“I am telling you the truth,” replied Jesus, “that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the Spirit." (John 3:5-6)
My heart and soul see Christ in two ways. Christ the Lord, my Savior, both human and divine who tore the curtain between Heaven and Earth by dying on the cross and sacrificing himself for our sins. He is the personal presence I can count on when praying and asking for guidance in my life. He lifts my spirit and shows me the Kingdom of God on Earth through the love of others when I am discouraged. He is my human face of God.
And then there is the Cosmic Christ that has been with us from the creation of the Universe. He is the loving force unseen but by faith that propels us forward in our evolution of consciousness and spirit. This is the Christ that we feel in awe of as we gaze at the stars and explore the universe. This is the Christ that we are one with and astounded with the gifts of nature. This is the Christ that tore the curtain in the temple separating eternity from our human existence on Earth.
In our churches, we emphasize the individual salvation through believing in Christ, but we ignore the Cosmic Christ. Christ will not come again, because he is already here. The Cosmic Christ is the creation of a shared consciousness or spirit that is the complete body of Christ. We are not solely on a journey to save souls, but to create a shared consciousness that will sustain our Earth and humankind. Although our humanity is a beautiful gift from God, we must remember we are spirit first and that Jesus is the unseen force propelling us forward in love. Without the balance between the two – the love of the Cosmic Christ with the Personal Savior, we miss our connection of our spirit to our humanity at our peril.
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