It's ALL God's Work

Life is a constant, never-ending journey full of questions without good answers...then you die. 

It is my considered opinion this reality is the fountainhead of religious belief.  The notion that there are no absolutes, true answers, fairness, justice or anything else to satisfy the needy spirit is too much to bear.  Most of all, how could a just and true God ignore ME??!!  ME of all the creatures on the planet, ME!!  The center of my universe, the person I most cherish and love, without whom the rest of the world would wither and die, the font of all knowledge...ME for God's sake.

For God's sake, get over yourself.

My personal personal fave image of The Almighty is pictured here, his finger hovering above the "smite" button, preparing to mete out the ultimate punishment to that low-life I believe so sorely deserves to suffer a horrible end.  Never for a moment to I imagine I'm the guy on the receiving end of the smiting...oh no.  Rarely does even the worst of the worst imagine he or she deserves the wrath of God to be visited on THEIR door. 

Join me in a little trip and try and imagine the following:

• The journey is the answer.
• It's OK to say "I don't know".
• Seek Knowledge not Dogma.
• Defend the weak against wrong.
• Defend yourself against harm.
• Try to do good.

Most of all, enjoy the trip, it's really all you've got. 

To attribute God to anything opens the door to the implication God is responsible for EVERYTHING.  That's a lot to bear, even for an omnipotent Deity.  It also conveniently removes personal responsibility from our shoulders and gives it back over to The Maker.  If you are the maker of fine cutlery and a soul decides to stab his family to death with one of your creations, are you a killer?  I think not, you are merely the maker.  Your wonderful, useful creation has been misused and abused but you should still be unstained.  Praise The Lord and pass the gunpowder.  Don't blame Smith & Wesson, it's the god-awful human on the other end that needs to go to Hell. 

So lately when I hear my fellow travelers railing against the world and not understanding they own it I simply say "It's all God's work".  Really what I'm saying is its ALL God's work.  The good, the bad AND the ugly.  Or maybe, just maybe, if there is a God and you are a true believer the answer is free will.  Or, if there isn't a God and you are a dreaded secular humanist then the answer is....free will. 

Score one for the irony police.

So fellow travelers, it's about the getting there.  There are no truths that won't be lies when tomorrows newspaper hits your door.  There are no lies that won't be gospel after the next election.  There is no cruelty too large that it won't make someone feel better about themselves. 

So remember, next time someone wants justice for their cause just tell them "It's all Gods work". 

Enjoy the trip, not knowing means you are still learning and still living.  Embrace the question, for the answer may never come...