Sayings of Jesus #86--Gospel of Thomas

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Namaste,

 

86) Jesus said, "[The foxes have their holes] and the birds have

[their] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head

and rest."

 

Purport:O'Clery.

This indicates there is no need for any materiality or attachments

for the Son of Man. It also indicates total surrender to the Lord,

or God and putting our burden on him who really does the

work....ONS..Tony.

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In a message dated 8/15/2004 9:56:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

aoclery writes:

 

86) Jesus said, "[The foxes have their holes] and the birds have

[their] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head

and rest."

 

Purport:O'Clery.

This indicates there is no need for any materiality or attachments

for the Son of Man. It also indicates total surrender to the Lord,

or God and putting our burden on him who really does the

work....ONS..Tony.

 

 

 

Jesus understood that for others there was rest and safety...refuge. The

Temple in his day was no refuge for him...it was in the hands of his enemies.

As long as others suffered, or were sick, of body or spirit, Jesus felt that

it was wrong for him to rest. His rest, as far as he was concerned would be

at a distant place and time...not of this earth. He also may have been

poking just a bit of fun at himself, as the fox was known as the shrewd,

cunning

and wise creature...and Jesus was saying that in comparison, he was not

wise...more interesting is the choice of the birds...and most often in Jesus

speech

(just count 'em) his favorite bird is the dove. The dove was always likened

to the spirit or spiritual, and one wonders here, if Jesus might not have

been also slyly comparing his own spiritual efforts to that of the Dove, which

evokes peace and harmony so gracefully, and can find peace within its

nest...but for Jesus, this too was not possible. One might read this as, "I am

htought wise, but clearly a fox is more clever; I am thought a religious

master,

but clearly the Dove has mastered peace and harmony far more than have I.

Before anyone think they are clever or they are peaceful, consider the

creatures of the earth and realize how far one must go to achieve their

skills."

 

 

I thought this was interesting to contemplate. Remember, animals engage in

their actions with no self consciousness and no regret. Of course, they are

not required to pay taxes, either.

 

Peace,

 

Zenbob