"For so long my practice of faith was marked by creating in groups and out groups. It started with “Believers” and “Non-believers”. Within the “Believers” there were the “Committed” and “Nominal”. Within the “Committed there were the “Faithful, Available, and Teachable” and their counterparts.
I certainly was not practicing religion. My practice of faith simply functioned to divide and separate.”
@danielmrose@religion 100% I wrote it. I didn't write it because of my disappointments with monotheism, but more in reaction to the groundswell of hurt I see every day from people who have been hurt, usually by American Christianity.
If you’re into sermons and the like, here’s my most recent message. I was speaking on Acts 17:16-34 when Paul spoke at the Areopogus in the city of Athens.
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Lately, I have felt called to pray on the behalf of people who feel like they could use a little spiritual support.
If you would like me to pray for you, please comment your name or nickname below.
If you wish, you can also add some context if you'd like me to pray for you for a specific reason. Otherwise, it'll be a generic prayer for prosperity, wellbeing, happiness, and spiritual guidance. I'll pray for you once a day from today until next Tuesday. 💕
@khthoniaa@religion I could certainly use some prayerful support in the way of improving and maintaining health. I’m going through a process with a bunch of medical people checking me for possible issues that might require some future intervention. If that’s needed, then so be it, but the process can be wearing and energy draining. So, a little boost in healing and support would help a great deal, thank you! ~~fran
There is a reason why the Greek word "pneuma" means both "breath" and "soul." This is part of my personal gnosis on the matter:
When you inhale, you're not sucking the air into your lungs: You're contracting your diaphragm and expanding your lungs to create space. The resulting decrease in pressure is what allows the air to flow into and fill the space created.
Exhalation is much the same, only in reverse: By contracting your lungs and relaxing your diaphragm, you close the empty space in your lungs, pushing the air out as it has no where else to go.
Spirituality and religion are much like inhalation: When you make space for the Divine, Spirit will flow into your life like air into your lungs, easily and effortlessly.
@khthoniaa@religion@theology@spirituality
The ancient Hebrews used the word "ruach" (breath, wind, spirit) which was used to describe when the first breath of life was breathed into the body.