Whatever you see in the sky has meaning for you

Listen to Janet Conner interview Thomas Moore today for The Soul Directed Life on UnityFM. The episode:  Thomas Moore — Radical New Translation of the Gospel of Matthew is currently at the top of the Program Archives on the linked page. Moore discusses his new book, GOSPEL The Book of Matthew: A New Translation with Commentary, Jesus Spirituality for Everyone.

At the beginning of the conversation Moore reads "The Rune of St. Patrick."

At Tara today in this fateful hour
I place all Heaven with its power,
And the sun with its brightness,
And the snow with its whiteness,
And fire with all the strength it hath,
And lightning with its rapid wrath,
And the winds with their swiftness along their path,
And the sea with its deepness,
And the rocks with their [steepness],
And the earth with its [starkness]
All these I place,
By God's almighty help and grace,
Between myself and the powers of darkness.

Titan sun god Helios

Conner asks the week's question, "How do I recognize my personal sun?". Moore responds that nature is a portal to the transcendent — the sun is "in us and leads us beyond ourselves." When talking about his translation of the Book of Matthew, Moore wants people to see Jesus as a role model for living rather than as a figure for adoration. He is open to the story of Jesus before 2000 years of Christianity.

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