"We worship an Awesome God"

[sandnsea]

For anybody who follows any sort of spiritual path, let's make a list of what is awesome about our God. Then I'll compile it all, repost, and we can all send it to our local newspapers. Good idea?

I'll start:

My God loves me and understands me, even when I am so angry at the very concept of a God because people are using His Name to spread hate and kill.

[Melodybe]

1. Right on, I feel the same way. I thought that that was one of the best

lines so far. I stated in a thread earlier that this whole convention has been so uplifting and hopeful. It makes me feel like the desire for love and understanding will always be more powerful.

Thanks for posting this Sandnsea.

:kick:

[Skidmore]

2. My God suffers the children and the poor and the ill

and tells me to care for them.

My God tells me to love my brother and sister as myself and that I am their keeper.

My God tells me that I am not perfect and that am I entitled to his beneficence no more or no less than any other human being.

[Window]

3. God don't like ugly,

so, the repukes cannot win this election.

[Lisa]

4. well, for one thing, God doesn't think s/he is George W. Bush ...

... smiting people, and deriding or threatening anybody who protests.

[rucky]

5. My God IS the universe... and all of its "contents"

pretty awesome, eh?

[LunaC]

8. Come sit by me

We're on the same wavelength.


Religion: God is, was, and ever shall be.
Science: Energy can neither be created or destroyed.

Therefore: God=Energy

[DaveFL99]

6. My God

Hides colorful eggs around the house for children to find.

More people should worship The Easter Bunny.

He's a warm and fuzzy deity.

[Qutzupalotl]

34. My God

hides his true essence throughout the universe for his children to find.

[TahitiNut]

7. My God is the very Meaning of IS.

Every tense and conjugation, from the furthest Was to the furthest Can Be, from the Seen to the Unseen, from the Possible to the Impossible: All. "Not God" is an illusion.

[Selwynn]

17. Sounds like Tillich: the Source and Ground of Being, i.e. Being-itself

[TahitiNut]

37. As far as I know ... Sorta. Kinda.

I respect ALL spiritual faiths and use them to inform my own. I've also relied upon meditation (TM, Zen, dynamic) and satori experiences.

Paul Tillich, like me, was part of a Lutheran upbringing. Less like me, he incorporates something akin to Kierkegaard's Christian existentialism in the expression of his viewpoint. However, whereas others may relate to God as 'other,' I relate to God as one whose very existence is within God. There is nothing that is 'me' that is other than 'of God.' (No, I don't anthropomorphise and proclaim mundane nonsense about how 'God speaks.' )

While Tillich posits that our comprehension of God is bounded by language, I believe comprehension is ultimately bounded by experience (hence the Zen influence) even though limited in its transmission and conveyance by language. I most often avoid the slicing and dicing of my comprehension with the sharp cookie-cutters of my limited vocabulary. (I don't think in words.) I find I'm most attuned when I'm least reductionist.


One of my more favored quotes is: "I'm a spiritual being having a human experience." It brings a smile.

[Dissenting_Prole]

9. My God can beat up your god.

eom

[Coventina]

15. Sounds like Bush's God to me

:shrug:

[sangh0]

10. My God loves all of his children

He lets the sun shine on the wicked as brightly as it shines on the good.

My God loves opportunity, and makes that we all have an opportunity to lift others up, no matter how low they might have fallen themselves.

[H2O Man]

11. The concept of God

as I understand it grants me a powerful weapon: the ability to forgive.

[Terran]

12. Oh, God!

Protect me from your followers.

[formernaderite]

19. Yeah...I always assume we're safe in here....

....and yet they always pop up.

[sangh0]

20. Does our very presence here

make you feel a need for protection?

[sandnsea]

21. Safe from love?

Gee, sorry those of us who have a spiritual basis of love for our brothers and sisters scares you. I specifically posted "those who follow a spiritual path" so that those who don't would know I don't expect everybody to. If you don't, what are you so defensive about? Just go on to the next thread.

[Greenbeard]

28. Good post sandnsea

Forgive and move on. We do not have time for petty arguments at this hour. Keep the Big Door open and everyone will come around. You'll see.

[fob]

13. MY GOD is not a GOD at all. My god is a belief in myself. My god

harms no one. My god requires no servitude in it's name, no wars to convert others. My god that doesn't exist is an awesome god.

[Hutzpa]

14. My God does not like snoopers at the Library....

Invasion of privacy, messing with the Patriot Act.



O8)

[Selwynn]

16. sandnsea, your statment was perfect. That's mine too.

