For me, as a Christian, there is no area in my life where I feel more
misunderstood than when it comes to my skeptical interpretation of claims of
the divine experience. I guess in some
sense, I am a discerning cynic. But are we not asked to test the spirits? Are
we not supposed to be discerning?
There are just a lot of things that I hear that I can’t
whole heartedly believe in when it comes to experiences of the Divine. I often
listen and think, “Perhaps”. Yet, at the same time, I think there is a way of
being, “positively negative” and perhaps still find God by choosing not to believe
everything I hear. And, I am especially
skeptical of what I might experience and “hear” in my own heart.
Do I believe God can do anything? Yes.
But do I believe God does everything and anything in a way
that I can experience it and be aware of it?
I don’t think so. But by being “positively negative”, I am keeping the doors of my heart open for
something that is truly divine even if that experience is to be found in the
purity of silence.
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