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Stop the Train, I Want to Get Off!
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smcswain
Live fully into the life you have…into the person you are. All this straining, striving, searching, securing… And, for what? To BE more? How could you ever add anything to the perfect creation you are? What? You don’t think God did well enough to suit your tastes when she created you just as you are…
The Plan or the Path…
By
smcswain
For much of my life, I have lived with a plan… I planned when I would wake up… I planned what I would do each and every day… I planned how I planned to implement my plan… I planned, too, how my implemented plan would unfold. This is what distinguishes humans from all other animals,…
Faith So Simple…As a Mustard Seed…So Why Does Religion Complicate Faith?
By
smcswain
Faith is so simple. So very simple. It is religion that complicates it. Why? Control, perhaps. Distinction from other religions, maybe. I’m not quite sure. What I do know is that faith is not about either control or distinction. Instead, it is about release, the turning loose of all attachments. When Jesus said, “If you…
Near Death Experiences…Heaven? Hell?
By
smcswain
NDE – Near Death Experiences. Heaven. Hell. Questions about whether there is actually life beyond the grave invite such debate. Immense emotion, too. Express doubt about whether there is a heaven and you’d better be prepared for the barrage of negativity that will come your way. Raise question about whether there is a hell and…
THERE and HERE…
By
smcswain
Why am I so seldom satisfied with where I am? Why does over there always appear more enchanting than right here? Why is it that I look forward to vacation…make plans…detailed plans…imagine the fun, the relaxation I’m going to have…the stuff I’m going to do or not do and the consequential rejuvenation I’m going to…
A Fish with Arms? What the…?
By
smcswain
“The instant fish accept that they will never have arms, they grow fins.” That’s the wisdom with which Mark Nepo begins his thought for today in The Book of Awakening. And, it is a thought that captures my imagination. It is true, isn’t it, that you and I cannot become until we accept what we are…
Want to Grow in Your Faith?
By
smcswain
The Point of Human Existence? What Is It?…
By
smcswain
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