At times our ideas of God have served us well. They
have been quoted as the inspiration for acts of
incredible benevolence. Conversely, they have been used
as the inspiration for acts of horrible cruelty and
terrible violence as man has contemplated his place in
the universe.
Holy wars, crusades, jihads, these are some of the
darkest, most violent acts of aggression mankind has
committed unto himself, and they were all done in the
name of his religions.
These are the choices for behavior, individuals have
made.
These are the acts of violence we reject, yesterday,
today, and forever.
Where have our concepts of God failed us? It is at the
point which one creation is asked to harm another, it
is at the time when once concept of God is held above
another. It is at the time when our wekaness as mortal
beings with a finite view of forever cannot conceive of
unending, pure, infinite, unconditional love.
Now is the time to move forward in a positive and
peaceful manner, as we embrace the merging of
intelligence and spirtuality and move together into a
space of higher consciousness and a future of seemingly
unimaginable possibilities, and abandon our tiny
concepts of God before we destroy one another
forever....
