Nov '23 in Discussion Topics
Allowing it to work
“They conceive it unworthy the grandeur of celestial beings to confine their deities within walls, or to represent them under a humansimilitude: woods and groves are their temples; and they affix names of divinity to that secret power, which they behold with the eye of adoration alone.” Tacitus On Germania 53 -117AD
We have spent a lot of our time putting everything in a compartment so thatwe might use time as most effectively as possible.
We have been conditioned to think that such a thing is also permissible withour faith.
Much of it has to do with the novel concept of the separation fo church and state. A concept reinforced by the nightmarish themes we see carried out in certain states of the Middle East. States that have no such separation. But then again we see in South East Asia Hindu, Buddhist, and Shinto beliefs that work surprisingly well.
The use of this thought in the founding of the United States had to do witha King who was also head of the church.
A being with such power that he could make the decision to separate you fromthe practices of your faith.
And so, we were given freedom.
Instead of the inspired actions of a people guided by their faith we found what we deemed as successful by those individuals being compelled by law.
Laws that attempt to govern the morals of men.
If you take even a cursory look at all the great empires of the ancientworld you may notice one thing. That their faith was unbound. That it was not confined to simple Sunday services. That faith was a part of everyday life.
Not a constant reminder that someone was going to do it for you, but the idea centered in the forefront of our thought process was that we had all the support we might ever need.
That the development of self was as a tribute to the great gifts each of us may possess.
That every action was in tune with the world they, and we, live in.
The planting of garden, the herding of livestock, the raising of children,the celebration of visitors, the simple tasks become that playground of the imagination and was/is inherently a blessed act. How else could people survive such hardships of living? Such a life while it may possess a certain charm was not easy. There was work to be done. When one lived up to this task of living,there was the reward of abundance.
Nobility of character is a given with such a thought process. Not a hard won fight against ourselves. But an alignment with what is the right thing to do.
Today, as we return to work after a long weekend of feasting and shopping,of celebrating the abundance in our life, whether we truly have it or not. It may behoove us to stop for just minute and consider the enormity of such athought.
And be grateful for where we are.
Even the poorest of people ate like Kings.
For a moment, perhaps even the briefest of a second, understand that somewhere a new life will enter this world.
Let us hope that we can set a standard that allows these children to see a world to be grateful for.
In our effort to become good men, let us embrace yet another idea to make faith a part of our life instead of something separate from it.
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Allowing it to work
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