This morning in the car, Christian radio tricked me again. I was scanning the stations, and stopped when I heard the song Some Kind of Wonderful. Grooving along at a red light, I suddenly realized the male singer was saying "He's some kind of wonderful."
Hmmm...had I tuned into a gay radio station?
Then alas, the song proceeded to get all Jesus-y.
Damn.
Not that I have a thing against Jesus. Jesus, from what I hear, was so enlightened he could heal people just by being in their presence. He was a teacher who knew profoundly he was the child of God. He also knew everyone else was.
The thing I dislike about Christian rock is all the "My God is an awesome God" nonsense. The whole "my" thing. As if yours is different from anyone else's.
All That Is, is...all that is.
You will never convince me that any person is going to hell because they don't "know Jesus." To me, that would make All That Is, awfully foolish. Or awfully hateful. And hate is not what makes the world go round.
Above all the dogma, there is One. No one is special because everyone is.
Over the weekend I checked out the Unitarian Universalist church here. We attended a UU church briefly in another state a few years back, but we weren't quite ready for it at the time.
They start their service by saying:
We are the church of the open mind,
the helping hands,
the loving heart.
All spiritual paths are honored. All people are respected.
"Hey kids. I went to a new church this weekend. Do you want to hear about it?"
They did.
Riley's first question,
"Mom. Is it a church based on love?"
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I think I worship at the church of Riley.
Riley and Wil need to get together. They could change the f'ing world with their wisdom. They. Get. It.
Riley knows.
Just read a children's book called Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, by Douglas Wood. It follows his first book call Old Turtle and speaks to this very point. My truth may be different from your truth but together they make up one truth, under which all of us are blessed. Highly recommend both books.
Holy Cats, Michelle. Don't know what I expected, but that last line was waaaaay beyond it.
I LOVE that girl. Actually, I LOVE your family.
Have to go get a blanket or something. That post gave me goosebumps.
All you need is love. Wa wa wa wa waaaah.
Wisdom of children never cease to amaze me. Why do I always get surprised then? Good post.
I've been trying to get Da Husband to go with me to try a local UU church. But then I get a LONG dissertation on the hypocrisy of church members around here, the isolationism they seem to preach, and him asking me if we can please avoid all that nonsense. I'm so exhausted by the time he's through I'd wish I’d never asked. I think I prefer Riley's question instead. Succinct and to the point!
Drama, SLAM DUNK! Have you read Stephen Parrish's blog today?
I cringe in Church when the talk turns to whose team is "better." Be a good person. Treat people well. There. That's your religion. And I'm a Catholic! The incense was to stem the stench of rotting flesh in the middle ages. Now it just makes you sneeze. The celibacy was instituted so that priests didn't have a son to give their wealth to - meaning it all went to the Church. It ended Primogenture.
Watch those politicians try to out-Jesus one another. It's atrocious. I want my politicians to respect ALL Americans. Not just the right kind of Christians.
Yes, Riley a Church is love. Great kid.
Hi Michelle, I haven't been doing much blog reading lately, but just thought I'd check in. I loved your post today. I'm right with you on that one. Then I went to your previous post about Eat, Pray, Love. I have just put that book on my 'books to read list'. Synchronicity. Maybe One is encouraging me to read it!
I love the way her mind works.
It all SHOULD be...
:)
Couldn't agree more! Love the way you put it so clearly.
Riley is VERY wise!
Never had trouble with the "My G-d is an awesome G-d" song, but I can see where that could be taken as a claim of exclusion. Hmmmmm. I always took it to be saying my part of the spark is awesome...doesn't mean yours isn't, too. Maybe that's my Buddhist side talking? Thanks for the food for thought!
Amen.
Hey,
I almost never listen to the radio, but I turned it on today in the car and the awesome God song was playing and the words were "Our God is an awesome God."
I figured it was meant for you
;-)
Thanks Jenny!!!
I'm smiling.
Amen Sisters!
Preach it, sister! I'm right there with you . . .
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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