Conversations with James, brother of Jesus

We continue exploring the life of James, asking for more insights into what Jesus really taught
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Lots of people
Like a market
Very bust street scene
Hustle and bustle
I’m walking through the crowd
He’s sitting down
Others sitting by him
People surrounding him in a semi-circle
He’s talking to them
He’s standing up now and speaking
For some reason he’s showing them his arm
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Can you hear what he’s saying?
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He’s holding his hand out
He’s talking about the importance of all the parts of the body
If you were to chop your arm off it would no longer be of any use
In the same way
We all need each other
Every part is important
Every person is important
To work together
We complement each other
There’s a little boy in the crowd
You think this child has nothing to offer
He’s just a child
The child has much wisdom
Don’t discount anyone or anything
He’s asking the child questions
The child answers
The child has been helping with the sheep in the hills
The child understands the sheep
Without the child the shepherd could not manage the sheep
He knows when one is lost
Or in trouble
Don’t discount anyone or anything
Because we may miss our learning
Our understanding
Let judgement go
Be at peace
With each other
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Grabs a handful of stones
We are at war with each other
Just as the stones jostle and rub against each other
Even within ourselves
The stones grind and wear each other away
And hurt our inner being
As we judge and condemn and blame
Each of these stones represent blame, hurting, hating, condemning
Our hearts become heavy
And worn away
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He has a flower in his hair
Like a rose
And asks us to let our hearts be like the flower
Soft
Open
Drawing attention to the flower
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Strange
A pig has come screaming, squealing into the circle
Chased by a boy
People are laughing
The pig stops in front of Jesus
Jesus sits down
The pig on one side the boy on the other
And he’s asking the boy why he’s chasing the pig
The pig has escaped
Jesus is saying
The pig is afraid
He’s asking the boy to understand how the pig must feel
Everything we do
We should do in awareness
Not just blindly chasing
Being aware
Being aware of how we feel
And understand the other’s feelings
And points of view
Of others around us
If we are in awareness we can’t go wrong
Because we will be aware of our feelings
But the boy says we need to eat
Jesus says I leave it with you
To eat in awareness
The boy is not happy with the answer
He takes the pig and leaves
There is a message for everyone in that
There is much discussion amongst the people
Its time for Jesus to leave with his friends
He’s walking back through the crowds and market
He has both men and women with him
I have stayed behind and talked with other men
I don’t know what about
I’m demonstrating something on the ground
I am walking with the men into a garden
There are large rocks and trees
Trees with large leaves
Very old trees
Arching over
The men want to know more
And question me
Men with turbans
They seem very wealthy
Important men
There’s a kind of terrace
A large wall
And a sarcophagus
Plants
I’m not sure how I feel about these men

……. We bring the session to a close

 

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