Is it a coincidence that the soul is so closely related to the story of Jesus? Does the idea of being born pure of a virgin hint to some basic truth that we’ve been missing about the nature of our true identity? Are the miracles that Jesus performs representative of the restorative properties of the soul? Does resistance indicate that we would not recognize Jesus if he stared us in the face? Would we therefore advocate crucifixion with the accusation of heresy and blasphemy? Is it possible that the soul lives on after death just like Jesus? Why wouldn’t the story of Jesus Christ be a basic metaphor to symbolize the soul?

When we do wake up to the life of the soul we start to feel like the blind man whose eyes were touched by Jesus. Our vision becomes sharp, clear and precise. The veil that was blocking the truth from our minds is lifted. What little goodness we think we have is multiplied as the fish and the loaves. We dance and sing as a cured leper and we realize we are exactly like Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. We are the lady who was hunched over for 35 years brought to stand upright. If we could just touch the fringe of his garment we would instantly be healed from all of the unconscious infirmities that dwell in our heads.

Yet some resist accepting the soul out of fear of the religious and political leaders. Any threat to upset the order of established hierarchies carries penalties and few are willing to take a risk. Acceptance and approval from peer groups becomes more important than the chance to experience the reality of the soul as the manifestation of the words of Jesus: “No one goes to the Father except through me”. Quite frequently the result is rejection and shameful treatment of that which is not understood. The rooster crows for the third time. The soul is sentenced to crucifixion as an insignificant common criminal. We don’t think of this much.

But the soul lives on and does not die, just as Jesus was raised to life again. So what are the chances that the Assumption of Jesus into heaven would be the end of the story? If we were to insert the soul to pose as the main character in the story of Jesus, what would happen? Would it shed light on some misunderstandings? Would our religion make more sense? Could it enable one to gain a fuller understanding of God? Would it increase or decrease our faith in God? Can we actually apply the basic principles of truth in the scriptures to create and test a hypothesis about the existence of our Deity? Would we be willing to suspend the attachment to our beliefs for a few moments in order to explore? What could we possibly lose? What could we possibly gain?
 
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