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Thank you, my dear, and sorry it took me a couple of days to respond. I was thinking how to respond since people constantly try to convert me to something, and I need to handle it with love, too.

Here is a question. If you feel like the words that come from my heart resonate with your Christian perspective, is is possible that the conclusion is not that I need to be Christian but that Christianity is not the only way to speak to God? In my own life, I have gain a lot more clarity once I stopped trying to understand world religions (including Christianity, that many of my people practiced). In fact, I did not gain the clarity that makes me happy now until I completely let go of it. I was a sad, tormented Christian when I was a Christian. So maybe, God speaks to me differently than to you, but speaks the same love, and there is not need to focus on formalities but celebrate the love that is unique in each of our souls but all is from the Creator and for the Creator?

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PS. I don't believe that printed words is proof of anything. I studied history to some extent, and I think that books are printed usually by people in power, and it's a miracle if anything authentic gets in. In my observation, the sweetest, most honest faith comes when people try to connect to the divine from the inside, and words by other people can be an inspiration, or a guideline, or food for thought, but God speaks through sense, through our hearts and minds. Written word is very limited by its nature. In any case, I love you, you've been sweet to me, and I appreciate you.

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Dear Tessa, thank you for your kind and loving response. As much as I would be Thankful for all to know, to feel, to understand the love of Christ, that conversion is reserved for God alone. Mine is not an attempt to convert but to encourage being in God's Word. If we say that "printed words are not proof of anything" then all of history becomes meaningless. I will pray for you. I would be honored if you would pray for me. God Bless

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