No Intervening God

No intervening God:

so I’m not asked to believe in an intervening God, not an entity swayed by prayers — no, my faith is placed beyond a dream that’s in need of an intervention. I believe in a God that doesn’t acknowledge suffering and catastrophic events, giving no thought to my personal affairs, and yet still offers a love that’s more intimate than can possibly be imagined. No, this isn’t a paradox. This is not the world of God’s creation and to intervene would only make this dreamscape a reality. It would validate our suffering. I believe in a God of love and only love, and everything that seems to exist in pain and anguish belongs to a mind that’s dreaming of separation from the the source of this all encompassing love. And so my own task is to simply acknowledge my own suffering, yours too, addressing it as tenderly as possible, with infinite care….and gently forgive this dream of separation.

my role is to wake up,

and lovingly extend my hand to you.

that’s what I believe.

~

I love you, Eric