Lazarus -- Paradox and the 5th Sunday of Lent

Our question: When or how have I come back from "death?"We talk about the power of imagination as a necessary part of change.We recall what Fr. Richard Rohr said about Paul's use of the word "flesh" and "spirit.""Paul made a most unfortunate choice of the word sarx, translated “flesh,” as the very enemy of pneuma, Spirit (for example, Galatians 5:16-24). Now we would probably translate sarx as “ego” or “small self,” which would be much closer to Paul’s actual meaning. Remember that Christianity is the religion that believes “the Word became flesh” (John 1:13), and Jesus even returned to the “flesh” after the Resurrection (Luke 24:40)—so flesh cannot be bad. If our spirituality is in any way anti-body.Join the community: Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/laughingmystics/⁠⁠Daily Poetry: Visit ⁠⁠Marci’s Blog⁠⁠ and subscribe to ⁠⁠Laura’s Substack⁠⁠ for your daily dose of verse.Share the mic: Send a voice memo to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Rate/review easily: ⁠⁠⁠RateThisPodcast.com/thelaughingmystics⁠⁠Follow + listen: ⁠⁠⁠https://pod.link/1799776273⁠⁠New episodes drop Thursday mornings.More from Marci Madary: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.insideoutspirituality.com/⁠⁠More from Laura Lewis-Barr: ⁠⁠⁠https://psychescinema.com/⁠⁠Merch: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.zazzle.com/store/laughing_mystics/products⁠⁠(If your platform hides links, visit the episode webpage or Spotify.) Music licensed from Artlist.#jungianpsychology #depthpsychology #richardrohr #progressivechristianity #jungianwisdom #mysticalchristianity #religioustext #transpersonalpsychology #ThomasMerton #Lazarus#TrueSelfFalseSelf #ContemplativeSpirituality #Enneagram