Finding our way to The Way one situation at a time. I don't know how great it will be, but I expect it will be interesting, and I look forward to it going on past all reason because wonder is just that way. Are you coming or not?
When the New Testament writer (Maybe Paul) said, "Christ is all and in all," he was saying, "God is all and in all." Which is saying, "God is all there is-- so what's the point of all the divisions and discord?"
"How can God be at God's throat?"
Look around. There is nothing but war, contention, strife...
on all sides.
God at war with God.
This is ridiculous. God becoming conscious hates God. Humans becoming conscious hate humans. What is one thing consciousness is good for?
I'll wait.
And, while I wait, I will drop back into emptiness, stillness and silence. The Buddha's answer to everything.
"Just sit! It will all pass."
Or, "Denial is the solution to all our problems today."
Maybe the one thing consciousness is good for: Unconsciousness!
I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing.
I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.
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