The Mirror’s Hymn

I find myself awake, sitting by the low light of a fire at 2am, wandering around in deep thoughts. I would like to share a story with you all. Something I hold close to my own heart. 💚 Its called the: “The Tale of Two Johns (Yochanans)”   By JoshM Let me tell you this story slow, like we're sitting around a small campfire and the night itself is leaning in to listen. No pulpit here, no fancy stage, just us sitting in a circle, watching how the flames make our shadows lean toward each other. I'm not some scholar in robes. Just someone who's walked by rivers, read by lamplight, and picked up a whisper that came to me once and never really left. There were these two guys, both named Yochanan, John in English, and for a while their voices got all tangled up in the same story until people started listening more to one than the other. I want to tell you about both of them, not to settle some theological debate or anything, but because remembering both keeps us honest, you know? ...

I keep getting asked, "What or How does Science fit in with faith?" Not my Christian faith, not my Jewish beliefs, nor my Islamic beliefs, but My faith and My beliefs.  So... Science, to me, is just us trying to understand the world God already understands.   It’s curiosity with a notebook.   It’s wonder with a ruler.   It’s our way of saying,   “This place is too beautiful not to study.” I don’t see science fighting God.   I see science catching up. When we learn how stars burn,   or how cells heal,   or why gravity holds us together I don’t feel less spiritual.   I feel more amazed. Science is the part of us that wants to know how things work.   Faith is the part of us that wants to know why they matter.   And I think both are honest.   Both are needed.   Both are gifts. So when I look at science,   I don’t see a threat.   I see a conversati...

(Amendment I) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.   Christ’s Words in Red:   “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”   Freedom of worship is safeguarded, but Christ reminds us that love is the heart of faith. It does not matter the lable of worship, as long as it is love and empathy in you're heart and in your actions. (Amendment II) A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.   Christ’s Words in Red:   “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”  To me: The right to arms is tempered by Christ’s call to peace. Citi...