When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat - Webs

ligions are like schools in different countries. They teach you
basically the same thing but in different languages and in different
ways. Some schools may stress art or history, while
others may place more emphasis on chemistry or math. But
there’s a common thread in all of them—they lead to the same
place, the Temple of Wisdom and Light. So God by any other
name is still God. The cry of the ancient Hebrews, ‘Hear, O Israel,
the Lord thy God is One,’ is as true now as it was then, or
ever will be.
“God is not in a place or time. God is here and now.
Heaven or hell is here and now. God does not sit on a golden
throne surrounded by angels who play harps or fly around all
day. If you think that is what heaven is, you’d better start
taking music lessons as well as flying lessons. God is in each
person, in each life form, in each and every part of creation.
God is no more or less present in you than in another life form
at the edge of the galaxy.
“And God listens and cares. He’s even concerned about
the little sparrows and the lilies of the field. Wouldn’t He be
concerned about you, or for that matter, me?”
I was sorry I brought it up. We could talk about that
subject for days. Again I changed the direction of the conversation.
“Why don’t I see clearly what must be done for my
company? Is it necessary that all this, which took a lifetime to
build, be torn apart or destroyed?”
Patiently Gideon responded, “If it must be that way for
your greater good, then accept it. If it doesn’t have to be that
way, then that’s fine too. But you’re the one who has to decide.
Prepare yourself for that which you're seeking. Know
that what you’re seeking is also seeking you. <strong>You</strong> want a successful
corporation? Then prepare for it. Know that the forces
66