The God Squad: Theological blitzkrieg
In the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam the basic spiritual move is from trying to fix the world and then moving back to fixing ourselves. Both ways end up changing the world and ourselves, but they accomplish this journey in two very different ways.
The other suggestion I have for you so that your spiritual quest might become less chaotic is to learn how to pray. Religion is not philosophy. Philosophy is a path to truth. Religion is a path to hope. Follow the directions from this great poem by Mary Oliver,
It doesn't have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don't try
to make them elaborate, this isn't
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
(Send ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS to The God Squad via email at godsquadquestion@aol.com. Rabbi Gellman is the author of several books, including “Religion for Dummies,” co-written with Fr. Tom Hartman. Also, the new God Squad podcast is now available.)
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