Posted by Violette Reid on Sunday, May 29, 2011,
In :
Poetry
The Christ
I imagine him
golden brown
sun painted skin
body strong
lean and slightly thin
long muscles formed from vigorous walking
thighs thick from climbing mountains
mountains made by God
and mountains imagined by man
his hands
long calloused fingers impregnated by miracles
power to heal
to resurrect
to free a soul full of regret
dust sprinkled feet
softly implanted in sturdy sandals
constantly embracing the street
round ebony curls crown his head
like a silken animal hanging on for dear life
a full beard ad... Continue reading ...
Holiness means to be set apart from the world and to be sacred as God is sacred. It essentially tells us to not to be of the world although we live in the world. We can not physically separate ourselves from the world because we live in it. We are affected by it. We have been shaped by it and help shape it. To live in the world and not let the world live in us means that we much put on the whole armor of God in order to fight against the material realm. We must walk in the spirit at all times... Continue reading ...
Posted by Violette Reid on Sunday, May 29, 2011,
In :
Sermons
The Gospel of Thomas is a part of the Nag Hammadi Scriptures discovered near the Nile River near the city of Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. It is a book of wisdom and is considered a Gnostic text. It consists of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus which are meant to direct one to salvation and life.
The Gospel of Thomas (translated by Stephen Patterson & Marvin Meyer)
v.77 Jesus said, “I am the light that is over all things. I am all; from me came forth, and to me all attained. Split a piece of wood... Continue reading ...
Violette L. Meier, an ordained minister, wife, mother, novelist, painter, poet, and native of Atlanta, Georgia, earned her BA in English at Clark Atlanta University and a MDiv from The Interdenominational Theological Center with an emphasis in Biblical Studies. She has authored six books, and Violette loves to volunteer and do community service work because she believes that serving is the best way to make God palpable to people.
