I think of the Risen Christ as Energy reformed. Say what? Well, Jesus dies and get buried. With death, a self-surrendering death, in love for all people, a new unifying force of energy comes forth from the dead Jesus. He is raised, still a body that eats food and can be seen, but somehow free of some previous limitations. Now he is a unifying force of Love that can energize those who come into contact with him, and love him in return.
How does this work? Look at the Road to Emmaus story. "Were not our hearts on fire," they said, when they recognized Jesus, now Risen. Jesus could begin a chain of energy transference, that is, live within and among his disciples if they would stop clinging to his body as they knew it, so he Ascended to heaven. Then he came as Spirit at Pentecost. Suddenly, the cowards had courage and could speak many languages. The Risen Christ is a unifying force that energizes us if we let it.
Don't you remember when you first fell in love? You had lots of energy. You could stay up all night talking with your beloved. Christ is what unifies and energizes us through his love for us and then our love for others. When we focus on creeds and orthodoxy, we divide and separate. Christ is a force for all religions.
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So the essence of the fire is in the sermon on the mount and seeing Christ in others, and loving those we despise? Seems impossible to me. Many are called or attracted to Christianity, but very few can transform and live it...Like Bonhoeffer's costly grace vs cheap grace?
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