Deeper shade of grey | confusion
Are you enlightened?
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s I waited for the bus to make my journey to Faith House I thought of Dan. I hoped he would be there. I met Dan for the first time last week and had quite a conversation. It started when Dan asked me if I was a Christian and then proceeded to tell me that he had never met a Christian who was enlightened. I have to admit that the next hour and a half was heavy stuff!
He explains his concept of entering the ‘gap’; of techniques, methods of meditation; his desire to achieve this enlightenment.
“Dan if you are talking about fulfillment, peace, purpose I’ve found it.” Dan’s eyes widen in excitement - “what’s your technique?” His disappointment was almost palpable as I said “Look I’m not trying to evangelise you but, I found it in the life and purpose of Jesus and in the hope that is mine through that life and discovering my own purpose.”
“Of course the trouble is that I can’t accept that Jesus was God.” We talked as Dan unpacked his thoughts for me which concluded with Dan suggesting that Jesus was neither human nor divine.
Out come my two friends Josephus and Tacitus. Seemingly unimpressed Dan continues “don’t get me wrong of course I accept the historical evidence of the existence of Jesus”.
“You’ve just said you could accept either Jesus as human or God, Dan I’m confused.”
“Confused… you just said you’ve found enlightenment!”
The rest of the evening pans out with our conversation settling on ‘grace’ versus ‘technique’.
Dan wasn’t at Faith house this week - who knows about next week.
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Gordon:
Good piece! Don’t think that what most of us (including this fellow) want is really “enlightenment”; they want something “better than” what they’ve got already.
Because this world can be searingly unpleasant, it’s just so tempting to turn away and engage in solitary pursuit.
I sigh whenever someone tells me their spirituality is “personal”. Yes, it is that, but not just that and without engagement with the body of Christ, it can not thrive.
Thanks,
Andrea
oh yes, you were evangelizing…