I happen to be carrying this Law as Christmas morning dawns, and my thoughts turn to the legend and life of Jesus. Although we know it's not his actual birthday, and we can't be certain about the truth of many other details, his life has come to represent one form of higher consciousness, of peace and loving one another. Unfortunately, the man was betrayed, arrested, beaten and nailed to a cross until his death. So much for spreading the Good News...

The world is not run by people who pray for unity and harmony. It is run by the kind who are willing to give orders to shoot, and have no qualms about spending billions on wars, which are nothing more than organized mass murder killing sprees. Power mongers wouldn't be caught dead sitting on meditation cushions or sharing heartfelt stories at a circle round the Wisdom Wheel. It would also be naïve to believe the types of leaders we have today are suddenly going to have overnight changes of heart.

Does that mean Love, peace and harmony are just a Pipe dream?  

Over two thousand years ago a savior (scapegoat?) was sacrificed. Is that a beautiful story or a ghastly one? What has happened since then? The crucifixion was certainly a Purification offering. What good has his death accomplished in the intevening centuries?

Even those who profess to be his Christian followers collude with those who perpetrate terrible crimes. So far the sacrifice Jesus made has failed to make much of a dent in world consciousness. Does he regret the effort? Do all the do-gooders reach a point of profound realization that their life's work didn't amount to much? What would it take to purify those feelings of despair?

Some speculate that Jesus was born under the sign of Pisces (between February 21 and March 21 approximately). That would make his Birth Law Surrender. His life exemplified the Law of Surrender as well as the Law of Love, if we can Trust the tales told in the New Testament.

Why do so few emulate His example?

Many seem willing to seek relief from their feelings of sin and worthlessness, with the promise that 'Jesus Saves' but once they've been rescued 'by the blood of the Lord,' how many are grateful enough to return the favor and save others? Is being saved the same as being rescued spiritually? Can another do this for us or must we do it ourselves?

We can't sustain a higher level of consciousness with emotional baggage weighing us down. Purification rids us of those powerful preoccupations, our guilt and shame. Peace can't be wished into existence. We have to work at it to make it a daily reality. If we truly want to see positive changes, in our personal consciousness and the global one that surround us, we have to use well-proven ways, that work day after day, one life at a time.