The afternoon turned sunny; now, a couple of hours before sunset, high, thin clouds have spread across the sky. The day's bright sun has brought unseasonably warm temperatures and snow melt. Somewhere close, I'm sure, someone is sugaring. Sugaring has long been a sacred, celebratory time here in the U.S. Northeast. It marks the last … Continue reading What Would Jesus Do?
So we wait. A child will be born. Hope will return to the world. Suffering, even genocide will follow. Then, after a period of longing, a child will be born.
Without children, there is no hope for the future. Without women, there are no children! In the absence of peace, everyone suffers.
One would be hard pressed to overstate the influence of visionary experience on Native peoples in the Americas. The same might be said for the impact of Jesus, and to a lesser extent, Christianity. Maybe these strong influence arises from the nearness of the Other World. I imagine this is similar to the ancient relationship … Continue reading Jesus, Vision and Prophecy in the Americas
Dreaming the World 