Episode 1045 “Twenty Days Of Thomas” Day 4: Sayings 18-21

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Thomas with music by Quiet Lake.Passages: These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. 18 The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us how our end will be."Jesus said, "Have you discovered, then, the beginning, that you look for the end? For where the beginning is, there will the end be. Blessed is he who will take his place in the beginning; he will know the end and will not experience death." 19 Jesus said, "Blessed is he who came into being before he came into being. If you become my disciples and listen to my words, these stones will minister to you. For there are five trees for you in Paradise which remain undisturbed summer and winter and whose leaves do not fall. Whoever becomes acquainted with them will not experience death."20 The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the kingdom of heaven is like."He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed. It is the smallest of all seeds. But when it falls on tilled soil, it produces a great plant and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky." 21 Mary said to Jesus, "Whom are your disciples like?"He said, "They are like children who have settled in a field which is not theirs. When the owners of the field come, they will say, 'Let us have back our field.' They (will) undress in their presence in order to let them have back their field and to give it back to them. Therefore I say, if the owner of a house knows that the thief is coming, he will begin his vigil before he comes and will not let him dig through into his house of his domain to carry away his goods. You, then, be on your guard against the world. Arm yourselves with great strength lest the robbers find a way to come to you, for the difficulty which you expect will (surely) materialize. Let there be among you a man of understanding. When the grain ripened, he came quickly with his sickle in his hand and reaped it. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear." —The Gospel Of Thomas, Sayings 18-21Music: “Waking Us” by Quiet LakeNarrator: Ryan Phipps