The Spiritual Path of Jesus
The Spiritual Path of Jesus (Taken from the Journal of Contemplative Reflection, Vol. 2, Issue 2, September 1999) Something of great value has not only been hidden from us in modern Christianity, but has also been stolen away from us (and from the many who would find it if they could) by institutional guardians of the faith. To use Jesus' sharp words about this thievery, "Woe to you, religious leaders, you pretenders. You lock the doors of the kingdom of heaven before all human beings. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you allow access to those who seek entrance" (Matt. 23:13). The spiritual path of Jesus was aimed at something far higher than the perpetuation of institutional religion or theological dogma. His work was about something revolutionary and transformative. It was about finding the way to that transformation. Those drawn to the spiritual path of Jesus throughout the centuries have intuitively known that this was so. It was not extraneous dogma or the inst