Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 3

           IshouldalsoconfessthatIgenerallyrefertoGodas"Him,"whichdoesn’tbothermebecause,tomymind,it’sjustaconvenientpersonalizingpronoun,notapreciseanatomicaldescriptionoracauseforrevolution.Ofcourse,Idon’tmindifpeoplecallGod"Her,"andIunderstandtheurgetodoso.Again-tome,thesearebothequalterms,equallyadequateandinadequate.ThoughIdothinkthecapitalizationofeitherpronounisanicetouch,asmallpolitenessinthepresenceofthedivine.

           Culturally,thoughnottheologically,I’maChristian.IwasbornaProtestantofthewhiteAnglo-Saxonpersuasion.AndwhileIdolovethatgreatteacherofpeacewhowascalledJesus,andwhileIdoreservetherighttoaskmyselfincertaintryingsituationswhatindeedHewoulddo,Ican’tswallowthatonefixedruleofChristianityinsistingthatChrististheonlypathtoGod.Strictlyspeaking,then,IcannotcallmyselfaChristian.MostoftheChristiansIknowacceptmyfeelingsonthiswithgraceandopen-mindedness.Thenagain,mostoftheChristiansIknowdon’tspeakverystrictly.Tothosewhodospeak(andthink)strictly,allIcandohereisoffermyregretsforanyhurtfeelingsandnowexcusemyselffromtheirbusiness.

           Traditionally,Ihaverespondedtothetranscendentmysticsofallreligions.IhavealwaysrespondedwithbreathlessexcitementtoanyonewhohaseversaidthatGoddoesnotliveinadogmaticscriptureorinadistantthroneinthesky,butinsteadabidesveryclosetousindeed-muchcloserthanwecanimagine,breathingrightthroughourownhearts

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