I'm reading "The Gnostic Gospels"-Elaine Pagels. It's really interesting so far. I'm listening to the Once soundtrack right now. Good stuff.
I suppose I will make this post my reply to the comments in the first post.
I was thinking today, and I realized "change begins with you". Not that I had never thought of that before, but I realized it said "change begins with you". You. Not your mom, not your friend, not Jesus. You. No one can make you do anything. No one can force you to do anything. You must do it yourself. Change begins with you. So don't wait for God to make something happen. Nothing will happen if you just sit and wait for a god to come.
Maybe the Gnostics are right about that. Look at the deepest part of yourself, and there, you will find God.
Maybe I've been looking for the wrong things. I've been looking for some outer source of good, of change, of love, of something, of anything. But maybe that's not how God works. Panentheism. I agree with it, but I don't think I really realized what it really meant until now. God is in everything. And maybe that's how he works in the world. I don't need to look for something out of the ordinary, I just need to look to you. To me. To every single person I see today. And I will find God there.
To my teacher who seemed genuinely worried for my surgery. To my friend who says she's gonna get me all this stuff to make my hospital stay nice (haha). To my mom who made breakfast for me (eggs, I probably won't be able to eat them after my surgery).
God is in you. God moves through you (love this song).
Wow, this is great.
So Kelsey, maybe those friendships of yours that got you through those times were God. Maybe human love and support is God.
anyways, I suppose I should 'cross into reality' and make these thoughts real.
What are your thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
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2 comments:
i agree.
that's one reason i believe in God.. i can see him in everything.. really.. and i'm seeing him more all the time.
good post. :)
I had that same sort of thought a while ago alice.
Change begins with you.
I can't wait around for something to come and change my life. For God to find me. I have to change so that I can see those things. Find them.
And in the last few months I've begun to see God in everything around me. Why? Because I was looking for it. For the beauty in the world. And there it was.
God works through us and all those around us.
great thoughts. I completely agree. :]
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