Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

“I came to realize that preachers were telling me to lay my sinful life at the foot of the
cross, and yet they weren’t giving me anything to pick up in its place.”
~ Shane Claiborne
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Regardless of what each of us believes about the nature of God, most can agree that He
(or She … or It) is a Universal Presence; an energy that encompasses and enfolds
everyone and everything. That having been said, it is relatively safe to say that God —
especially the God of “perfect Love” commonly worshiped by most followers of most of
the world’s major religions — has no religion of His own.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that such a God would have anything against our religions
per se. In fact, any truly all-Loving Presence would certainly think that being a Christian
is okay; though being a Christian who critically judges others because of their race or
their spiritual beliefs or their sexual inclinations — not so much … And such a God
would certainly think it fine for some to be Muslims; though being Muslims who choose
to destroy the lives of others in the name of Allah — not so much … And such a Divinity
would certainly feel that being atheist is fine as well; though being a atheist who shames
or ridicules or otherwise disrespects the religious beliefs of others — not so much.
My Friends, it is time to remember that we are all literally ONE …
… and that the only way we can ever hope to satisfy “God’s Will” is to act accordingly.
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