It’s odd that since humans have been on this planet they
have more often than not acknowledged that there is a power outside their
understanding. Throughout history it seems that a god or gods are appreciated
and in the main glorified and even thought to be demanding human sacrifices.
Many religions accept that there is one God and even religions where there are
many gods it is usual for there to be a chief god, even in Christianity the one
God is divided into three. Often atheists when faced with a life or death
situation will pray to a God they don’t believe in. It seems to me that the
spiritual is so ingrained in the human consciousness that it is a powerful
indication that there is one.
If we accept that there is a power beyond our understanding
and that from time to time a messenger (Moses, Buda, Christ, Mohammed to name
but a few) has tried to guide us into the ways of a better life and yet we as
humans constantly change their teachings into a contorted and twisted religion
to suit our own agenda. A Rabi who I greatly admire Lionel Blue in his book
tells us of a voice which he feels maybe divine from whom he seeks advice. At
one time he thought of turning Catholic and asks the voice for its advice to
which it replied “I’m not interested in labels.” To me that says it all.
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