Comprehending God?

"I could go for such conceptions as Creative
Intelligence, Universal Mind
 or  Spirit of Nature but I resisted
the thought of a Czar of the Heavens . . ."

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Step we are on: Step Two

Chapter: "We Agnostics"

Subject: Belief, Willingness,

• What was it that bothered us?

We were bothered with the thought that faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves was somewhat weak, even cowardly.

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• What gave us cause to believe this?

We looked upon this world of warring individuals, warring theological systems, and inexplicable calamity, with deep skepticism.

• Why did we distrust some folks?

We looked askance at many individuals who claimed to be godly.

• With all the evil, what two questions were posed?  Two sentences

* How could a Supreme Being have anything to do with it all?

                             9/11? Jihad? Vietnam? Cult killings, et al.

* And who could comprehend a Supreme Being anyhow? 

• Yet, in other moments, what did we wonder?  Two sentences

Yet, in other moments, we found ourselves thinking, when enchanted by a starlit night, "Who, then, made all this?"

• Did that "enchanted" feeling of wonderment for creation last?

There was a feeling of awe and wonder, but it was fleeting and soon lost.

Do you remember Bill's spiritual experience at Winchester Cathedral? He had it. But then he lost it, "But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself."

Bill woke up for a brief time. As soon as he got lost in his head again; lost in his thoughts - he also lost that spiritual awakening. What a pity. 

Tomorrow:

• What have we shared with those of agnostic temperament?
• What do we want to hurry and do?
• What happens when we are able to lay aside our prejudices and become willing?
• This happens even though what?
• What were we relieved to learn

Peace and Love,

Danny S – RLRA
Real Live Recovered Alcoholic
http://recoveredalcoholic.blogspot.com