true religion

I learned religion as a child.  I was taught that good Christians are the ones that believe the right things.  The Christian faith, I was taught, is a series of items that make up "right thinking."

Sometimes in order to learn, we must unlearn.  True spirituality isn't as much about acquiring more information as it is about losing some of what has been ingrained in us.  Our paradigm must change.

Today I would tell you that although beliefs are important, there is a relationship with God, and it is an experience that moves beyond belief.  It is grounded not in doctrines, but in awareness, in love, in joy, in hope.  Somewhere along the way, we can learn that God is bigger than our ideas about him, and when we do, we are finally free to dive into the waters of his immense love.

Are you sitting in the boat of doctrine or are you swimming in the ocean of God's amazingness?

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.