Faith – Wellsprings

Written after time spent contemplating Christian divisiveness online, including in the Orthodox world, forgetful of the teachings of Christ and examples of so many great and loving saints who’ve gone before us.

Does the God who creates all the intricacies of the creation around us fail to love and care for us?

Does the God who so delicately paints the feathers of even the smallest bird in such beautiful colors fail to love and care for us?

Does the God who crowns the deer, elk, and moose with noble crowns of antlers fail to love and care for us?

Does He who flung all the stars into the sky to shine down on us at night and show the way to travelers, fail to love and care for us?

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A long time ago, years before I became a Christian, while I was on the spiritual journey seeking God, I had a dream. In it I floated up out the window of a large house, floated up in the air and started moving over the earth. Looking up I saw a brilliant light in the sky, higher than the sky, brighter and more brilliant than the sun.

Floating along and gradually ascending toward the light in the sky, I came to a large city, floated over a crowded, busy downtown area with skyscrapers towering over sidewalks full of people. The streets were shadowed, the people all dressed in heavy, dark clothes, heads down, crowded together and jostling one another as they hurried along.

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Meditation on Christian Divisiveness

A Light Above This World