Ive been on the margin of religion for some years now. In this self imposed exile, Im misunderstood and usually avoided like an unpredictable crazy person. To strike up a conversation is like striking a match near a gas pump, it usually comes with a huge warning sign. Heres my point, you may like your beautifully constructed theology, the creation script for life written before time eternal. The idea we as actors in this epic drama, we find our lines and play out our parts until the final curtain falls. Its not only the end of the play, but everything, the stage of life is destroyed in a catastrophic fire. And the only way to be saved, is to believe in the director/choreographer/producers son and youll be saved. Everyone else fueling the fire in some eternal furnace. Yes, I believed in the script idea for awhile. Now, Im kind of seeing everything as more improve, a drama that is evolving. Its the landscape of the stage in a state of constant change. Its reacting to the special effects. Its the idea if there is a choreographer/director weve not seen him. Its like profoundly, and suddenly it was scene one, and the curtain opened and we had to start acting...responding to everything going on the stage, the landscape of life. I deeply resonate with Jesus, the God-man, his humanly divine story in the gospels. I really believe if we lived out the redemptive imagination we see infused in the Jesus-life of the gospels we would see the dawn of a new creation, some profoundly more abundantly human, for all humanity. But I dont believe in a personal deity, a god that likes some of humanity, and dislikes everyone else. I believe in some kind of entity on the otherside of the big bang, or the spark that ignited reality into being. Is it being, is it a force, is it energy, I dont know and I dont think it cares. I dont believe any one sacred text contains the one wisdom for all humanity. I believe all sacred texts contain wisdom, but, not all of it. I believe both science, and philosophy offer wisdom to understanding reality, and understanding humanitys place in it. I believe we as humans have a big role in this mysterious profound drama called life. I dont believe the choreographer/director has a script in his hand with a plan to save us. Like I say, from the outset, the opening curtain to this epic drama as the drama has evolved, we have been given everything we need to change the play, change the future, or prolong it. The challenge is, whether we will be courageous enough to play our part. Like I say Im on the margins of religion, not an atheist, and not a religious believer...but I do believe.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:04:51 +0000