"Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4
In this story, the Adversary is trying to get Jesus to focus on material bread. Jesus gives this strong reply -- a sword slash cutting through a narrow focus. Without spirit, we are effectively dead.
"Man does not live by bread alone." Man means all humans. We need the life force of physical food to survive. But by itself it is not enough.
"but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." This means the continuous outpouring of life producing all that is -- from the vastness of the subatomic to the infinity of the metagalactic. Ever-changing, ever being born while ever passing away. Rising while falling.
This is the Formless producing form. This is the Formless forming. This is who we are.
Look in people's eyes. The eyes tell the depth of spirit. Sense your own soul. At times you are more alive than at other times. Ice cream and doughnuts are a temporary fix.
We do not live by pizza and coffee alone (or by arugula salads). But by the energetic life force producing all that is.
In this story, the Adversary is trying to get Jesus to focus on material bread. Jesus gives this strong reply -- a sword slash cutting through a narrow focus. Without spirit, we are effectively dead.
"but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." This means the continuous outpouring of life producing all that is -- from the vastness of the subatomic to the infinity of the metagalactic. Ever-changing, ever being born while ever passing away. Rising while falling.
This is the Formless producing form. This is the Formless forming. This is who we are.
Look in people's eyes. The eyes tell the depth of spirit. Sense your own soul. At times you are more alive than at other times. Ice cream and doughnuts are a temporary fix.
We do not live by pizza and coffee alone (or by arugula salads). But by the energetic life force producing all that is.
