I am a wanderer. I would say that I am a seeker, but sometimes I have no idea what I might be seeking, so I will stick with wanderer. This blog is more a public journal than anything. I don't claim to have life figured out. I simply stumble from mystery to mystery, and share my reflections along the way. Sometimes I feel burdened, and trudge. Sometimes? Well sometimes grace breaks through, and its time to dance.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
If I am going to err......
"I am who I am in the eyes of God, nothing more and
nothing less." --Francis of Assisi
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I am who I am in the eyes of God
ah, but there is the catch
who am I
in the eyes of God?
seriously
this can be comforting
this can be terrifying
it all depends
on your understanding of God
some think of God and think of judgement.
they may talk grace,
but in reality their God is rather cruel
do this
do that
believe this
believe that
believe in this name for Sacred
or burn in Hell for all eternity
consciously tortured, forever
BTW
Every one is “outside the circle of grace”
Wading in the flames
Except those whose beliefs conform.
So much for “God is love”
some believe Sacred is much bigger than that
and
much
kinder
God is revealed
Is made concrete
Puts on flesh, in Jesus
the one who accepted and loved
everyone
how inconvenient
when you want to use God against others
but faith in God
is not for the faint of heart
for in reality most of us
live in between those two poles
we do not believe in a God who will consume over 70% of the
world in eternal fire
but we also believe in accountability
in the need to live life well
lovingly
what to do?
for me there is only one choice
to start with love
acceptance
if I am going to err
it is going to be on the side of love
I would rather love too much
than hate
exclude, and
judge too much
the proof is in the faces
of those who stand on the street with signs that say
“God hates you”
And in the faces of those who look with compassion
on those who are rejected and reviled
if I am going to err
it is going to be
on the side
of
love
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