I was speaking with a friend recently who went to a Baptism and a person asked if she had been saved.
It’s interesting that those who are concerned about a person being saved truly are not really interested in their welfare; whether they have enough food and shelter to thrive in life.
The idea behind asking whether one is saved has more to do with the person asking the question, and their fear that they might question their own beliefs.
The worst atrocities in the history of humanity are religious atrocities and the mask of ‘saving someone’s soul’ is the rationalization which masks the inquisitors fear and lack of understanding.
The inquisition, which was established by Pope Gregory IX in 1232 for the suppression of heresy, is still part of our culture. The Inquisition was used to combat anyone who questioned the church’s beliefs, including torture.
Think how it makes one feel, when questioned about your spiritual or religious beliefs, it is like an inner torture we feel. Maybe this uncomfortable feeling stems from cellular memory because our cells remember.
Albert Einstein said: “Energy cannot be created or destroyed but rather transformed from one form to another.” Cellular memory involves the storage and retrieval of information at the cellular level. In other words our cells have the ability to ‘remember and respond to past experience.”
The only inquisition that we should engage in, is to be inquisitive to your own thoughts, feelings and beliefs; how they are running you, and realize that we have the authority and power to change those thoughts if they are not serving us.
Unity does not claim to have all the answers, in fact my years with Unity has shown me that it points for us to find the answers that resonate with us. And if we are really being true to ourselves, we realize those answers are not solid either, for they change as we evolve and grow in our spiritual understanding, wisdom and awareness.
So when asked if Jesus is our Savior, I can say ‘yes,’ because his message is about love, understanding, harmony, caring and loving one another. Now, that’s how to live.
Namaste
Rev Janice