Love to you. :hug:

[Chovexani]

18. My Goddess believes in defending the innocent

Not slaughtering them without cause. Strength untempered by wisdom and justice is hollow and false.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

22. My God is All-Forgiving

My God is constantly forgiving me, even though I know I do things wrong. I feel like He is always watching out for me, like a parent who's always ready to forgive as long as we try our best.
Thanks for posting this. Why do people feel that Belief in God and Liberalism are opposing sides? I mean, didn't Jesus say help the poor, clothe the naked, feed the hungry, forgive, understanding over violence...etc? I can only speak for Christianity, unfortunately I don't know much about the other religions, but as far as I know they don't preach hatred either. It is not the fault of all people who believe that religion has become twisted by some and forced on other people. I respect people's right to be atheist or agnostic, please respect my right not to be. I don't try and convert people to christianity, please don't try and convert me or deride me into being atheist or agnostic.

[gpandas]

30. is he forgiving,bush,chaney,wolfo,hitler,idi,mao,stalin,slobadan

etc. will you forgive them? will you love them?

[Greenbeard]

36. As hard as it is

We must! And we must remove them and all all like them from power as we have done in the past. Humanity has a wonderful ability to put an end to people such as these. We also learn what flaws in our societies allowed them to ever come to power in the first place and then try to create something better. It is a loooooooong process of trial and error and in a day with weapons at our disposal that have the ability to wipe us from the face of the earth we must act quick. We do this because we love. You grok?

[gpandas]

42. sounds like you just ...

might be one of these christians i hear about so much,and see so little.

[AntiCoup2K4]

23. To quote John Lennon....

....God is a concept by which we measure our pain

I think we'll all be measuring a little less pain in January, and hopefully a lot less pain in the forseeable future.

[ibegurpard]

24. My God is no one's business but mine.

eom

[Greenbeard]

25. My God

needs everyone's help. After all, we are the eyes, ears, hands, mouths, and brains through which many things are accomplished upon this earth. Some good. Some bad. All good in the long run even if that universal good is the fact the humanity destroys itself. What an Awesome math equation.

God=Energy and abides by the laws of science. It is up to all of us to tap into that energy and understand that the universe is so much greater than this planet. It is about time we recognize that and stop all our petty arguments and move forward together. Wouldn't it be nice if humanity actually survives long enough to become part of the future. Wouldn't God be pleased.

Disclaimer: I don't really know anything about God or the grand plan but discussion is good and anything that gets humanity moving in the right direction, for a change, is worthwhile in my opinion.

[seabeyond]

26. there is a higher in all things

every moment of every second there is the rebirth of option to walk in the higher

[mumon]

27. Does he surf?

Skateboard?

[Qutzupalotl]

33. Yes

He is the surfer and the wave. The coping and the grinding truck.

[Beaverhausen]

29. My god is a Goddess

many actually!

all my gods and goddesses love us all equally.

[Chovexani]

31. Blessed be.

You said it. :)

That people still kill in their name in this supposedly enlightened time must sadden them deeply.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. My god created gays. blacks, jews, athiests, muslims, and republicans

ok...so I'm not happy with his last creation..but the pot made up for them.

oh..and can't forget 6 foot waves :D

[Chovexani]

35. LOL!

Now that's a good one. :)

[VOX]

38. My God is so awesome that s/he doesn't *need* to be worshipped...

all that tired, repetitive mumbo-jumbo is boring after centuries of it.

We have our brains, and our creative imaginations, and we can use them in a positive and non-destructive manner, if we choose to do so.

*That* is God.

[tabasco]

39. My God wants you to send me $20.

Just kidding :P

[More Than A Feeling]

40. My God blessed the poor, the merciful, and the peacemakers.

But continued to love everyone else anyway. My God rebuked those who idolized ritual at the expense of compassion. His message was so strong that it survived the death of Jesus on the cross, and continues to survive, though it has been badly misused.

[htuttle]

41. Oh God, you are so very big

So absolutely huge.
Gosh, we're all really impressed down here I can tell you.
Forgive Us, O Lord, for this dreadful toadying.
But you are so strong and, well, just so super.

[DemBones DemBones]

43. What's with all the smart ass comments? If someone posts a thread

saying "Share why you're an atheist/ agnostic" I don't go on that thread and give a dissenting view.

If you don't agree with this thread's premise, just don't post on it.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

44. The force behind all existence and all that is

God exists beyond human understanding, and yet speaks to the hearts of those who are willing to listen.

As theologians say, God is transcendent (above all things) and immanent (in all things).

[TexasBushwhacker]

45. A higher power, a greater energy

connects us all. Science tells us that matter and energy are neither created or destroyed, but transformed from one form to another. Everything on our planet is made of atoms that have existed since the beginning of time. Every living thing is made of those atoms as well, and each of us has atoms in us that have at one time been a part of everything that has ever lived. Each of us has atoms that were once part of Jesus's body, Hitler's, the wisest person, the worst criminal, every man, every woman and every child. We are our brother's keeper because our brother is US and will always be.