My mother went to church 3 nights per week. Whenever a "special teacher" came to town, she was there for every session. She took meticulous notes. When she died, she left behind piles of notebooks filled with notes from the teaching sessions.
It was important to mom to have her beliefs reinforced by her church's teachings.
Many people approach spirituality in this manner. They only want enough information to make them comfortable. They have already collected their ideas on spirituality, and they want them to be supported, not challenged.
But what if spirituality is completely different? What if a spiritual journey is not about confirming my beliefs, but challenging them instead? What if a truly spiritual pilgrimage causes us to look critically at everything that we think we know and we think we believe?
God is never contained in any of our systematic theologies.
In your journey to find peace and love, what beliefs are you willing to let go of?
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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