BLOG OF ELOY ROY - EVERYBODY GOES TO HEAVEN

The great divine titles given to the person of Jesus are so dazzling that they almost reduce to a shadow the man that he was and continues to be. For me, Jesus is first a man, the man of the lilies of the field, of the mountains, of the fish and of the sheep, the man of the crowds, the man of the poor. He is the free man who does not let himself be worried by the traditions of the ancestors, by their rules and their laws, even if they are marked by the seal of a divine property with all rights reserved for God. For example, Jesus is not afraid to put the society of the just and of the males back up against him while surrounding himself with women and sinners. He has elbow room with the tribe, the clan, the family and with the religious leaders of his people. Undoubtedly, he obeys God who he loves with all his heart, but in the eyes of the authorities of the earth, he is taken for a rebellious and a disobedient being. He is gentle and humble; his patience and his com

Avoid evil as much as you can, but when it catches hold of you, corners you, besieges you, harasses you, invades you, when it takes the upper hand on top of you, overcomes you, owns you, masters you, turn towards it. Look at it into its eyes, give it a large smile, open your door to it, have it enter your home, welcome it as a friend. By doing so, you will unseat it. Its adrenalin will go down by one half. Its blood pressure will fall; its heartbeat will split in two. It will not know what to do with its claws and its teeth. It will feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, confused, and maybe shameful. You will tell him: « You are not my enemy since you are part of me. You are my twin brother who is misunderstood and an outcast. Sit down. Get your breath back. Make yourself comfortable. Make yourself at home! You are all that I do not want to be; you are that part of myself that I reject, hate, that I try since ever to push back in the most remote recesses of my being.