Our God is too small, and therin lies the problem

“Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished.”

― Tom Robbins

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The Sacred is

Not something we can wholly understand

The Sacred is

too big

too loving

too forgiving

every time we try to describe the Sacred (call it God if you like)

every time we try to explain who God is (there is a problem right there

the moment we anthropomorphize the Sacred we are in trouble)

or what the Sacred is like

or what the Sacred does

we fail

and in failing we create

an image, and understanding

which is too small

this is to be expected

this is forgivable

we do the best we can!

what creates all the pain

and anguish

what makes our strivings so

terrible

and dark

is our failure to understand

that we do not understand

that all our images are inadequate

our failure to see that our reduction of the mystery

which is the Sacred

our reduction of the

Holy Other

Into a Cosmic Busboy

Created in our image and for our benefit

God (for I will call the Sacred that)

cannot be found in concepts created by men and women

God can only truly be experienced

mystery