Many years ago, a new friend who was an atheist gently said to me that one did not need to believe in God to be a good and decent person. I felt gobsmacked...and that was before my ears ever had heard that word for my mouth to fall in love with.
I briefly considered that idea, but intuitively knew that it did not fit me. Even then I was clear that I not only wanted but needed a Power greater than myself on which to rely, to trust, to grow within me...and that Power was God. Clearly, I had an undeniable reason to believe in God, plus, on my own, I was neither a particularly good nor decent person...borderline at best.
Which is why I hold that truth dear...not to mention for when, not if, I go to polishing my halo...again.
Who's kidding whom? If it weren't for humans, God would have no laughs at all. Hey, we're doing him a favor! There it is...the sliver of gold in taking ourselves too seriously.
God just loves us.
Thank you.
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