Dad and I are going out together to the library and to get some paint at Home Depot. I always come home with a pile of books that cover the end tables and my night table. But for today and t-morrow it will be "The Case For God" by Karen Armstrong. This book goes into the ebb and flow of religious life that includes historical knowledge and insight.
Yes, our ideas about God have been limited and often that is because of our experiences.
There are now two distinct paths, one fundamentalism and the other atheism. Fundamentalism is known for taking the Bible as literal truth and this has to arguments which leads us away from the beauty and honesty portrayed in ordinary lives with all their weaknesses and vulnerability.
The Royal Wedding reminds us that we want to believe in love that can grow and enrich our lives and the lives of others. Words, even the words of scripture, fail in expressing the transcendental reality in which the ordinary can take on the radiance of the mystica
"Religion is a practical discipline that teaches us to discover new capacities of mind and heart".
1 comment:
not long now before spring starts mom.Beautiful fall weather here , no wind and 23c .
Ken
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