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Arthur Darby Nock

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And every common bush afire with God;
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Elizabeth Browning



Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Original Blessing

In spite of the ecological unity of all creation, Christianity too often began by emphasizing a problem ("original sin") instead of beginning with the wonderful unity between creation and Creator (original blessing), which we called "Christ" or the Primal Anointing of all things. 
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In the beginning
God created
and it was very good

humans were part of that creation
the creator does good work
and we are
fearfully and wonderfully made

and we are fearfully and wonderfully
loved

so why is religion so quick
to tell us we
are crap

that the Sacred
whatever name we use
can hardly wait to judge and punish

like an out of control abusive parent

do we err?
yes!
is an awareness of what doesn’t work in our lives important?
absolutely

for our “sin”
if we want to call it that
fractures our souls
and the souls of others

and some would say that God uses
shock and awe to draw those
who might otherwise wander
back into obedience

back to Sacred

but I suspect
that religions use the fear of wrath and punishment
not to heal and restore
not to bring peace and wholeness

but as a way to exercise power and control
as a way to command obedience
and amass money
even for purposes
political

the Sacred has better options
better ways to draw people
our of their fractured lives
into sacred embrace

better ways to repair the deep wounds
and create wholeness

the Sacred can draw us
through the amazing power of love
and acceptance
and forgiveness

into wonderful
original
blessing


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