The Esoteric Connection

5. I am the Resurrection and the Life

04 Jul 2010

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 From the depths of the Gospel of St John we find... Read More

4. I am the Good Shepherd

26 Jun 2010

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. Jn 10:11-12... Read More

3. I am the Door

19 Jun 2010

“I am the Door of the Sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them.” Jn 10:7-8 It certainly seems strange to describe the I AM as a sheep-door. It seems easier to connect up with ideas of the I AM as... Read More

2. I am the Light of the World

06 Jun 2010

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Jn 8:12 The first I AM saying used the idea of bread to help us to understand what the I AM... Read More

1. I am the Bread of Life

30 May 2010

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.” Jn 6:35 It is certainly a struggle to make sense of these sayings with our 21st Century mind. We might even wonder why... Read More

The Seven I AM Sayings in the Gospel of St John

22 May 2010

Since 2003 I have written weekly reflections, mostly covering themes that can be found in the Gospel of St John as well as the last series I have just completed, which took three years, which was on The Revelation, the mysterious last book in the Bible. During this time I... Read More

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

01 May 2010

Some say that this is the ninth Beatitude. Does it really matter if there are eight or nine, surely what matters is how the words speak to us and assist us in our personal growth. This eleventh verse of Matthew 5 tells us that if we listen to what Jesus... Read More

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

17 Apr 2010

This is the eighth beatitude, some theologians say that there is one more, others disagree. Disagreement usually means that the depth of understanding is not there. There is a way to look at the human being as a ninefold being that could support the fact that there are nine beatitudes.... Read More