That force you feel in your chest,
that compels you to help another,
that pulls at you to seek outside of yourself,
that will relieve the worries that pile into mountains,
Fighting against our tendency to live strictly indulging ourselves,
ignoring the world of pain, sadness, injustice, need...
God, like gravity pulling me forward,
This force, this love, compelling my actions and fulfilling itself,
as love fulfills itself, through a million actions great and small.
What else could this be called? I believe in God because I believe in this force, in you and in me. We are God.
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We were looking for just the right name to capture the joy and struggle in balancing all the parts of our lives here in New Orleans, with our children, family, work, and selves.
I couldn't help but think of Elliot working on his balance, and Tita (my mom) standing him up, gazing in his eyes, and slowly letting go, screaming "Pinino!" Sometimes he'd stand for a few, others he'd crash down...Whatever the outcome, Elliot's response was half-fear, half-thrill and all smiles.
I'd like to think that's how we face our daily lives.
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3 comments:
I believe this, too. It's just so different from the God I was taught to believe in, the Punisher and the Redeemer, the distant force that watches over everything from very, very far away. I like the God you describe, and believe this without doubt--but how do you explain this to your kids? I struggle with that.
I was raised with the same Punisher-Redeemer you were raised with. It's great that's not being passed down to Sydney and Evan!!
I don't know how you can answer these big questions with Sydney...this is really deep stuff...
What works with Ana is the conversation about love that we constantly engage in as a family--when banana bread and magazines show up mysteriously on the porch, or a friend makes a thoughtful CD for us when we're sad (**), or a brother sits with us when we fall down...Love is there, God is there...God is in each of us, in these moments...Is creation this mass of love taking physical shape and form? I don't know, but when Ana asks how the world was made, "God made it," works for her, cause she can see the love in the details of the natural world, in the magic and mystery of everything she wonders about. I guess it feels as tangible as the tugging in her chest when she shares or listens, or holds a dragonfly...
I don't know how athesists and agnostics answer this question, and instill values of love and compassion in their children, but I'm sure it can be done. In any case, one thing science and faith can agree on is the magic--the chemistry that makes our earth arise out of gases or the Creator getting it done in a 7 day time frame...no matter where you fall, it's pretty damn amazing.
Beautiful entry, Emmy, as is your follow-up comment. Tears-to-my-eyes beautiful.
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