can we change God's mind?
this is the question of the day...many of my fellow newly-exposed theologians in which i sit in class with everyday are entertaining this thought...
seems like a big undertaking to me...
besides, if i had the chance to change God's mind, i would be God...or is there something in seeing all of creation in a pantheistic way...is there value there? if i thought of everything being God, whether it is or not, how does that affect my treatment of all things?
i want God to change suffering...i want God to change starvation...i want God to change racial prejudice...i want God to give the poor money...i want God to let west virginia win the 2006 final four tournament...
if i want it bad enough can it happen? in the trivial and monumental moments- what do i do now?
posted by Monica @ 1:01 PM
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Hmmm... maybe God's stubborn and wants things to happen the way they are, and ain't gonna change for anyone else!
Maybe God doesn't exist in the sense that we think he does. I believe in God because I'm sometimes scared not to (yes, Catholic), because I was taught to from a very early age, and because I find it comforting.
Perhaps all there is out there is the indescribably beautiful, incomprehensibly vast universe. It feels no shame and no pity, has no meaning and no purpose, it simply is.
my friend, there are times that i find myself wondering if we have made God into being something that truly is not right...i am glad that you find comfort...i personally believe God to be with us and for us in all things...i believe in the simpleness of "just is"...that is what makes my encounter with all peoples everyday so worthwhile...that it simply "just is"...and that in the midst of it, the Divine abides...
Monica, my intellect, which I routinely forget does not belong to me, often wants me to question things. In the absence of empirical evidence for God, therefore, I question his, her, or its existence.
Religion seems to cause so much unnecessary suffering in the world that I am happier to be a secular believer, if I can use such an oxymoron.
I find it off-putting to be pushed into believing anything, as some religions try to do. I am always most deeply touched by people who simply accept me for who and what I am.
i completely concur that suffering causes many moments of disbelief...maybe lots for you...for the world...and for that i completely understand...
i hope you don't find my statements offensive...you could not believe anything at all and i would never think the twice of it...i simply like humanity...
Please don't worry about causing any offence to me. This is your blog, not mine! And in any case, you haven't caused the slightest offence. I've probably caused some confusion here by my last comment. In my view there is much that is admirable in many religions, but much that is not, too. Therefore, in a sense, I choose to be a believer in all religions, and an adherent of none.
a friend of mine told me the other day, "Religion has killed God"...it feels as if it is a quote by someone brilliant, but i don't know who...certainly not my friend...
good day to you...i have an campaign to run and a fabulous concert to attend to tonight...adios...
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