Day: January 22, 2022

Mikvah – Ritual Immersion

Jewish law requires that one immerse in a mikveh as part of the process of conversion to Judaism.  It also requres women to immerse before

Purified in Sacred Ponds

He purified his body with the water from the sacred ponds, and he purified his soul with the holy water of virtue.

Baptized of John in Jordan

And then came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of him. But John refused him, saying, I have need to be

Breathing Life into a Bird

Whenever Mother Mary got a moment to spare she liked to be busy in her garden, watering her flowers and planting out vegetables.  Jesus had

Siddhartha’s First Meditation

The time came to take Siddhartha to the temple of the Gods. By the king’s command, the streets of the city and the public squares

About My Father’s Business

And it came to pass after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, and they were hearing him and asking him questions. and all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And when his parents saw him, they were amazed.

Queen Maya

She was very beautiful. It was as if the Goddess Lakshmi herself had strayed into the world. When she spoke, it was like the song

Wise Men from the East

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to

A Son is Born

…For he is born, he who gives happiness: he will bring happiness into the world. In the darkness a great light has dawned, the sun and the moon are like dying embers, for he is born, he who gives light: he will bring light into the world. The blind see, the deaf hear, the foolish have recovered their reason, for he is born, he who restores sight, and restores hearing, and restores the mind: he will bring sight, he will bring hearing, he will bring reason into the world.

Precious Gifts for Prince Siddhartha

Everyone now delighted in bringing him precious gifts. They gave him toys that would amuse a child of his age: tiny animals, deer and elephants,

Simeon & Anna

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of

Wine in Scripture

Isaiah mentions three different sources to slake the thirst: water, wine and milk. (Isaiah 55:1) These three are arranged in a significant order, to teach