Recently I
discovered something about myself that I had not paid close attention to
before. While I have always been aligned
with The Most High God and also an appreciative recipient of the purging of my
sins through the bloodshed and death of Jesus Christ, I am not a fan of
religion.
I have family
members who consider themselves to be Christian, Baptist, Pentecostal and I
might be related to a few Atheists.
However, I myself have never identified with one religion exclusively. What I have identified with is the fact that
I am in awe of everyone’s belief systems and the choice to worship without
condemnation. I admire the kosher
lifestyle of the Muslim and Jewish faiths.
I can closely identify with the dedication to family and marriage
exemplified by Catholics. Through
exploration and understanding of others I find myself without warm regard for religion
but full of spirituality.
It is documented
fact that wars have been ignited in the name of religion. How many wars can we prove have begun because
of a person’s spirituality?
Our spirituality
or the “vital principle of conscious life, which animates the body mediating
between body and soul” is where our true essence lies. Our value system within this life, the
goodness of our character that we want to pass on to our children, sharing and
community are common to all people and unlike religion bring us closer together.
I believe in
Spirituality but I am not religious. I
will always have God but why do I need religion?
Some people may
believe that without submitting to the doctrines of an established religion
that you have no moral compass but if morals played as big a part in religion
as it should there would be no religions that called for the bloodshed of
innocent citizens in the name of any God.
In polytheist
African villages animals are sacrificed to the gods. In the Baptist church monetary offerings are
made to god. When our lives are going
well or according to our plan, any God is good.
However it is the midst of crisis that a God or Gods are either praised
or cursed. But at the end of the day we
all need to believe in powers stronger, wiser and higher than ourselves. In a chaotic and sometimes callous world
faith and hope are the only things we truly own.
Source:
Dictionary Reference. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Spirit?s=t
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