Crap Sandwich
Einstein once remarked, “The most important
decision you will ever make is whether you live in a friendly or hostile
universe.” Spiritually, if we live in a hostile universe, then no matter
what we do, there really isn’t any hope for us. The hostile universe is
dominated by a “score keeper” God, holding that we are full of sin, so all we
can do is the best we can, knowing that when this flesh fails the piper will be
paid. So, forgive the language but this lacks something without it: “Life is
just one big crap sandwich, believing in God just means it comes with fries”
pretty much sums up the hostile universe point of view.
But what of the friendly universe? When the Carpenter delivered the Sermon On
The Mount, he summed up our relationship with God simply with the words “Our
Father.” The friendly universe then builds on a basic criterion: we
are all connected, equal in His eyes regardless of circumstance or station,
“the realm of Heaven roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding; open
to all who earnestly seek.”
We have all made mistakes, however in the friendly universe we are forgiven as
soon as we ask, if we mean business. The key being that we truly wish to change
and grow spiritually, so past transgressions no longer bedevil us or are repeated.
Forgiveness is meaningless however if it is only sought as a means simply to
avoid or lessen the consequences of our actions. For forgiveness to be
operative we must desire to change with all our heart, finally realizing that
though willing, the flesh is weak, we must have help and that help comes from “A
Power Greater Than Ourselves.”
Now, if we had to wait to be “pure” to become worthy of God’s love none of us
would make the cut. To be clear: we are worthy right here right now; all that
is required is a wholehearted commitment to seek a relationship with God. How
is this done? Through prayer, service and meditation coupled with willingness
and an open mind. When approached this way the path of our enlightenment
naturally unfolds before us, but we must continue in the work. Visualize it
this way: We are in a rowboat with God and God doesn’t row. His hand is on the
tiller and we row with our back to the direction traveled, our eyes fixed on
Him, lest we become fearful and try to steer the boat by pulling a little
harder on one oar or the other, resisting God’s guidance. If we ultimately lose
faith and grab the tiller, He will not fight us, but He will not row. Lacking
our demonstration, our rowing, our little boat is left to the mercy of contrary
currents and swirling eddies of self-centered fear, even though our hand is on
the tiller. The good news is as soon as we retake our seat and pick up the
oars, He will resume the tiller and though we may be fearful and trembling, we
find freedom from the adversary fear by once again demonstrating trust in the
infinite, rather than our finite selves. Oh, and He brings much
better sandwiches.
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