This year, I have feel like I have been baptized in the fires of Atheism. I have spent more time with Non-believers this year than in all of my other years combined. It has made for some great conversation, but it was has led to a lot of introspection- and even more definition into where my faith lies.
I do believe in God. I'm not sure the science of it, but I just have my faith that there is something greater out there than me. There is something that was the cause of the beginning of this Universe and really of time itself that has a hand in things that occur in my life. I don't think that God plans my every choice. I don't think that God keeps a scorecard. I do believe that God created me, and that at the end, there is a place where my spirit will return. I believe that there are no coincidences in the people that we interact with- there is an inherent value to each of us and purpose to our existence to one another. It is up to us and our power of choice to find the value in our relationships.
I live my life trying to repay the debt that has existed since I was created out of God's love. Not in His image, but as an artistic statement. It is my job to help and appreciate every one of the statements made in our tapestry. It is our job to allow people to appreciate the art in ourselves that has been created.
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Me and Religion at 32...
Yup, pretty much what I said there still holds true. Nothing has or probably will convince me other-wise. There was a video that challenged me to live like there was no God or god- to enjoy every part of every day for its finality and its existence without the "magic". The problem there is that I couldn't do it. I couldn't view things that I truly thought were beautiful without imagining that those things had a beginning somewhere- someone/something made that- and I was grateful to that entity. I can tell you that I do not depend on God to solve my problems- but there is too much "coincidence" in my life to rule out that there is some sort of design- not tailored to my choices, but set in my path to experience to enjoy/work/cry/learn, to feel, to explore and cherish my existence. I cannot absolutely know whether God does or does not exist- just like everyone else- I can only feel and trust in my instinct and faith.
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