of Jesus. Jesus replied, "Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do." (Luke 5:27-32).
I love this passage because it speaks to my heart.
I was one of the wayward sinners, completely separated from God. I was lost and alone wandering in the desert trying to find my way. Thank God for a sweet and ornery Sister, who fed me and gave me comfort and became my friend. She opened her heart to me, allowed me to question and to disagree and walked beside me during my long journey to know God.
Thank God for the ministers of Christ who reach out and give the lowly a hand up.
Look around, seek out the lonely and the lost, reach out your hand, have a meal with them, and be a friend. These are the people who need you, these are the people whom will transform your life.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
I love this passage because it speaks to my heart.
I was one of the wayward sinners, completely separated from God. I was lost and alone wandering in the desert trying to find my way. Thank God for a sweet and ornery Sister, who fed me and gave me comfort and became my friend. She opened her heart to me, allowed me to question and to disagree and walked beside me during my long journey to know God.
Thank God for the ministers of Christ who reach out and give the lowly a hand up.
Look around, seek out the lonely and the lost, reach out your hand, have a meal with them, and be a friend. These are the people who need you, these are the people whom will transform your life.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
Friday, February 19, 2010
Celebrating Eucharist Daily
Driving to my third day of celebrating Eucharist, I was overcome with this insight.
Eucharist is not limited to the Blessed Sacrament. It has three components: community, the liturgy of the word, and breaking of the bread.
Don't we do this as families and friends when sit down at table, pray and break bread together. Could this be why eating together as family is such a powerful practice in raising our children. It is said that having family meals together is the number one factor in keeping children grounded and on the right track.
Today and the rest of this blessed season, slow down your life and take time to be in relationship with others. Celebrate Eucharist with your friends and families by being together, praying, and breaking bread.
Whether you do or if you don't have someone with whom to break bread, visit a nursing home, a homeless shelter, a home bound person, take a meal, sit with them, pray and eat together. You will be filled beyond measure and your blessings will overflow into the lives of many.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
Eucharist is not limited to the Blessed Sacrament. It has three components: community, the liturgy of the word, and breaking of the bread.
Don't we do this as families and friends when sit down at table, pray and break bread together. Could this be why eating together as family is such a powerful practice in raising our children. It is said that having family meals together is the number one factor in keeping children grounded and on the right track.
Today and the rest of this blessed season, slow down your life and take time to be in relationship with others. Celebrate Eucharist with your friends and families by being together, praying, and breaking bread.
Whether you do or if you don't have someone with whom to break bread, visit a nursing home, a homeless shelter, a home bound person, take a meal, sit with them, pray and eat together. You will be filled beyond measure and your blessings will overflow into the lives of many.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Life or Death, what will you choose.
"I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, you God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you." (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)
We have a choice everyday to choose life or death. Life for me is seeking the will of God in meditation and following my heart. I cling to my inner-being-God, immersing myself into that which created me. In so doing, I experience the promises of the Kingdom. We are One.
Death is choosing thoughts and beliefs that limit my life and separate me from God and humanity: prejudices, judgments, false-pride and on and on. When I separate myself from others, I wither and die, I block the blessings of God.
Take time today to review your belief system that limit and separate you from others. Look at areas in your life where you feel intimidation, fear, less than or more than others. Become willing to release these thoughts and beliefs. God will bless you and delight in your prosperity.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
We have a choice everyday to choose life or death. Life for me is seeking the will of God in meditation and following my heart. I cling to my inner-being-God, immersing myself into that which created me. In so doing, I experience the promises of the Kingdom. We are One.
Death is choosing thoughts and beliefs that limit my life and separate me from God and humanity: prejudices, judgments, false-pride and on and on. When I separate myself from others, I wither and die, I block the blessings of God.
Take time today to review your belief system that limit and separate you from others. Look at areas in your life where you feel intimidation, fear, less than or more than others. Become willing to release these thoughts and beliefs. God will bless you and delight in your prosperity.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Ash Wednesday
Why is Ash Wednesday so important to people, is a question some people may ask.
- Is it because of the free ashes or is it because of the beautiful blessing bestowed on the recipient of the ashes.
- Maybe, we crave the touch to our forehead, as so many of us go days without a human touch.
- Or are we seeking an inner conversion, a deeper relationship with God.
For me, the ashes remind me of our True Essence, our Oneness with God. Our exterior is but ashes, a temporary vessel, we use while on Earth, meaningless, yet functional. It is our inner Essence from which we are created that exists before, during and after our Life Expression.
Remembering this, allows us to immerse ourselves into the Spirit of Christ, the Essence of God. We release our flesh, tune into our breath and experience the Oneness of Creation.
Ash Wednesday is a great beginning to a beautiful season of seeking God and releasing the pain and suffering of the world.
Meditation for the season:
Take time today to Breathe, breathe into the core of your being. Hold that breath of life within you. Smile. Release the breath, releasing with it all of the pain, anger, fear, and suffering. Your breath enters into the Ocean of Breathes that surround us. Others breathe in your pain and suffering and they too, release it into the Ocean of Breath, God.
We are actually still breathing in the air that Jesus breathed over 2000 years ago.
Say, Thank You God, for God truly absorbs your pain and suffering into the Cosmos of the Universe. Breath brings forth life and massages the Universe, the ebb and flow, the rocking rhythm of life. Tension is released. Peace is experienced.
© 2010 by Becky Benes
www.onenessoflife.com
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