I will find a way to center myself today. I think I am off balance.
I am however loving my new approach to Christianity. It is ever-evolving and fantastically infinite in it's borders and parameters. I don't believe I will ever have it figured out - this God thing. But it's the discovery that it's supposed to be about anyway...right?
I believe that I can be a believer and follower of Christ without being a "Christian" per se. I mean, Jesus wasn't even a Christian. Did He subscribe to a particular denomination or organized religion...I think not. He just believed what was true and lived what was right. That's all we are required to do. So even if I attend a certain church or synogauge or mosque, isn't it really about what I believe and how I live?
I think all the faiths hold some things that are true and useful, even though their doctrine may not be flawless in its entirety. I think meditation is wonderful (thank you to my buddhist brothers and sisters :o), just meditate on the right thing. I think praying 5 times a day is a great thing (good job interacting with the father my muslim brothers and sisters), just as long as it's not under compulsion. I think reaching out to people and sharing what you believe is phenomenal (big ups to the Jehovah's witnesses), just don't force them on others or try to earn your way to heaven by doing so. And I think holding God - even his very name - in holy high esteem is honorable - YHWH -(thanks to my Jewish Orthodox fam who love the Torah :o).
Who am I to say you should do it like me? Who am I to say that I'm right and you're wrong? Am I God? Do I exist outside of time looking in, knowing the past, present and future all at once? No. So how dare I try to have exhaustinve knowledge about anything. I need only to love. This is the greatest thing I've been commanded to do and in doing this I sum up all the commandments - isn't that what Jesus said?
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. And love your neighbor as you love yourself: I have been commanded to Love God, love others and love myself. That's a big enough task without me trying to be God :o)
Ok... I must get back to work and try to live centered, authenticly, right and Godly with love in my heart for everyone. I think that will probably take up the rest of my day
In Love
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