People are surprised when I talk about my relationship with God. I'm very cynical when it comes to religion, appreciate the Bible but wouldn't swear that every incident written actually happened, and am very open to learning about and accepting certain aspects of different religions (especially eastern ones, when was the last time you heard about a Bhuddist and Hindu killing each other in the name of their God?).
And I don't pretend to understand how God works. My concept of faith is accepting that I don't know - for example, I don't believe in Adam and Eve as it was written, but I don't believe in the "Big Bang" theory either. My faith leads me to believe that God created this place called earth and all on it - I don't care how, I don't care if I never know. All that matters is that we are here.
Me'shell Ndegeocello's lyrics on "Fellowship," summarize my concept of God:
You believe
Great god gonna come from the sky
Take away everything,
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You'll look for your's here on earth
. . . it's at hand
'cause if you believe that your god
Is better than another man
How you gonna end
All your suffering?
'cause if you believe that your god
Essentially, to me, God is the connection felt amongst all of God's creations (people, earth ect..) You could throw your hands up to the sky and "hope" for world peace...or you could donate time/money/effort to some cause that promotes it. The latter, IMO, is how a person actively connects to God.
So anywho - got a bit off subject. I'm not going to lie. 2008 has been one of my most miserable years EVER as an adult. I need turn around. Soo...if your cup runneth over with positivity, my cup needs a bit of filling!
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