Just something I noticed from writing this subject line "Twelfth" is one weird word, one of those ones that if you look at too long it just starts to look like it's spelled wrong. Just a quick thought there.
One is all is a theme which flows quite freely through many religions, and Jesus himself mentions it continuously throughout his parables and teachings. However if I may go off on a short tangent I believe is important.
"The disciples said to him, "Tell us what our end will be." Jesus said, "If you haven't found the beginning, why ask about the end? For where the beginning is, the end is also. Blessed are those who stand at the beginning, for they will know the end, and they will not taste death." Now if I may be allowed to post this onto a political candidates head I would be quite happy after all in an interview the person said this regarding global warming:
"You know there are -- there are man’s activities that can be contributed to the issues that we’re dealing with now, these impacts. I’m not going to solely blame all of man’s activities on changes in climate. Because the world’s weather patterns are cyclical. And over history we have seen change there. But kind of doesn’t matter at this point, as we debate what caused it. The point is: it’s real; we need to do something about it."
Now I firmly believe that, although Jesus' topic was a bit different, his above quote could apply tremendously to this situation. Because if we don't agree (because we do know) on how something began than we can not begin to find a solution. Where the beginning is so is the end. The last bit is particularly striking as those who stand at the beginning (aka knowing how the problem evolved) will not taste death. Now that sounds mighty appealing to myself, but that's just me.
Although it's not a very religiously connected blog this time, the quote was far too perfect to not be used in context with this point, because it just fits so well really with any problem solving. If you want to know how to fix a problem which has arisen, a good way to start is to think about how it developed to that point. Often the answer is within the problem. Which is what I really believe Jesus was conveying to his followers through this quote.
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