Deliver Us

Part of the Beyond Freedom experience is journalling every day. That's what this blog is supposed to be, and yet already I have missed that goal. But, like I said last time, it's a matter of practice to get better and better.

THE STORY

For the last several days I have been pondering a TV show I happened to catch on the History Channel about Star Wars. In it there were several historians, authors, and other educated people talking about "the hero's journey"--steps outlined by Joseph Campbell of mythical heroes and their journeys as described in world literature. The show was talking about how Luke Skywalker also followed these same steps.

You can find an outline of the steps at http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/ref/summary.html

The whole thing is quite fascinating to me on several levels, but what I want to mention here are the first three steps that he defines:

1. The Call to Adventure. The call to adventure is the point in a person's life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not.
2. Refusal of the Call. Often when the call is given, the future hero refuses to heed it. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances.
3. Supernatural Aid. Once the hero has committed to the quest, consciously or unconsciously, his or her guide and magical helper appears, or becomes known.

When I was at Dynasty in Minneapolis, Hans and Dani talked to us about goals and dreams and setting the bar for our lives very high. Hans said, "Don't think for a second that you aren't the one to do it."

This resonated with me. Like all heroes along the journey, we are all normal people living our normal every day lives. But we have within us a call to adventure--a call to something greater. Our first notion might be that we are not capable nor worthy of such a task. But once we make the decision, the universe steps in to help us accomplish it.

While I was pondering this theme, the story of Moses came to mind. Here again was a normal person (at least in his mind!) living a normal life, when he was called to something greater. His first reaction? No, it's not him. But once he made the decision, God stepped in and he freed a nation.

THE LESSON

So yesterday I popped in my CD of "The Prince of Egypt"--an animated dramatization of the early part of Moses' life and mission. As I listened to the song, "Deliver Us," which sets the stage of the enslaved Hebrews longing for someone to come set them free, I wept and wept. Suddenly that song took on new meaning. Those men toiling and building those pyramids in bondage were no different than the millions of people around me who are toiling and building someone else's dream just to get by. They, too, are in bondage. They, too, pray for a way out and just can't see one. Suddenly I realized my mission--my obligation--to set people free.

That's what the Beyond Freedom program is--a mechanism to set people free--people who are in bondage to their lives and their circumstances--who are looking for a way OUT.

And even though I wonder how the normal person that I am could possibly accomplish such a great feat, I know that my decision is all that is necessary to bring divine assistance.

By the way, if you have not seen the movie nor heard the song, here is a short clip. I hope that it touches you like it does me.

TAKE ACTION:

• If you like what you read in this blog and would like to find out more about the Beyond Freedom program, please contact the person that sent you here. If you found this blog by accident (knowing, of course, that there are no accidents), you may contact me at beyondfreedom@theremmersfamily.com
• Have you been feeling like you are called to something greater, but you don't have a clue how to accomplish it? Start by making the decision. Decide today that, no matter what, you will do it. Then watch as powerful forces come to your aid.