Re: Jesus Christ is ‘creative transformation’
I never really "left" any church. I just kind of outgrew it. Not in a derogatory or mean way, but as my awareness became less and less limited, I just realised there was no point at all in observing the rituals and so forth (and I'm not the sort of person who likes to join social clubs, so that wasn't something I needed or wanted, especially with my mother's example). I view religion with great interest and warmth and I have genuine interest in it. I still study aspects of Christianity regularly (textual criticism, Biblical archeology and history, etc.), and I am still captivated by the Bible, which is, after all, a collection of ancient sacred texts (ancient history major ). But I just got to where I didn't need any of it, and I thought, "Oh, this is all fine and good and if it works for you, I'm happy for you, but it's not for me". For me, the real meaning behind and within the rituals was obvious, and I could no longer put any stock in the rituals, or participate in them, without feeling slightly foolish. I mean, it's OKAY, there's nothing wrong with any of it, but I can commune with Christ without the bread and grape juice (or wine, if I happened to attend the right kind of church ). I can go directly to God, without any club members to help me. God is ever-present, always, for me. In fact, I am One with God; God is ME, and therefore, I am God (though with a much more limited viewpoint, obviously ).
Which, of course, is part of what Jesus was teaching. That you don't need a priest as a go-between, that you don't need to be religious, and that the religious are often the biggest hypocrites of all, and that they're mostly the blind leading the blind. I so totally get that now. Which is why I'm still interested in Jesus. He knew what he was talking about.
May the light surround you, may you be blessed. May the light surround us, may we be blessed. May love and light surround us all, and may we all be healed and blessed. And so it is, and so it shall be, now and ever after.
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