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Re: Love The United Methodists!
Posted by Emil (Guest) squaremoon@emilsdiary.com - Thursday, October 27 2005, 18:00:04 (CEST)
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I completely agree.
Often I wonder who on earth are WE to define GOD, claim to know HIM, and FORCE him onto others?
Because I am in recovery and sobriety SUGGESTS one believe in a HIGHER POWER so that we may not feel alone in our process of getting sober I understand the value of having a purpose in life, a faith in something GREATER than myself, a force deeply forgiving, understanding, compassionate, etc.
My higher power AS I UNDERSTAND IT/HIM/HER/THEY is, as you say, in fact a MYSTERY- as mysterious as faith itself, as nameless as any new day, as omnipresent as nature, and as helpful in getting me gracefully through my daily routine as a million allies and friends.
And My higher power is MINE to cultivate and revere, not anyone else's. My higher power does not tell others how to live, what to believe, or what not to do. It does not judge others, though I may. It does not condemn others to HELL or HEAVEN.



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