Just for us believers (Introduction)

by dhw, Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 13:01 (4658 days ago) @ Julia

JULIA: Love transcends over all understanding. If you have learned to love, you have learned everything,-Your last two posts were addressed to Matt (xeno), but since he and I share a similar scepticism towards religion (and when you joined us, it was my verses you were responding to), I hope you won't mind my making a few comments.-First of all, your posts and your blog are a delight to read. Your version of Christianity, with its message of love, is precisely what one would always wish for, not just from Christians but from all one's fellow humans.-It's clear from some of your blogs (e,g, the dialogue between God and Jesus, and the child-frightening conduct of the church-going mother) that you are fully aware of the fact that religion offers no guarantee of "good" behaviour. If there really is a God, he may well be squirming at the bloody acts committed in his name throughout history. Or perhaps he enjoys watching them. Who knows?-There is no way that I would wish to challenge your view of life. I would only point out to you that even sceptics like myself share the same values. Love is unquestionably the greatest force for good, and many of the world's major problems (alas, not all) as well as those of individuals would be solved if love had precedence over all other considerations. 
 
JULIA: [...] first empty all your philosophical thoughts and keep your heart and mind like an empty blackboard. Just be like a child. [...] Tell God, "I find it hard to find you with my mind, could you please come into my heart and reveal yourself to me."-Earlier you quite rightly pointed out that "our human intelligence is extremely limited", but if God exists, he gave us the mind with which to think our philosophical thoughts. I can't speak for others, but my mind is me, and there is no way "I" can ignore "me" by blocking out all the doubts concerning God's existence and nature. Nor do I see any necessity to do so. That does not stop me respecting and even admiring your faith, since it obviously brings nothing but joy to you and those around you. May you continue to smile your beautiful smile all your life long!