Wednesday, December 06, 2006

for my wife and child

i keep wondering about the older faith systems of Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and the ‘Creation’ faith systems, common to each nation’s indigenous people.
What is it they can offer the ‘baby’ faith systems of Christianity and Islam.

I keep tripping over what seems to me to be one undeniable truth common in each
We are told to give thanks to our Creator and care for Creation which has been entrusted to us.
Every indigenous people of every nation seems to have this as a part of their core spirituality (even us ‘Westerners’ have it in our Christian Spirituality though often conveniently overlooked)
All this arguing about faith internally, externally and cross culturally seems to have left behind this most basic call.
What price will we pay for this arrogance and self absorption?
What price our children?
When will Creation stop crying out?
When we have silenced it or when we begin to again care for it?

What does this all mean for me
I continue to seek relationship with my Creator God
I will continue to fight for Creation for not only my sake, but for my wife and child

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