Side-stepping
The
Theology
While
Acknowledging
It's
Everything
To some
Even though
Fewer
Still
Live
The teachings
Of
Their fallen
Hero
While
Others
Desecrate
His name
And intention
While
Renouncing
Their
Responsibility
What
Then
Does
Jesus
Offer
for the
Non-religious
This time
Of
Year
Which
For some
Is the crux
Of
Their beliefs
And the epitome
of
All that is
Holy
While
others gorge
On chocolate
Emphasizes
A story
Replete with
Betrayal
Denial
Authenticity
Integrity
Truth
Hopelessness
Despair
Suffering
Humiliation
Agony
Violence
Cruelty
Lies
Manipulation
Desperation
Resignation
Surrender
Forgiveness
Death
Resurrection
Hope
Love
What life
Does not
Traverse
The full spectrum
Regardless
of
Any particular
Belief system
or
None?
Cyclically
I have
Known
Them all
Let us
Drop
All
Rationalization
Justification
And
Perceived
Righteousness
or
Entitlement
And consider
When
and
Where
Have these
Been enacted
Including
The most heinous
Upon
Those
Closest
To us
As well
As those
Perceived
As the enemy?
Or
Even those
That present
Differently
Therefore
They must
Be suspect!
How often
Have
These acts
Of
Violence
Betrayal
Cruelty
Et al
Been
Visited
Upon
The Self?
How does it
Feel
To have
Been
Betrayed
By
The one
Closest
To
Your heart?
Before
You answer
Look
In the mirror
And
Consider
If
Any
Might
Be
Closer
How does it
Feel
To
Be invited
To stand
For your
Brother (or sister)
And instead
You
Abandon them
To "their fate"
While
Saving your
Own skin?
Did
The end
Justify
The means?
How
Do you feel
About
Your choice
Whilst
It
Revisits
Again & again?
Have
Continued
Acts of
Violence
and
Cruelty
Ever
Brought
To an end
Your suffering?
What
will you
Allow
To die
So
That
You can be
Reborn
Another step
Toward
The
Best possible
Version
Of you?
Is
There anyone
For whom
Their
Life circumstances
Should give
Them
Carte blanche
To
Hold resentment
And
Enact vengeance?
If
They
Were first
To consider
All
That comprised
The last
Days on earth
For Jesus
For which
He
Still asked
For forgiveness
For
All his tormentors
Did
Jesus
Live out
His life
Leading up
To his
Crucifixion
And beyond
Because
He
Was the only
One
That could?
I say
Absolutely
Not!
What would
Be the
Point
To demonstrate
A way
Of life
That was unattainable?
Did he
Lay out
An impossibly
High standard?
Again
I would say
No...
It will
Cost
Absolutely
Everything
Then again
Absolutely
Everything
Is at stake!
This
Kind of Integrity
Led
To
A "status quo"
Orchestrated
Execution
Many lies
Must die
In order
To ensure
A life
Worth living
To
Live a life
Of lies
Begs
The respite
Of death
And
Digs the hole
With
Each dishonest
Step
R. O'Neill (April 19, 2019)
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