Friday, April 2, 2010
Parableof the Preacher's Wife
Parableofthe Preacher's Wife
There was a preacher who had amost beautiful wife. She used to come pass Plato Negro's street academyon da corner of 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland. She was sobeautiful Plato Negro had to stop teaching whenever she passed. Her skinwas clean and glowing. Her clothes were of fine cloth. Her legs werewell shaped, her shoes expensive.
At first she would take Plato'swritings home to read. But she came one day to tell him she could notread anymore of his writings because they were not in accord with theBible, specifically the King James version.
Plato Negro asked herif she knew the history of King James, that he was a pervert, murderer,robber, rapist who gave "his version" of God's word? How could such adevil have a version of God's word? Would you believe John Dillinger'sversion of the Bible? During the reign of King James kidnapped Africansarrived in North America.
The preacher's wife said she didn'tcare about King James, all she cared about was what Jesus said. How doyou know what Jesus said, all you know is what somebody said Jesus said,and we know how people lie? The only time he wrote anything was on thesand. And we know what happens when the tide comes in.
PlatoNegro was hurt when she refused to take anymore of his writings. He toldher she was too beautiful to be so narrow minded, and that truth was inmany books besides the Bible. Didn't Jesus say truth would set youfree?
I am free, said the preacher's wife, Jesus set her free andshe didn't need to read anything else.
Plato wanted to know howcould she be so beautiful, yet so ignorant. She told him some of herhistory, that she had been a dope fiend on cocaine, had been tossed upby men in the dope house, but Jesus saved her.
You savedyourself, Plato Negro told her. We know God helps those who helpthemselves. If you take one step He will take ten. When you were readyto stop being a dope fiend, you stopped, Jesus had nothing to do withit! Plato sensed she was leaning on Jesus for a crutch, that there wassomething still in her soul that was not right and she had more healingto do.
But my husband is a preacher, she said. So what, PlatoNegro replied? He has known many wicked preachers, so it was of novalue that her husband was a preacher. Every tub must sit on its ownbottom.
The preacher's wife was silent for a moment. She seemedto be considering his words. He told her there is only one truth andthat if it was true for her, it was true for him. By degrees you shallcome to see the truth of my words, he said.
The story of Jesus isa very ancient tale, told in many countries thousands of years beforethe birth of Jesus. We know at least sixteen crucified saviors, all had avirgin birth, stars were seen in the sky when they were born, wise mencame to visit the baby savior who later taught but was eventuallycrucified, resurrected and ascended to heaven.
For a moment,Plato Negro saw a light flicker in the head of the preacher's wife.Beautiful woman, he said, go in the name of Jesus, if it is Him whom youserve. Just know there is one mind, one truth, one spiritual energy inthe universe and we are all connected to that force, the just and theunjust.
She said goodbye and crossed the street. Plato said tohimself, "Cute but psycho!"
--Marvin X
4/1/10
For moreinformation on the Savior myth, see The World's Sixteen CrucifiedSaviors by Kersey Graves; Anacalypsis, Godfrey Higgins; Man, God andCivilization by John G. Jackson;The Golden Bough by Sir James GeorgeFrazer.
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