Originally published in 2019
I’ve always believed in Spirit but had lots of troubles with organized religion! Keep reading this isn’t a religious rant but more about how we follow but don’t really follow.
I grew up Catholic, my parents were catholic, my grandparents were catholic, you get the picture. A long line of organized religion, nothing wrong with that, but it wasn’t the religion that made me believe, it was the ‘faith’ that my Mother had. She believed there was a God (something kinder and greater than us) and that prayer was the most powerful thing on earth, and you know what, I believed her, and in her and believe that today. However, I had lots of questions about organized religion for Mom and my religion instructors that caused lots of eye rolls. If they’d had emojis then …. I still question it, albeit quietly and to myself … like, why has the church ignored all the hurt it’s caused to so many children? Why do we need more than the 10 commandments to follow the teachings of God (since they came straight from God duh) and why aren’t there women priests? I mean, Mary Magdalen was one of Jesus’ greatest followers, his biggest fan and spread his word as much as Mathew, Mark Luke, and John, but we never really hear about her and her writings are not in any official bible. I question why a priest that was an alcoholic when my twin brothers were born, refused to bless and bury them because he said it was my father’s fault they died. WHO DOES THAT!!! Especially someone that is supposed to be speaking and representing to us, all the love of God. It was enough to turn my Father away. But not enough to make me not believe that there is a greater good.
But what about that — talking to or on behalf of Spirit – no matter the name or religion – people that say they believe in a God, sit in Church every Sunday and then ridicule those that say they can speak to spirit or get messages from Spirit! Why? They believed in Moses and Abraham and the apostles — so why wouldn’t Spirit bless anyone else? No, they must be cuckoo or off their rocker. We learn that there is life after death, for goodness sake, where do we think Easter came from! So many people celebrate Easter, but do we know why? it’s like Christmas, everyone celebrates it, but for what purpose? It’s just all an oxymoron to me.
Spirit gave the Ten Commandment tablets to Moses, and if you’re a believing Christian, you believe that all day long (but I bet you can’t name them all), so why are we scared to think that Spirit, his messengers or his angels can’t speak to us. I for one am not. I KNOW that I am spoken to through acts. I’m in the right place at the right time to help someone. I am in the right place at the right time to listen to someone. OR I’m in the right place to hit a deer as a car with two young inexperienced drivers passed me and they got a flat tire RIGHT after I hit the deer! Coincidence? I think not. It would have been disastrous, but it wasn’t. There are no coincidences and it’s not like a greater good picks up the phone and says, “hey wuzzzzzzzz up!” It’s more about getting our attention to pay attention!
Just sayin … have an open mind and an open heart. The next time you’re stuck in traffic, instead of bitching, try thinking, “geesh, maybe someone wants me to slow down.” The next time you get someone that wants to talk your ear off, maybe they just need to! Or maybe the next time you are witness to a beautiful sunrise, you say, “Well hellllllloooo Spirit, thanks for saying good morning!
Open mind means open hearts! There’s a reason Dog spells God backwards … it’s a wonderful sense of humor with something we love here on earth!
Peace out!
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