The Sun says it all too clearly
I love reading beautiful literature. Anything that can be said in so many words that makes so much sense.
Well here goes my answer that I needed and even some things I've been thinking about when it comes to my confrontations with God.
This is a little bit of what comes from Sy Safransky's Notebook/ the May 2005 issue from The Sun Magazine:
"Maybe the Question isn't whether I believe in God but whether God believes in me. Am I the kind of man God would gladly introduce as one of his divine creations? Would I know just the right thing to say, or would I blurt out something embarrassing about the suffering in the world? ... Everyday thousands of people die because of malnutrition or disease or storms or droughts or fires or falls or pestilence or war. And those are just the human deaths. It's anyone's guess how many sentient beings are sacrificed on the alter of humanity's appetite for flesh or fur or cosmetics that don't irritate our delicate skin. Isn't it better to acknowledge the suffering than to turn away from it--or, even worse, to try to make sense of it? C.S. Lewis wrote: "Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand."
This little excerpt is able to say it so well. The very things that I had questioned Samantha, Merrine, anyone who has ever gotten into a conversation with me about accepting God in my heart. Why mask our suffering and point to it with the explaination that everything is all but God's way and plan. Why cover it with all sugar and icing. I have been living the life I have lived for the past 21 years and I haven't found anything wrong with my reasoning. Everything Tasha tells me that it can be explained through God's Love. Yes, times when I find my life hard it's great to have someone who loves and understands you. But along with accepting His love comes other things that is explained by his way. I liked the way I have been explaining to myself. I have found my reasons and ways to approach my problems have kept my conscience clear and have made me the person I am today. I am proud of who I am and I really don't need all that Jazz that comes with God.
Forgive me if I may have offended anyone's religious beliefs.
Well here goes my answer that I needed and even some things I've been thinking about when it comes to my confrontations with God.
This is a little bit of what comes from Sy Safransky's Notebook/ the May 2005 issue from The Sun Magazine:
"Maybe the Question isn't whether I believe in God but whether God believes in me. Am I the kind of man God would gladly introduce as one of his divine creations? Would I know just the right thing to say, or would I blurt out something embarrassing about the suffering in the world? ... Everyday thousands of people die because of malnutrition or disease or storms or droughts or fires or falls or pestilence or war. And those are just the human deaths. It's anyone's guess how many sentient beings are sacrificed on the alter of humanity's appetite for flesh or fur or cosmetics that don't irritate our delicate skin. Isn't it better to acknowledge the suffering than to turn away from it--or, even worse, to try to make sense of it? C.S. Lewis wrote: "Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand."
This little excerpt is able to say it so well. The very things that I had questioned Samantha, Merrine, anyone who has ever gotten into a conversation with me about accepting God in my heart. Why mask our suffering and point to it with the explaination that everything is all but God's way and plan. Why cover it with all sugar and icing. I have been living the life I have lived for the past 21 years and I haven't found anything wrong with my reasoning. Everything Tasha tells me that it can be explained through God's Love. Yes, times when I find my life hard it's great to have someone who loves and understands you. But along with accepting His love comes other things that is explained by his way. I liked the way I have been explaining to myself. I have found my reasons and ways to approach my problems have kept my conscience clear and have made me the person I am today. I am proud of who I am and I really don't need all that Jazz that comes with God.
Forgive me if I may have offended anyone's religious beliefs.
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