Guided Imagining. Jesus on Virtue. Jesus on Evil. Jesus on the Good

Jesus speaking on virtue? Jesus speaking on evil? Jesus laying out thoughts on the good?

What is this? This is a guided imagining of Jesus speaking today. Presented as received. Take it as you will.

Is it Jesus? No.

Is it a possible word that Jesus might say today? Yes.

Who is the judge? You the hearer.

What does he say? That the only virtue lies in doing Abba's will on earth. That the power of evil has been "bound" to the extent that good can actually be done. That we are to fight poverty but not with charity. That Abba is about progress on this planet.

This guided imagining took place about four years ago in New York City.

The words tended to come out in iambic pentameter. There was almost no rewriting. Which can make reading the text difficult. Much is packed in. It can be read with understanding one day and it may draw a blank on another day.

What effect might it have? That is a big question. If people believe that there is in fact such a thing as guidance, then it is possible that such works as this may have influence. I believe truth does eventually rise to the surface and I believe that there is a great deal of truth in these guided imaginings.

Guided Imagining. Jesus on Virtue. Jesus on Evil. Jesus on The Good.

Peacemaking is a virtue, is it not?
The ones who cleave to Abba know it is;
"Your will be done on earth" is true virtue,
Though many comment: "How naive that is!"
But evil's power is now bound enough,
For good to triumph, if we act in trust;
The power of good is limited on earth,
But do not slight the power of Abba's love.
We are not here to passively receive
The stinging lash of grinding poverty;
We are not here to receive charity,
But rather Abba's self-sufficiency.
And we are here to move past where we've been,
All virtue stands or falls on seeing this.
If we should move with Abba, good might win,
And we might better know what virtue is.

"Guided Imagining. Jesus on Virtue. Jesus on Evil. Jesus on The Good.". Part Twenty-Four. This original text of "Abba's Way" is a guided imagining of Jesus speaking today.