http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZAWtdFhio
This may be confusing to you. It is to me. This song touches me to the core. It is religious. There is a phrase in it that makes it work for me - "a haven from my own beliefs."
This song speaks to me though I hum through or ignore the saviour, god and him parts.
My revulsion for rules and doctrine imposed by organized religion is probably ridiculous and childish. That is just my make up. I do not believe I judge others who have differing beliefs. Maybe it is a copout, laziness, mediocrity, or some other personality flaw. Haven't figured that one out.
This does not refer to you, Lori. You honestly live your faith. You have influenced and inspired me as well as more people than you can imagine.
If I were to choose a belief to embrace as strongly, I would choose that of Mahatma Gandhi. I am embarrassed to even mention him in this post as I fall hopelessly and helplessly short that I don't even try. Instead I try to do the right thing day in and day out and miss the mark miserably some days and have some fairly successful days.
We all do that. Thank you Dad and especially thank you Mom. I know that the eras and different circumstances each one of us were exposed us to shaped our lives and beliefs today. It's all good.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
This post as all of your posts is thought provoking. I read it yesterday before going to Church. While our pastor sometimes stumbles through his homily and loses his place from time to time, the message is always important to hear and take along into the week. Yesterday's homily was about the Magi and how they took another route home after visiting the baby Jesus. Fr. Greg tied that in to how we can take another route this year from the one we just journeyed in 2010. As we travel the route to 2012 we can live lives of hope and goodness along the way accepting all that are traveling that route - accepting those that are different than ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree that each of us have had different circumstances as we developed over the years. I have been Methodist, Baptist and Catholic in my lifetime. Why I am drawn to my faith i cannot say. I do know that I don't always accept all that the "Church" dictates, but in my heart and soul I am fed by what goes on at the altar. i took communion to a couple people at the nursing home after Church and the look of appreciation in their faces leads me to believe it is something I am meant to do.
The things I do in no way make be better than anyone else. I do them because I am drawn to do them. All of my sisters are good and loving women that minister to their families, friends and anyone they come in contact with. I am so very proud of all of you.
Living as Mahatma Gandhi is one I believe you do strive to do Diane. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on life.
You wrote a very nice blog there right in a comment space. I really enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteLove you.
I'll have to say that I listened to the song first and was scratching my head! Then I read your words and I 'got' it. I think you have a good understanding of what you believe and why. I agree with a lot of what you say but I am always wondering what do I REALLY REALLY belive and feel about this whole subject. I think, in a way, I got all messed up in the Freewill Baptist world - not like it destroyed me but that whole experience took a lot of years to shake.
ReplyDeleteAt this moment I cannot put to words how I feel on this subject so I think I'll do what I usually do - stick my head in the sand!
Love you girls