Tweets - February 27th - Josiah

With regards to religion and understanding God, I wonder if it's possible, or even worth the effort, to throw out the bath water and keep the baby intact. I'm not sure. Wasn't possible with me - it all had to go; I got the baby back later.

I've been following Josiah Jennings, porn star known as Sean Zevran, for a few years now, even before I joined Twitter. I don't recall what he said or did those years ago to catch my attention, but he not only caught my attention, but kept it. I don't think this is a coincidence.

Though I'm mentioning Josiah, I am not writing this explicitly for him, because he's still as deaf as everyone else in this place and can't yet hear. He will only be able to interpret these things as ridiculous foolishness.

Do you plan to walk alongside me in my Mother's Garden? I won't be celebrating you, nor will I be congratulating you. I will not lift you up any higher than acknowledging the work you've done - and even then, what exactly did you accomplish all by yourself?

Ever since Josiah began taking a more assertive and militant stance against mercilessness and oppression, I could see his Twitter follower count go down. Day by day, week by week, I would watch those hundreds and thousands indicators drop. And sure enough, once he began posting more pics and videos, his count would start to rise. I can tell he's gaining insight from that experience.

I appreciate a few things about Josiah's journey so far, 1) we don't have to bother tossing out the baby with the bath water - they're both long gone; 2) he uses a mirror at times; 3) he has shown active care for the state of this world; 4) he has been plain and open about how he feels about the idea of God; and 5) he doesn't appear to know shame.

One thing I am unable to fully ascertain is his integrity in certain matters, as he keeps many things hidden from social media (like most).

Good news/bad news - I had a talk with God about Josiah and asked God to allow him to peek. If God says, "Yes", then what this means is that Josiah is going to be extremely offended at the idea of God (and I have previously seen him offended at the idea of God). When God heals his eyes, he is going to be thoroughly pissed - so great care has to be taken. I will be giving him his space until he is calm enough to come to terms with not only the idea of God, but God.

He will need a bit of help discerning what is true, as truth is what is evident, and not just rhetoric or even things that are reasonably sound (to your ears). Then there is the issue of the contradiction that exists between one being militant and assertive and one walking by faith - but this is God's issue and not Josiah's.