Lent Day 11

The mystery of Christ will never be understood as long as we think of Him as a being ‘out there somewhere’. He is no longer out there; from the moment his blood flowed from the cross into this earth he became anchored here. He is part of the life force of this earth and he imbues everything that grows out of this earth.

As we eat the food produced from this earth we take him into ourselves. Lent is a good time to be grateful for this life-giving gift each time we eat. In this way we develop a more intimate relationship with him.

In the lecture series published at The Karma of Materialism, Rudolf Steiner explains that Christ is an impulse that comes from within man yet does not stem from man himself.

“Christ, the God who descended from cosmic heights into earthly life, lives in us as truly as our own highest being lives in us.” 21st August 1917

Image: Golgotha by Iris Yves

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Kristina Kaine

Kristina Kaine has worked with people all her life: during her early career in medical sales and staff recruitment, and since 1987 in her own business which matches people in business partnerships. Through this rich interaction with people, Kristina has observed the struggle for self identity from many angles. She was awakened to the ideas of Rudolf Steiner by Rev Mario Schoenmaker, attending all of Schoenmaker's lectures for 14 years. After Schoenmaker's death in 1997, Kristina realised the need to explain the knowledge of the threefold human being in simple terms that could be applied easily in daily life. She has set this out in her book, 'I Connecting : the Soul's Quest', which was published in 2007 by Robert Sardello through Goldenstone Press. It is not unusual for Kristina to receive comments about her book like this: "It seems like a very lucid treatment, like looking through a clear glass window through which one can discover and recognize the landscape of the soul." Since 2003 Kristina has written weekly reflections which apply this knowledge of the threefold human being to Bible texts. This is not done in the context of any particular religious beliefs but from a broader perspective that all religions could apply. These reflections are distributed by email and are read worldwide. They are now available as Kindle books.