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Divine Time Episode VII A yo fam! Happy New Year! Yeah, itz 2004 an time to drop back into da krush groove of Divine Time--our serializd western (or Near Eastern lol ) we spinnin herre at Heaven 4 a G. We takin a deep peep at Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, God-in-tha-Flesh, an how He engages wit katz on they level, madd feelin where they at, anthen flippin da script of their livez 480 degreez for the dopest, far beyond what they can imagine. Yo, tha drama we trakin iz found in Tha Word—in the New Testament book of John, chapter 11. continued We pick up after Jesus has jus spit to one of His homegurlz, Martha, a Scriptural shotty blast to tha heart: I am the resurrection and the life Yo, Martha had jus lost her only bruh, Lazarus, to a terminal illness, dat Jesus coulda cured--if he had only been on da scene. We learned dat Jesus hung wit his disciple clique two dayz after hearin dat ol Laz werent doin so hot, an az a result Lazarus dies. Nonetheless, even bumpin madd grief an loss, Martha ups an replies to Jesus: Yes, Lord, I have always believed that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God. Mang! Martha bringz it! Yo, an it aint jus cuz she got all them gold sticky starz in synagogue skool. We already peeped dat itz God Himself dat drops this kinda Celestial science on katz thru His Spirit, an He opens they heart to spiritual Truth an Reality. So, itz clear dat Martha is startin to feel Jesus along tha Trajectory He wantz her, too, an datz all good. Well see latah, dat she needs to go some further along tha path of Faith, but she be already waaaaay beyond where her friends an neighbors are feelin about Who Jesus be an what He be about. So, Martha leaves Jesus an returns to her sister Mary. By this time, they crib iz madd bustin wit friends, relatives, comforters an mourners of all kith an kin, so Martha pullz Mary aside an drops tha 411: The Teacher is here and wants to see you. Yo, when Mary heard dat, she ghosted faster / than Caspar to find Jesus. lol. Tha Bible can be wonderfully concise; an spitz it like it iz: So Mary immediately went to Him. Nuff said. Now, lets rewind back to Episode III, when word first reached Martha dat Jesus had (finally) arrived in they hood. U recall dat Mary stayed behind, an we surmised dat mebbe she wuz too grief-stricken to go wit Martha, or…dat mebbe she wuz nursin som beef wit Jesus for not coming in time to heal Lazarus, etc. Well its safe to conclude now dat only Martha had got tha 411 of Jesus arrival at that moment. Cuz when Mary learned from Martha dat Jesus wuz therre, she gone. But, I aint quite ready to release the Mary-havin-som-beef-wit-Jesus idea yet, cuz… When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell down at his feet and said: Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. Yo, lets hit tha repeat button an bump up tha volume on a few key notez: …if YOU had been HERE, my brother would NOT have DIED. Woah. If yall think dat catchin major beef is a 20/21st Century hip hop or urban phenom, peep again. Yo, Mary seemz to drive by Jesus wit an emotional AK, blastin him full force wit the throbbing essence of her bottomless anguish, pain and loss. It appears dat Mary not only lays her broken, grief-exhausted body at Jesus feet, but the entire blame an responsibility for this nightmare scenario, az well. How understandable. How human. Yo, an who readin dis spillage hasnt felt tha verry same way wit God, at one time or another? Yo letz take Marys statement to Jesus an edit it sum: If YOU (God) had_______________, my(or I…)__________________. How many timez can U fill in thoz blanks, fam? How many times have you already? How many times would…or…will you…? Is ya own relationship wit God like Marys--deep, intimate, up close an personal, so dat U feel comfortable enuf spit to Him exactly how U feel about dis drama or dat…? Dat, fam, is a tyght question worth marinatina minute on. Really, I dont feel like carryin this beef theory too far. I dont believe Mary punitively assaulted Jesus when she spit her trak. Yeah, she prolly collapsed to some degree frum grief-strickeness, but Im more so cuz she was in the Presence of the One Person who could authentically, genuinely, Really cop the totality of the drama she be gointhru, an do something about it. I believe Marys fallin at Jesus feet was most of all, a collapse of ill Relief. Jesus was there to help her now, to bear this paralyzing, soul-crushing burden. And, He is there now, too…today…to help us manage, an see us thru ours. Mary prolly wuz feelin some anger, cuz its naturally part of how peeps process grief, an anger iz usually one o tha early stages of grieving. Yo, she had jus lost her brother--four days before--so the heartbreaking pain of loss wuz still very fresh in her life. But, more realistically, Im feelin Mary wuz at least 50/50 acknowledging Jesus Power an commitment to her. I believe she knew--witout a doubt--dat had Jesus been on da scene, He would have instantly healed her brother, who wuz now molderin an decayin in a dank, dark, cavernous tomb. Im feelinMary also had no doubtz, whatsoever about Jesus limitless Love an Compassion for her an Martha in they sitchiashun. An therres no need to doubt His Love an Compassion fo us in ours. Mang! We at Episode VIII already! In dat jawn we gonna deep peep exactly what Gods response is to Mary (and Martha) constructive feedback. That will help us peep how He responds to us, when we Real wit Him. Peace in 2004. Im out. ONE sun |