tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post7355110032211021267..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: The religion of "Me"Mystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-70236521255100443492008-04-29T01:47:00.000-07:002008-04-29T01:47:00.000-07:00It is a side effect of believing in a personal God...It is a side effect of believing in a personal God. Although this kind of belief may have some benefits (e.g. prayer seems to be more meaningful if addressed to a personal divinity rather than to "the Universe" or whatever), it also makes the human-divine relationship more like an interpersonal relationship. And just as we would be frustrated by a friend who shows no interest in our efforts at pleasing him or her, some believers may be upset by a God that does not pay attention to their actions and concerns. Probably this man will believe in God again when he sees a rainbow, thinking that God has put it there for his visual pleasure.Jaume de Marcos Andreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335914984366835391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-14415204121793799952008-04-28T13:46:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:46:00.000-07:00How pathetic!I used to get mad at God for calling ...How pathetic!<BR/><BR/>I used to get mad at God for calling me to ministry and to motherhood--two mutually exclusive vocations that have seemingly wreaked havoc in my relationship with God.<BR/><BR/>Only recently did I confess that it was I who signed on for this life; no one twisted my arm. It came from me.<BR/><BR/>Feeling adrift as I do right now I was about to pray "God, what do you want me to do next?" when I realized that no, it had to come from me, from within. No more whining and blaming God for getting me into this.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189485834914559162noreply@blogger.com