Igneous Quill

The Bible, consisting of what are commonly called the Old and New Testaments, was written and redacted largely by the powerless and oppressed. Even powerful king David ascended to the throne from the obscurity of the sheep pasture, and his life tells the tale of the perils of great power.  His son Solomon was born into royalty and indulged in the polytheistic practices of his many wives.  In the end Ecclesiastes depicts him as having come to realize the futility of vast wealth and knowledge without a living commitment to the Creator.

Whether you believe - as I do - that the received canon of 66 books is the inspired word of God or think of it merely as an ancient religious text, it should be clear to anyone familiar with its perspective that the words of these writings make no sense coming from the mouths of the "powers that be."  Mangled by the tongues and pens of earthly authorities the distortion of the sacred message has brought us only the misery of war and deep injustice. In the hands of the weak and downtrodden, however, life, healing and hope are brought forth.