Late yes, but not too late. This morning I awoke just before eight, which is within my ‘permitted’ range of 6-8 am to get up. If I get up before 6 I’ll feel tired continuously. Getting up after 8 makes me feel down unless I was really tired from the day before.

… I stretch out again not proceeding with my exercises, but being overtaken by thoughts and feelings.

This morning that was not the case, but after saying my personal morning affirmation I stretch out again not proceeding with my exercises, but being overtaken by thoughts and feelings. This contemplation lasted until about 9am, when I did get on with getting up. I intend to elaborate on aspects of my thoughts below.

The end result of my morning contemplation is:
“The truths of the teachings are in their values and not in their historicity.”

I have formulated this insight before, but more as a possibility to be considered. At the conclusion of my morning thoughts it came to me as an imperative. Something that must be applied and given a place in the world of religious thought and the traditions. This insight shows that the values passed on by religions in their traditions are to be valued for their own sake. Using the modern idea of historicity to discard such traditions is to discard the values that they pass on, leaving a moral vacuum this is then filled with human based ideological constructs. The latter can be valuable as long as they rest on and honour the handed down values of our human heritage.<11:00am.
Continuing 2:28pm>:

Below follows my line of thinking of this morning, as closely as I can recall that:
“The length of my life is limited. Twenty years ago I am retiring, while twenty years from now I would be 102, which is not very likely. Looking at all the things I need to do in the near future fills me with fear. Will I be able to? Will there be enough time and ability? Will I leave others encumbered by my neglect and short comings?

I now realises that the truth of this teaching is in its value and meaning for me as a human being.

Imagery and formulae of the Lord’s Supper emerge, being a scene in my home town church when I was about 20 and partaking as a confessing member. The minister: ‘Remember and belief that his body was broken and his blood shed for the forgiveness of ALL your sins, that you may have eternal life!’ Recalling words like that comfort me. What an idea that what ever I did wrong is no longer a burden! This belief in forgiveness sets me free. Free to go on into the future, living my life.

This belief in forgiveness is central to the Christian message and I have chosen Christianity to express myself, back then and even now although differently. I do not belief on the basis of the handed down narrative as actual events as described, but treasure the teaching of forgiveness that it teaches.

I now realises that the truth of this teaching is in its value and meaning for me as a human being. This is so regardless of the historicity of the narrative that illustrates this teaching.
Human traditions pass on what is true in the teachings because of the values that they hold, while the associated narratives support its meaning and truth.”

This is as close as I can recall my train of association, leading to that final statement mentioned in the top of this section above and copied again here:
“The truths of the teachings are in their values and not in their historicity.”
Getting up this morning after this contemplation and insight I slowly started to realise that this concluding thought and insight is the ground for disconnecting the truth value of the teaching from the claim that the narrative story has to be historically verifiable in order for the taught and handed down value to be true. It is true because it is valid and has been handed down to us for that reason. <3:02pm~