Message for the Wayshowers

This message is for all Wayshowers, no matter the name you put on it. The ones who courageously shine light on consciousnesses that are still lurking in the dark. If there has been something you have been holding back or waiting to shine light/love on. Now is the time, no more holding back. –http://www.zendenliving.com

Every Man Must Decide

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? “ — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King’s wise and profound words still speak to us today. We all must decide which path we will follow the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. As we once again see racism and selfishness raising their ugly heads let us resolve to walk in the light and reach out to our brothers of all races, nationalities and religions.

Human Lighthouses

“Here’s to the ones who decided to become human lighthouses anyway, even after all the times they’ve been shipwrecked they still become a safe harbor.” — Stacie Martin.

The Inner Voice

I think of the inner voice as a compass or as a wayshower to guide our path. — Echo Bodine

We Need More Wayshowers

“We need more wayshowers, who have penetrated the fog of their own uncertainty to find something truthful. Something human and tragic and beautifully lost, something small but utterly true. Like cupping your hands around a tiny flame, if you can protect the young embers from the harsh winds of your dismissal, it may become a real heartfire. That fire then becomes a beacon for others to sail towards. Not to imitate it, but to emulate its quality of bravery, which has been left like a vibratory signature on the thing you’ve made.”

Excerpt by Toko-pa Turner, Belonging: Remembering Home

Work to be Done

“Empaths and Lightworkers did not arrive on this planet to lead a cheerful carnival parade into a perfect New Earth paradise. There is much work to be done before anyone will ever enter that promised land.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

The Friday Affirmation

“Conscious breathing is my anchor.”Thích Nhất Hạnh from Stepping into Freedom: An Introduction to Buddhist Monastic Training

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Jesus the Wayshower

“Jesus was a wayshower when it comes to self-mastery and total oneness with God. Another recent favorite verse of mine is John 14:2 which states that “He that believeth in me, the works that I do he shall do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father…” — Kandace Jones https://kandacejones.com/2012/04/06/jesus-the-wayshower/

Many Christians miss the point when it comes to the life and mission of Jesus. Many believe believing in Jesus or accepting him as your “personal Savior” is enough, bascially ignoring his example and teachings.

My theology professor in seminary used to say when discussing some of the problematic elements of Jesus life and ministry, “And that ain’t your sweet little Baptist Jesus.” Over 40 year later those words stay with me. Thank you Dr. Reist.

Are you brave enough to follow Jesus as a wayshower? It won’t be easy. We may stumble and fall short but it is important to try.

Replacing the Jesus Way

“The North American church at present is conspicuous for replacing the Jesus way with the American way.” ― Eugene H. Peterson, The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way

We are seeing this all too clearly right now. And a warped version of the American way it is. This has led me to tears as I watch our country being torn apart, civility abandoned, people being ridiculed for being good and decent.

The time has come to make the choice. Will we follow the example set by Jesus and other wayshowers or will follow an authoritarian ruler? I hope it is not to late to make the right choice.