God can only be in all things if we allow God to be with us
in mercy as well as power
in littleness as well as greatness
in emptiness as well as fullness –
when we are full of ego God empties us
and when we are empty God fills us with Spirit
our love of God depends on the emptiness/trials/tribulations
of the world because we cannot get to pure love
until we experience emptiness/setbacks/limitations to our ego
if you go into the world with the conscious intention
to not shut anything or anyone out of your heart
you will be constantly challenged by learning
ugly things about yourself that you always repressed –
prejudices that want to keep your heart shut down
according to psychologists there are ten lines
of internal development that can go thru stages of growth:
moral/spiritual/psychological/esthetic/physical lines
cognitive/financial/social/sexual/emotional lines
and of course psychologists overlook religious lines –
since religion is always ironically a blind spot for psychologists
even though religion pervades every culture throughout history
and religiosity is an inescapable part of our human constitution
and rights of religious freedom are founded on the dignity
of being human which can be established
thru reason and the Word of God/the Bible
freedom of religion and freedom of religious development
should therefore be written into every nation’s constitution
as a civil right of all citizens so that no one is forced
to be an atheist as in Marxism/communism
and no one is forced to be religious
as in ancient times when Christianity became
the state religion of the Holy Roman Empire
even if Christianity, unlike other “myths” –
“lies that turn out to be the Truth” – even if you don’t like it
that Christianity proposes something greater than immortality –
eternal life with God – since immortality without God and a living body
with senses – and therefore without a life – would be eternal boredom
still, despite what you like/dislike, the freedom of religion must be respected.
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