Lent Day 26

One aspect of the Mystery of Golgotha means that we are now personally responsible for the decisions we make about our spiritual development. Another very important aspect is that we are also personally responsible for distinguishing between good and evil. To remind us of this there were three crosses on the hill.

Prior to the deed on Golgotha, when Christ entered into the earth, religious leaders gave guidance about what was helpful or harmful. Now, no one else can tell us what is good and what is evil; we have to see it.

“We may therefore say that with the reception of the Christ-Impulse into the inner nature of man, it was made possible for man to say: ‘I must be my own guide for the knowledge of my existence and the distinction between good and evil.’” Rudolf Steiner 2nd February, 1910

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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.