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JESUS, THE BEAUTIFUL ONE.
I'm including this page for one reason and one reason only. That Jesus, the original Jesus,
is special to me. There are reasons why...when I was thirteen years old I left the Catholic
Faith. My church, St. Anthony's, was very small, and they were trying to raise an enormous
amount of money to buy an organ. Not a necessary purchase, as we already had a very
beautiful grand piano. I was heartbroken, as the church demanded that people contribute
every week. My mother had also been penalized by our Catholic School for not attending
a function...$ 150.00, even though she had to work just to keep us in Catholic School. My
sister, brother and I ended up being pulled from St. Anthony's to attend public schools. I
remember standing outside of St. Anthony's and weeping, saying that I would never come
back, that I didn't believe they were truly there for people. And it's true. I left and never
came back...I didn't even consider God until last November. And last November, I had a
special, truly special, experience. I had a dream in which my Guardian Angel, huge,
beautiful, descended and kissed me. He lifted me up and carried me over the country,
a patchwork of beauty, to a large and still lake, around which there were thousands upon
thousands of cocoons. I realized they were all Angels. My beautiful Angel, and I knew he
was someone special, tucked me under his right wing and we fell asleep together. When I
woke up, I was next to the lake, alone. This dream started a path of spiritual discovery,
some good, some truly negative...but the good, the good was this. I started a relationship
with Jesus, True Jesus...and in this relationship I came face to face with his history,
some of which is difficult to navigate through. However, in looking at his life, at what he
truly did, I want to tell you this. He is a true Hero to me. Looking directly at his actions,
this is what I saw: Truth, Justice, Honor, Charity, Love, Compassion, Faith. And in this,
in this lies my true respect for Jesus Christ, as it embodies the will and power to want to
change people for the better. As for his crucifixion, it was a travesty against mankind, a
source of immense pain, and, athough I believe it should be understood, recognized and
respected, I believe that it is time to heal the wounds of a man hurt deeply by the people
of his time. We are not guilty. We are told we are guilty from the time we are born, and
we are not. What we are is capable, capable of holding that cross without honoring
torture and death. We are capable of looking at it, knowing the deep significance of his
pain, and doing something quite different...showing him how much we love him by doing
what should be done...love one another as we love ourselves. If we truly love Jesus we
need to love. And that is how I truly feel. His tenets, the Honor code he lived by, is
vitally important, and a true source of inspiration for us all. Please recognize the true
weight of it. Celebrate charity by giving, Celebrate love by loving. Celebrate Justice by
having the courage to stop crimes, and Celebrate Honor by crafting your life, yourself,
with beauty, attention and care. Celebrate Compassion by recognizing that all faiths,
all philosophies are beautiful and important, as they speak to our unique beauty. By
realizing that judgement of others is unnacceptable. To view them is one thing, to
condemn them for their beliefs is not only shortsighted, but leaves out something
vital...the beauty of true and understanding love. When you face someone in equality,
without passing judgement, you are standing in a space of love. You care about who
they are just as much as you care about yourself, and that is true loving behavior. And
this is what love really means...that you know and care enough about this world and
others to play a vital, truly vital role in making large and small differences in your every
day life. Jesus is important to me, special to me for his actions. I want to heal him, not
continue to lift him up onto that cross for one more day of suffering, and I'm hoping that
others who cherish his Faith understand what I mean. No one likes to be hurt. Please
understand the psychological significance of healing Jesus Christ, the Beautiful One,
a hero to me, and always, a hero to a legion of beautiful people who have built his
Faith to be one of the most precious on Earth. For those who are interested, I've built
a beautiful site to cherish him. Please visit, I would be honored if you would. To Jesus...
you are beloved to me. You always will be...Rebecca Tacosa Gray
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