Inner Dialogue

there is something very familiar and reassuring about believing that one has the truth in a box beside the bed. devout followers of a consistent religion have a peaceful ignorance to the inadequacies of their religion. there is generally a feeling of security and continuity that we seek from religion. it leads us to follow without questions. over time we begin to feel that all is right and that in the end we will be taken to a better place--nervana, valhalla, heaven... we just have to live out our lives according to the prescribed rituals of our religion. thus religions create communities of happy people who go about their rituals in blissful ignorance of the world around them.

unfortunately we live in a world which seems constantly bent on taking away our faith in God or anything better than here. the person of religion blames the inconsistency on someone or something else and continues on in blissful ignorance that something is intensely, genuinely wrong! to those not associated with the religion, the religious explanations may hold some perverse sense, but usually the pain of life isn't washed away by the explanations.

yet...

life needs hope.

people need hope.

Jesus offers hope.

~ from Steve's blog