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L posted 2/2/02 1:25 AM    
What truly is the point in being born,
in living and then dying? I believe the
point is loving exploration of self, of
others, of our maker - God. Look at
the universe and all the things in it
that God created. It never ceases to
amaze us and provide new
discoveries and wonders everday.
The possibilities seem endless.
When we were created in God's
image, we were created to explore
the infinite universe - explore the
possiblities - get to know, love,
understand and care for the many
other unique persons that live upon
this earth - know God - know nature -
KNOW. Worth can not be found in
simply limiting ourselves to wealth or
trophies - possessions or
accomplishments - or even the sum
total of friends we made in this life.
Worth is found in our exploration of
the endless possiblities for life, love,
joy, knowledge/wisdom, peace,
kindness, beauty. While exploring
we must respect the needs and
feelings of others and the
sacredness of life - so as not to
destroy the unique
creatures/creations/beings of this
world. We must love beyond our
supposed capacity for love. We must
give beyond our means. We must
believe in others when they can not
believe in themselves. We must
seek after that which is not seen and
not understood -FAITH. We must
have HOPE for a new tomorrow,
another chance, a new beginning.
We must infuse beauty into our lives
and the lives of others and treasure
the beauty that is all around us. We
must learn to look on the inside of
the person to see who they really are.
If what we see is darkness and pain,
we must love them still. I believe that
FAITH, HOPE and LOVE are the
driving purposes of our existence -
F-H-L for God, for others, for nature,
for creation, for discovery and
exploration, for beauty, for restoration
and renewal, for life here and
beyond.
Mic posted 2/2/02 7:46 AM    
You are right. And so is the person that totally disagrees with you. In my belief, life is a divine creation in which all people can choose their own design, their own route. Hopefully one would choose a path that leads themselves and others nearer to enlightenment. I believe that faith and love are indescribable, indefinable words, and for a very good reason. I believe that these emtions are things that we don't understand because they are the very beginnning of something undiscovered within ourselves. Faith is found - under a lot of different terms - in most all religion and all spiritual belief. Faith connects us all with something distant and incomprehendable. In total and complete faith in something, there is total and complete surrender. There is nothing other than your total and undying belief that something unseeable and unknowable (by our terms at present) exists. This frees us from our egos and lets our SELFs roam free. Our kind is aware of something that it cannot explain. We all feel it in our own ways - our fear of death, our belief in God, our constant yearning to shed light on the dark and expose the unknown. There is something we all can't see and don't understand - and we all satisfy that confusion in our own ways.


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julie posted 2/7/02 11:08 PM     Click here to send email to julie  
both "L" and Mic have excellent things to say. I'm just getting started in this thing called interactive-something-or-other. NOT making light at all and I realize I'm not even speaking on the subject.I think we were talking about surrender. thats quite a scary word for me. I am continually (once in a while) when I manage to listen to what God might be trying to communicate to me. I think it is an exellent thing to surrender to God. Every one has their own "picture" of God. So I'm not interested in limiting you to MY picture of God. Surrender. Letting go. Thats one of the hardest things for me to do. Maybe THE hardest. I remember about 15 yrs ago a girlfriend said to me she was praying for me to surrender to God. I thought I already was. I'v been led aroune all over the place, thinking I was surrendered to God. I don't know. But God is beyond my comprehension in His ability to wait and love regardless of what I do. I really like God. Surrender. Letting go. Thats all I can think of it as right now.
julie posted 2/7/02 11:08 PM     Click here to send email to julie  
both "L" and Mic have excellent things to say. I'm just getting started in this thing called interactive-something-or-other. NOT making light at all and I realize I'm not even speaking on the subject.I think we were talking about surrender. thats quite a scary word for me. I am continually (once in a while) when I manage to listen to what God might be trying to communicate to me. I think it is an exellent thing to surrender to God. Every one has their own "picture" of God. So I'm not interested in limiting you to MY picture of God. Surrender. Letting go. Thats one of the hardest things for me to do. Maybe THE hardest. I remember about 15 yrs ago a girlfriend said to me she was praying for me to surrender to God. I thought I already was. I'v been led aroune all over the place, thinking I was surrendered to God. I don't know. But God is beyond my comprehension in His ability to wait and love regardless of what I do. I really like God. Surrender. Letting go. Thats all I can think of it as right now.
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dirk posted 11/23/03 11:50 AM    
god? i mean gods....there are many gods on this earth that people from different cultures worship....and it all leads up to war...who's got the better god..who should you convert...who's god to believe in..HA! religion is a joke...doesn't make sense..have blind faith and believe in a god? if not..then what? go to hell??? lol..what a joke..there is only science my friends..i feel sick to my stomach when people are trying to force their religon on me.. god cannot help you..only you can help yourself..we are here on this planet for a short time.. so enjoy what we have in this lifetime instead of worrying about who's god is better..and stop forcing people to convert you bible beaters!!
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