The Jesus Tomb

Many of you may have seen the Jesus Tomb special on the Discovery Channel last Sunday. You can debate the merits of the science in this documentary and you can debate the theology presented in it. But there is a more interesting aspect that I would like to address.

You may have noticed that there has been a lot of press around, and discussion about, the veracity of religious beliefs over the past few years. It's become very popular to question the roots of many religions. I don't think that this is "coincidence." We are in the beginning of a new era and the old religions simply don't speak to the human experience as they once did. In every era (and, often, many times during the era), new religious dramas are presented that capture the essence (or the "rules") of the specific era. The underlying themes of creation are always present but the way they are used in any specific era change. We are undergoing a change right now and it is normal (and healthy) to question the basis of the old ways.

Please don't view the questions as "rewriting history." This isn't the point of the questioning. In exploring a new way of looking at old themes, we are (all of us) providing the fodder for new themes - for a new religious drama. Try not to get caught up in figuring out "what really happened." It's the myth (or religious drama of the time) that carried the Power. And it's the new myth (the new religious drama) that will carry Power. In questioning the old, we are simply deciding what the new drama will be - what it will look like. Every time that you are looking for "The Truth" you are looking in the wrong place. We are really looking to build the framework for a new time by questioning the old framework.

Something to think about!

Blessings,

Kathy