I'm not going to talk about religion. I don't know too much about the subject other than what I learned throughout my life about a particular religion. I will call on an important prayer, though, from that religion in order to explain the blog post title. The Lord's Prayer requests God to use His will to bring heaven to earth. God knows the earth could use a little more heaven! The prayer goes on to ask for other things; such as, food, forgiveness, the capacity to forgive others, and safety from evil, all very important things to ensure my survival. But, I wondered if the prayer is more of a business deal than purely a series of requests. In other words, if I promise to use my will to bring heaven to earth within my powers, God will help me with the other things outside of my control. I just read an interesting statement, “'We are the Ones we’ve been waiting for!' has become the mantra empowering us not to wait for saviors but to be them." If there is such a deal, how do I hold up my end of the bargain?
I'm not deliberately trying to be impious but my mind wanders when it comes to things I was told to memorize. I question them because I'm curious. What if I have the power to bring heaven to earth? How would that look like? Just off the top of my head, I could be kind, in thought, word and deed. I could be respectful, grateful, appreciative, loving, unselfish, helpful; well, you know the rest. Of course, feeling and being this way is easier when I am in a comfortable place in my life. When I was not in the past, I had to hunker down and work hard to get to a better place as we all try to do. At times, when I couldn't pull myself out of some of life's tougher spots, I would ask for help and support and it was there. Some aren't so blessed. Now, at this moment in time, I am free of tough spots, so is it my responsibility to use my will to bring heaven to earth for myself (through self-love and care), my loved ones, acquaintances, and strangers? If I decide "yes, it is my responsibility", do I have to knock myself out doing for and giving to others? I don't think so. I give and do what I can and the rest of the time, I just am. I am kind and all those others things I mentioned above. Will I change the world? Yes, my world. I will attract like energy and if when negative energy comes my way, as it does in life, I won't pay it much mind because I'm too busy bringing heaven to earth. In my experience, the positive folks will stick around and the negative ones will eventually get bored with my non-reaction and move on.
Blessings to all, Deb B.
I'm not deliberately trying to be impious but my mind wanders when it comes to things I was told to memorize. I question them because I'm curious. What if I have the power to bring heaven to earth? How would that look like? Just off the top of my head, I could be kind, in thought, word and deed. I could be respectful, grateful, appreciative, loving, unselfish, helpful; well, you know the rest. Of course, feeling and being this way is easier when I am in a comfortable place in my life. When I was not in the past, I had to hunker down and work hard to get to a better place as we all try to do. At times, when I couldn't pull myself out of some of life's tougher spots, I would ask for help and support and it was there. Some aren't so blessed. Now, at this moment in time, I am free of tough spots, so is it my responsibility to use my will to bring heaven to earth for myself (through self-love and care), my loved ones, acquaintances, and strangers? If I decide "yes, it is my responsibility", do I have to knock myself out doing for and giving to others? I don't think so. I give and do what I can and the rest of the time, I just am. I am kind and all those others things I mentioned above. Will I change the world? Yes, my world. I will attract like energy and if when negative energy comes my way, as it does in life, I won't pay it much mind because I'm too busy bringing heaven to earth. In my experience, the positive folks will stick around and the negative ones will eventually get bored with my non-reaction and move on.
Blessings to all, Deb B.