Spirituality

When I choose to believe in something or someone, I give all of myself to that belief.  I have this friend, Chris, we met when I was 14 just before high school, and we became the best of friends.  I don’t know if there is a limit to love, but I love this man beyond all of them, with the exception that we are both heterosexual, but at this degree of intimacy physical love is like shaking hands it’s so inconsequential; Chris and I don’t shake hands! 🙂

I can’t be religious, my life with God is too intimate!  I understand why some people need religion, and to some degree it serves a purpose.  I have a strong distaste for the hatred, wars, and bigotry that seem to generate as a bi-product of religions.

In my journey, I have embraced Evangelicalism through the Baptist religion, and Catholicism.  I’m glad I did, I can see them from the most devout perspective because of my need to give myself to things, and as a result, I see there similarities much stronger than I see there differences, which has been the springboard for many wars and loss of life since Martin Luther.

I won’t assign myself to a religion, because they won’t let me assign myself to all of them, and I honestly believe that is the position of God.  Do I believe in Christ, depends on your perspective?  I believe he was man.  I believe he was God.  I believe in the unconditional Love he preached.  I don’t believe I have to accept the doctrines of any religion to experience what he preached…so no, I don’t believe he had to rise from the dead, or born of a virgin, or that the phrase, “i stand for Jesus Christ” has any merit whatsoever.  I won’t look down on those who need too, but I will not say I am one of them.  I belong to no religion…I see Truth, I see Love, and I embrace these and the path they lead.  I don’t choose to be a leader, but if someone asks I will answer.  I don’t choose to be a follower, but if we are heading the same direction I will walk with them.  Upon saying this, if Christ was born of a virgin and did rise from the dead I have no problem with that either.  All I desire is to be like Him, seen in God’s eyes as someone who would love another unconditionally and say, “Don’t blame them, blame me; it’s my fault,” even if it wasn’t.  That is genuine love, and I don’t believe we have to have that for everyone, if someone can love even ONE person more than themselves, then they at least to some degree understand the message Christ preached.