Let us start with an "aha" moment. Please take a deep breath and contemplate the vitality of the "ruha dqoodsha" or Holy Spirit. "Aha" is contained within the Aramaic word for God, "Alaha," which connotes the essence of all life and the Great Provider. The Universe is a luxurious provider for the earth's diverse family of life, including humans. An Aramaic scholar Rocco Errico, when asked to give a one word synopsis of Jesus' teachings, responded : "all-inclusive."1 It seems to me there is a crying need to practically integrate the Nature-based teachings of inclusiveness into our major institutions. Our very existence seems to depend on the human family's balanced sharing at the Universe's table. Eshoa (the name in Aramaic that was translated into Greek, then English, as Jesus) recognized the earth as his temple. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, there are a dozen references to his praying on the land in non-citified settings. George Lamsa, a native Middle Easterner who grew up speaking Aramaic, reveals the contextual meanings of idioms used in the Bible from the cultural context within which they were commonly understood. In the book of Job 38:7, the statement occurs, "the stars sang," which is an idiom meaning that the universe shares in humanity's joy. 2 Again in Job 5:23, we hear we are "in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field," which is another idiom indicating nature will be on our side.3 Of course, Nature is on our side, when we partake harmoniously in the natural scheme. I am reminded of an idiom from Psalm 46:4, "There is a river," which means there is an eternal truth.4 I think it is an important reminder in these times of proliferating rules that there are immutable regulatory forces which require compliance for Nature's role to be truly fulfilled. When we fill ourselves to bursting, there is a price to pay. This cost is what Thomas Berry refers to as "Earth Economy."5 I think, quite rightly, Berry claims: "Emphasis on verbal revelation to neglect of the manifestation of the Divine in the natural world is to mistake the whole revelatory process."6 I reflect on an idiom from Isaiah 65:10, "Dumb dogs which cannot bark," which connotes vicious and indifferent leaders.7 I don't think it is apt to be indifferent to the earth's plight, or the so-called "common man's" blights. In Matthew 7:16, it says "By their fruits shall you know them." perhaps it is (in an expanded sense) important to tend our mutual garden. In Luke 23:45, "Paradise" is an idiom rendered from a Persian word meaning beautiful garden.8 I conclude that the "kingdom of God is within you," and that perhaps the moment does not require so much reaching out and taking from perceived neediness; rather it requires reaching out and touching those in need. As it says in John 15:12, "This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you." I have written a few words illustrating this principle which I call "Love For each Other."

Love is both teacher and taught, uniting both seeker and sought, gaining through giving and living without stain of doubt. Devoutly discovering love for each other, we remain in a state of delight.

Footnotes: 1. Dr. Rocco A. Errico's books and tapes can be accessed www.Noohra.com
2. Lamsa, George M., Idioms in The Bible Explained, HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 1985. Page 17.
3. Ibid, p. 15. 4. Ibid, p. 18. 5. Berry, Thomas, The Great Work, Bell Tower Publishing, New York, p. 75. 6. Ibid, p.75.
7. op cit, Lamsa, p. 33. 8. Ibid, p. 59.