Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.

Jesus is bigger than any one religion. He didn't come to start a new religion, and he continually disrupted whatever conventions or systems or establishments that existed in his day. He will always transcend whatever cages and labels are created to contain and name him, especially the one called "Christianity.

The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a business term, referring to the heaviness of something, which was crucial in weights and measures and the maintaining of fairness in transactions. Over time the word began to take on a more figurative meaning, referring to the importance and significance of something.

We live in the midst of a creation that is groaning.

Often the people most concerned about others going to hell when they die seem less concerned with the hells on earth right now, while the people most concerned with the hells on earth right now seem the least concerned about hell after death.

It often takes suffering and lost in order to remind us of how precious life is.

You can set your intention to better understand your soul, your spirit, through daily practices like prayer, yoga and meditation, etc.