Would You RECOGNIZE Him? Would You UNDERSTAND His Words?

If he'd walked amongst you, would you have recognized him?

If he'd talked amongst you, would you have known to call him by name, or would you have called him "names"?

If he'd preached amongst you, would you have followed?

If he'd tried to teach you, would you have scourged and crucified him?


On this day we celebrate Easter Sunday, a day dedicated to recognizing the Risen Christ.

Most people in celebrating the man, Jesus, focus on the religion that developed from him, rather than on his teachings. Christianity, indeed, has become the religion about Jesus, and not a religion of Jesus.


There are more than 57 million people around the world who claim to be Christians, the largest following of any religion on earth today. Indeed, if all these people were truly following the teachings of Jesus, we'd all have a transformed universe.


Among the greatest words Jesus uttered were:

"Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God." Matthew 19:17

(Why do you call me, good, there is only one who is Good and that is God.")

"And call no man your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, which is in heaven." Matthew 23:9

"It is not I who doest the work, but the father within me." John 14:10

"These things have I done and greater than these can you also do." John 14:12

Do we truly understand and put into effect these words of the Christ?

How about these?

"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." Luke 16:10

"And seek not ye what you shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind."Luke 12:29

"But rather seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added unto you." Luke 12:31

In these days, of economic challenges, especially, we should recall these words of Jesus and find comfort in their wisdom.

Most people going through hard times tend to believe that they are unique in their experience and that they walk alone. Some believe that the "troubles" have come to them because of some "bad" they have done. So many, refuse to see the "GIFT" in the struggle! So focused are they on achievement and recognition in the eyes of the world.

I saw a recent Oprah show where husbands and wives were turning away from each other because life seemingly has dealt them a big blow during this economic meltdown.


What was so amazing to me, as I joined in the middle of the show, is the obvious AGONY these people were in because they had lost their status in life and in the eyes of their mate and the world.

Their pain was not because they did not have a roof over their heads or food on the table, but all their pain seemed to come from their lost perception in the eyes of the world.

How SAD IS IT when we look to the world of PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS...to give us our Own Sense of Self?


What have we lost as a generation of people who are so isolated from themselves that without the doting eyes of the world on them, they do not KNOW who they are. Now, they have no job, no title, no sense of self, and they are so lost without those!


Shame on all of us to have come to a place in life where we become CRIPPLED AND PARALYZED because of lack...not of the GOODNESS in LIFE...but lack of SELF IMAGE!

We see why there had to be a correction in the Universe of these false illusions we cling to day after day, as we go meaninglessly forth trying to acquire more and more and more.

Why do we do it ...what purpose does it serve...to what end are these goals?


Jesus, The Buddha, Ghandhi, Mohammed, Krishna, among so many others...all taught humility, love, forgiveness and simplicity.

The people who are suffering emotionally because of today's economy are those Who Have Lost Nothing but A Separation from their Own Soul! It is an invitation to "Come Home!"

Should they wake up to that...should they begin to live from the Center of their Being...they would and should be able to see what Unity and so many spiritual-based organizations, teach: "nothing is truly ever lost in Spirit."

The seeming lack today is the seed being planted for the fruits of tomorrow.


As I write this, it is "Good Friday." This is a day symbolic of the crucifixion of Jesus, the Christ. Today, Easter Sunday, is the day that symbolizes that resurrection.

The man Jesus tried to teach us so many things. Principally, he pointed to the Spirit within us that has all the power and all the good that we seek!


Jesus tried to teach us that we, too, can become the Christ: Man connecting to the Spirit within him or her. (Man as God through Spirit).

Are we heeding this message today, or, are we seeking to become more and more in the eyes of the world?

Can today be the day that you and I and all others, instead of celebrating to appease the vanity of our EGOs, GET STILL ENOUGH to look into the CENTER of our being...and find the TRUTH of what Jesus tried to teach us: There is NO POWER GREATER THAN THAT WHICH IS WITHIN YOU!?

Can you walk the walk of faith, by believing in this power within you, no matter how dire the circumstances that surround you, that you are okay, and that you always WILL be okay?

If you are able to do that, then you would have achieved the awareness of the Divine Consciousness...The Christ...being alive in YOU! That is the message of Easter, the resurrection of the Christ in man!


For more on this, I strongly recommend this fascinating book, "Your Forgotten Self: Mirrored in Jesus, the Christ," written by my writing colleague and friend, David Robert Ord. The book is available through amazon.com and is one of the best reads on Jesus!


Happy Easter! May the spirit of the resurrected Christ be with you ALWAYS AND IN ALL WAYS!

Namaste',

Che'