When someone says:
“I love God with all my heart, soul, mind and spirit” –
What “God” is being talking about here?
The God that I mean is not some ancient shibboleth
Or “Big Old Man in the Sky” –
And, certainly not, the puppet God worshipped in too many churches today.
My God is “the Best” – that is, the best that human beings have ever been able to conceive.
For example, for me, this would include:
“Love” coming to life in all its most beautiful manifestations –
“Truth” that’s continually opening up – ever clearer and finer –
“Justice” as “ultimate fairness” – which naturally exists, and
“Beauty” which makes life feel like a “celebration” is about to happen!
What do you think constitutes the “Best”? Or, perhaps even, the “Very Best”?
Tell me, and I’ll be happy to say that what you just said
Is closely-related to, or even a part of, “God.”
It’s that simple, isn’t it?
If you argue “the Best” no longer exists –
Like much Western culture currently treats the word “God” –
Then what has happened is only that you’ve tricked yourself out of yourself.
Actually, “the Best” does exist –
And, traditionally, and rightly, we call it “God.”
When I say “Love” is God – or “God” is Love –
Do you really dare reply that it’s not?