I have a strange feeling in my heart this morning. When I first began my journey to get a Master’s degree I didn’t even know what subject matter. I decided on English and creative writing because it was the subject I would choose if I would choose for myself without worry about doing it for a career. When I got into it, I thought if I used it, maybe I could teach, but the more I learned the more I realized that I felt called by God to share a message with the world.
It took several years, but one night while writing my blog I realized that the message I needed to share was simply: We are not alone. As the years have gone by, I have started to understand that God’s simple messages aren’t that simple. They only seem simple on the surface. For instance, the commandment Love others as you would love yourself seems simple, but it isn’t. First, you have to understand love, which is a huge thing. Then, you have to find a way to love yourself, find acceptance of yourself as you are, respect the person you are, have understanding and patience for yourself. Then, when you have done all of that, you must find a way to turn that love around and give it to other people, even the people who hate you or the people you don’t like. It is a struggle.
The idea that we are not alone seems simple, but I think and hope that it really means something complex. First, it means that God is always with us. He believes in us, even when we don’t believe in Him. Second, it means that no matter what happens, we aren’t on our life journey alone. There are billions of other people and other living beings on the Earth with us. Some of them can relate to how we feel in our life, and we can relate to their life experience as well. Finally, I am coming to believe in the Universal Life. The Universal Life is my own concept. It means that we all come from the same life force, we share a common collective unconscious. In other words, we truly are eternal because I am not a life force on my own, I belong to a greater whole and when I die, that greater whole lives on. It also means that everything I do to my brothers, sisters, and any other life forms, I do unto myself. So, I need to be very empathetic.
So, now that I have this idea that we aren’t alone. I am waiting for God to lead me on how to share it with others. The strange feeling I have is that I need to know more about myself and who I am before I can give this message to others. Once I understand who I am and how my story works, I hope that I can share a story with the world that lets at least some people understand part of God’s message. I hope. I have faith.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
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