Maybe he didn’t really always make me feel the way I remember it.

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Aura1 Comment

Yes he did.

I love you Jesus, but can’t we just be friends?

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Aura1 Comment

In today’s fast-paced society and lifestyle, the separation of church and state translates more and more into the separation of church and state-of-living. The contrast between a normal day of school, work, play and an hour spent at church or an hour praying is up to an extreme which makes it harder to transition between part a and part b. Though many people embrace the change – relaxing as it is to slow down suddenly and take a moment to analyze your existence and your true importance in this world – it’s getting harder and harder to deal with the way religion fits in the way we live our lives.

I was in church at midnight last night for Easter, and as everyone was deep and melancholic with the significance of what was being said, I looked up at the ceiling and hoped Jesus might tell me a joke instead. It’s hard to not feel disrespectful at this point – which in fact, is the whole dilemma. Does religion have to be so serious? Can’t I have casual conversations with God? Wouldn’t God like to hear my latest school / sexual / friendship related anecdote? Those are the things we deal with day to day; isn’t it more helpful to discuss them, think about them as a completely moral being would (God); or should we stick to our generic prayers every night, and our half-hearted wishes of global peace and stopping world hunger?

In essence, I’d like to not feel guilty about looking towards God or Jesus as more approachable, easy-going beings. I’ve never seen the point in being terrified of them – you’re more likely to lie; and what good is it if you do a good deed because you were scared of God watching you at the moment – or just feeling that perhaps you haven’t done one in a while and God was starting to get mighty angry? Jesus was a man created in the image of his time – what would his reflection be for our time? There are only a certain amount of things we can stop doing as human beings living in the 21st century. Refraining from a good pick-up line is not one of them. Although you shouldn’t try to use it on Jesus, it would help to know he’s on your side.

Happy Easter!

At Zero Meridian

Posted on April 4, 2007 by AuraNo Comments

“I am still,
You move,
I am a point of reference on a map;
I am at zero meridian as you consume the longitudes.”

— John Stammers