The universe listens.
I don't care if that sounds silly because I know it's true. However, I also used to 'know' Jesus to be the son of God. Things change and all of this 'knowing' is part of my evolution...the swinging of the pendulum I suppose. I'm one of those people who must believe something - please don't confuse that with believing in something. What I mean is that I must have an idea at all times of what I believe to be true...an assessment of the best information available at any given point. As new information becomes available my ideas change. I consider this a strength.
The universe listens. It also responds.
It's possible that what I refer to as 'the universe' is fundamentally what others call 'God.' When speaking to Christian friends I call it WYCoG...What You Call God...because it saves time. They've argued, occasionally, that there is no difference but there are vast and crucial differences between the Christian God and 'the universe' that I'm talking about. The most important, I think, is that 'the universe' didn't and wouldn't send it's only son for the salvation of all willing to accept it. Christianity wants us to believe Salvation lies externally, that the death of a Holy Man, the Son of God is payment for our 'sin' - which seems to be internal - if we will only acknowledge it.
'The universe' I refer to is one thing - not internal or external - but something that doesn't even comprehend such opposites. It listens and responds to us because we are part of it, part of the whole. I believe Jesus understood that.
I don't care if that sounds silly because I know it's true. However, I also used to 'know' Jesus to be the son of God. Things change and all of this 'knowing' is part of my evolution...the swinging of the pendulum I suppose. I'm one of those people who must believe something - please don't confuse that with believing in something. What I mean is that I must have an idea at all times of what I believe to be true...an assessment of the best information available at any given point. As new information becomes available my ideas change. I consider this a strength.
The universe listens. It also responds.
It's possible that what I refer to as 'the universe' is fundamentally what others call 'God.' When speaking to Christian friends I call it WYCoG...What You Call God...because it saves time. They've argued, occasionally, that there is no difference but there are vast and crucial differences between the Christian God and 'the universe' that I'm talking about. The most important, I think, is that 'the universe' didn't and wouldn't send it's only son for the salvation of all willing to accept it. Christianity wants us to believe Salvation lies externally, that the death of a Holy Man, the Son of God is payment for our 'sin' - which seems to be internal - if we will only acknowledge it.
'The universe' I refer to is one thing - not internal or external - but something that doesn't even comprehend such opposites. It listens and responds to us because we are part of it, part of the whole. I believe Jesus understood that.
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