I was listening to the radio when an evangelical Churchie type program came on. I was too lazy to get up and change the station, so I listened until I wanted to hit someone during the sermon. However, the preacher did say something that needs a bit more elucidation.
Now, this is a crucial point so LISTEN UP and pay attention.
God Is not a Christian! Got that. BUT God is also not a Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, or part of any other religion. The entity called God, or Allah, or Divine, or Holy Spirit, or The One isn’t part of any known or unknown faith belief. The concept of God is a human construct that WE use to understand the unknowable. Because the unknowable is a mystery, when they/it interacts with us, it’s so strange, so beyond what we know, we have to give it a name in order to make sense of it and fit it into our world view.
So why am I saying this? Well, when we recognize that the “God” someone else worships or prays to is our “God” doors open and we see that the other worshipers are no different than we are, we are family. Each person belongs to the family of God. The mystery of the unknown becomes friendlier and more accessible to ALL of us. No one has a God who is better than anyone else’s God because it is the same God!
Ruth Jewell, ©April 15, 2024
A Quiet Walk 
I think this is super cool! It’s like saying no matter what name we use – God, Allah, or something else – we’re all talking about the same amazing mystery! It reminds me of how my friends and I might use different nicknames for each other but we’re still the same people. This makes me feel like everyone in the world is actually one big family. I love that idea!