Pointing to God

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

The Divine perspective sees war as mass suicide.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

You say, “Don’t fence me in.” We build cages that would restrict your love to our kind of people.
You say, “Do not forsake me, oh my darlings.” We chase after models of fashion, celebrity, and patriotism that move you to the far reaches of our devotion.
You say, “Do unto others what you would have them do to you.” We look for our own advantage, show no mercy, seek revenge, and occasionally feel sympathy without being moved to political acts of compassion.
You ask, “Who will go for me?”
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Sure, I’ll send you my resume.”

[Not what He said to the carpenter head-hunter who never contacted Him.]

D. Blog: Pointing to God

We have words that point to the Divine, symbols that point to the Divine, Rituals that point to the Divine. Sometimes we act as if our pointers are God. We’re wrong of course. Our words, symbols, rituals only point. The Reality of the Divine is much larger than our representations. Perhaps we should be more conscious of pointing to the Holy One with acts of love, pointing to Divinity when we see or experience such acts. They are surely more adequate pointers, less confusing, more directly connected to God.