THE BOOK OF BOOKS,

hail, the newborn child

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The early christians lived in a harsh and brutal world. Rome ruled from Egypt to England. Their legions marched in Romania and Germania. Their gods and patrons prospered. Like the pharaoh's in Egypt, Roman Emperors regarded themselves as gods, to be worshipped home and abroad.

Christians refused to do that and were terribly persecuted, throughout the Empire. Thrown before the lions, literally; the animals were imported from Northern-Africa and Syria or slaughtered by gladiators. Still the movement grew and could be found in all ancient cities, including Jerusalem and Rome.

All changed around 300 ad. The Roman general Constantine had a dream in the night before a decisive battle with a rivalling general. The winner would be the new Emperor. In his vision Jesus appeared and showed him a cross. “In this sign, you will be victorious.” Constantine decided to make flags and banners with the Holy Cross and the legionaires painted the sign on their faces and shields.

Constantine, later to be named “the Great, won the battle and the title.

As a result of the appearance of Jesus in a battle-field dream of a Roman general, Christianity became the Roman state-religion. It was necessary to be baptised if you wanted a career, even in the army. But Constantine did much more for the kick-off of Roman Catholicism. He gathered wise men and priests to compose the Holy Scripture (and persecuted dissidents) and he made Sunday, the day of religious worship. Monday became the first day of the working-week.

Constantine left een immense heritage (Aya Sophia). He too created the spiritual and organisational construct, called the Church of Rome.

But I consider the changing of the sabbath-day from Saturday to Sunday, the most fundamental. It broke up the “collective and accumulating effect of prayer and meditation. This energy fed and stabilised the gods and kept them at peace with the world.

This energy is splintered and divided and the world is shaking. I believe, that connecting and unifying the World Prayer, will bring us peace and harmony. The best thing to do, is to choose a day of worship accepted on a global scale.

I suggest, to return to the old ways and make Saturday a global and universal day of rest, peace and meditation.