I believe that God is a term that we will necessarily encounter whenever we take it upon ourselves to consider existence in it's totality.
If we take it upon ourselves to look at reality as a single whole or to look upon human existence from a mega-perspective that looks not just at the individuals that compose humanity but at humanity itself as a singularity in it's totality, then we come upon the world God.
What does that mean, though?
Why should we look at reality as a single whole or human existence as a collective entity?
My answer would be that to not do so would require dis-affirming our humanness. Looking at existence as a whole is what makes us human rather than just being very clever monkeys. We are, in many senses, very clever monkeys but that's not all we are and all we could or will be.
We are free, subjective beings confronted by mystery at every turn. We find ourselves in the presence of mystery and are generally not halted by that mystery. We, as creatures, embrace this mystery and wander into it with a sense of discovery. We study our natural world and every new discovery opens up even more questions. We dream of exploring the universe in more and newer ways constantly.
We constantly delve into this mysterious existence as if there is a single whole to be discovered. We look at human existence in terms of "we" much more than we look at it in terms of "me" or "you" and that, that collective, singular, and total we, are and is what makes us human in it's fullest sense.
Faith, for me, is affirming this totality and ascribing to it benevolence and meaning. I believe this singular totality has a source and ground and that I term God. I do not believe I could encounter existence in this way without encountering the word "God" since to look at something in a singular fashion means to label that singularity.
A lot of us look for this singularity in the dark. I believe it is revealed in it's fullest sense in the light of the teachings of Jesus Christ in the unification of humanity and divinity.
This I believe.
If we take it upon ourselves to look at reality as a single whole or to look upon human existence from a mega-perspective that looks not just at the individuals that compose humanity but at humanity itself as a singularity in it's totality, then we come upon the world God.
What does that mean, though?
Why should we look at reality as a single whole or human existence as a collective entity?
My answer would be that to not do so would require dis-affirming our humanness. Looking at existence as a whole is what makes us human rather than just being very clever monkeys. We are, in many senses, very clever monkeys but that's not all we are and all we could or will be.
We are free, subjective beings confronted by mystery at every turn. We find ourselves in the presence of mystery and are generally not halted by that mystery. We, as creatures, embrace this mystery and wander into it with a sense of discovery. We study our natural world and every new discovery opens up even more questions. We dream of exploring the universe in more and newer ways constantly.
We constantly delve into this mysterious existence as if there is a single whole to be discovered. We look at human existence in terms of "we" much more than we look at it in terms of "me" or "you" and that, that collective, singular, and total we, are and is what makes us human in it's fullest sense.
Faith, for me, is affirming this totality and ascribing to it benevolence and meaning. I believe this singular totality has a source and ground and that I term God. I do not believe I could encounter existence in this way without encountering the word "God" since to look at something in a singular fashion means to label that singularity.
A lot of us look for this singularity in the dark. I believe it is revealed in it's fullest sense in the light of the teachings of Jesus Christ in the unification of humanity and divinity.
This I believe.
