Welcome...
...to Sunday Sermonizing, a division of Codemorse.
Following my recent ordination, I've been inspired to share my thoughts on God, religion, and faith in a once-a-week, Sermon-ish format.
As the title quote indicates, you are welcome here whatever your practice of faith might be. Your comments, questions, and concerns are welcomed as well. Sunday Sermonizing is intended as a forum for my personal beliefs, and I'd like you to consider it yours, too.
All I ask in return is that you maintain respect for the beliefs of your fellow men. Remember that their faith is just as important to them as yours is to you. An open heart and an open mind are your greatest tools toward understanding. I encourage you to use them.
We are all children of God. How we choose to express our love and faith is up to us.
Following my recent ordination, I've been inspired to share my thoughts on God, religion, and faith in a once-a-week, Sermon-ish format.
As the title quote indicates, you are welcome here whatever your practice of faith might be. Your comments, questions, and concerns are welcomed as well. Sunday Sermonizing is intended as a forum for my personal beliefs, and I'd like you to consider it yours, too.
All I ask in return is that you maintain respect for the beliefs of your fellow men. Remember that their faith is just as important to them as yours is to you. An open heart and an open mind are your greatest tools toward understanding. I encourage you to use them.
We are all children of God. How we choose to express our love and faith is up to us.
posted by MMorse at 4:37 PM
2 Comments:
Well ,Reverend, I find myslef in a bit of a spiritual pickle(right now I kinda fall into the Buddhist category). I keep asking if there is a point to my existence(I've had several setbacks this year) and if so when will I find it. I find myself sulking from time to time debating whether or not God exist and if there has been a driving force in my life, my destiny. And some more things I can not think of now. I don't know how these questions came about maybe its this weird sense of loneliness I've been having the past few months, despite the fact I have many friends and family members to talk to. I keep having this feeling of being unconnected to those around me. I don't mean I don't love them it's just I don't feel like I can express my thoughts or feelings to them. Well I have already typed too much already what do you think?
Well, first of all, I think you're experiencing something very normal - something most people go through at least once in their lives, if not several times.
That's important to remember, because it can seem as though this disconnect you're experiencing is somehow "bizarre," or "unusual." Thinking this way can often lead us to believing that WE are somehow bizarre or unusual for having feelings of disconnect, or for feeling lonely despite having people around us.
That is not the case.
In fact, feelings of disconnect or lonliness are a perfectly natural part of life. These feelings allow us to "step back" from our existences and observe them. They can be healthy, and helpful, in evaluating where you are vs. where you'd like to ultimately be.
The difficulty comes when these feelings continue for a long period, unabated.
It's then that you need to assess the possible reasons for such a lasting introspective period.
And you've taken the first step toward doing so by contacting me. That's enormously brave, whether or not you know it. You should remember that as you attempt to figure things out right now: You made the choice to confront, and deal with, your problem. There is an empowerment that comes with that realization.
I think that it may be helpful for you, initially, to read up more on Buddhism. Certainly your religious category of choice offers explanations for the feelings you have, as well as methods of dealing with it (have you attempted meditation classes? They are relaxing, easy to do, and ultimately very fulfilling). Often, by leaning on faith even in an intellectual sense, we can dispel some of the feeling of being lost, lonely or adrift.
The most important thing you can do right now is to allow yourself to accept the way you feel before attempting to address why you feel that way. How you feel is not wrong or unnatural, and if there is an existent and sentient God, I am positive that He/She would agree.
Once you've done that, you can begin to ask yourself some simple, yet difficult questions:
-Am I where I want to be in my life?
-If I am not, where is it that I want to be?
-Is there a reason I do not feel comfortable talking to the family and friends I have?
-What is important to me?
-What have I made important to me, that is not?
-What can I do to make myself feel happier about myself?
That last one is the most difficult, and usually waits until last to be answered, but the ones previous should all be answerable, even if the answers may not please you.
As you do all this, remember that God loves you, whatever your choices are, as long as you make them for reasons that are true and just to your heart.
And feel free, always, to come here to talk. I may not be able to respond as quickly as might be preferable, but I'm here to listen.
And listening is, in my humble opinion, even more healing than advice. Often, the advice we really need is within us already. We just need someone willing to listen until we've provided the answer to ourselves.
In peace,
-Morse.
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