I was settling down last night watching tv and I was flipping through the channels. I came to a program on the History Channel about Jesus and the Last Supper. My daughter spoke up and made a comment about Jesus's head being the central point of the painting of the LAST SUPPER by DaVinci. I thought that was an interesting piece of trivia and flipped on through the channels a little more. I came to another program on the Discovery channel. And yet another on National Geographic. Each program was trying to disprove or scientifically analyze either the bible, the teachings, or the likelyhood that biblical events could actually be possible. I only tuned into these programs long enough to see what they were about and moved on to something else.......
So, this morning I woke up and began contemplating my how I felt about those shows and I realized something. WHO CARES whether or not the bible is right or wrong? Who cares how accurate the stories are? Who cares whether or not Jesus was married or not? ETC ETC ETC. It does not change the moral or grand meaning of the stories in the bible.
The point I am making is that Jesus came and changed people. The mere fact that he even existed changed people and history forever. The fact that 2000+ years later we are still talking about him...are we really missing the point here? Worshiping God and Jesus is not a bad thing. And I feel like society and science are trying to cut down the credibility of Christianity, just like a lawyer would a witness, so that we may somehow 'wake up' and live life in a logical fashion. Religion isn't supposed to be scientific.
Religion brings me hope and security in times of despair. It gives me something to believe in when I can't believe in tangible earthly things. It brings me joy when things are going well, because I know that Someone is smiling down on me.
Why can't we just accept that God only wants us to live good, moral lives and love one another as brothers and sisters? Is this such a bad concept?
If the bible is wrong does this change our purpose? Does it mean we have to live immoral lives? Does it mean that there is no hope? Does it mean that people will stop believing? No. Because it is human nature. It is part of the human condition to have faith in something. Whether it be God, friends, family, the future, ourselves? It's built into our DNA. We can teach ourselves to ignore it, but it's still there. It's up to our freedom of choice whether or not we choose to have faith.
I'm am not one who wishes to push religion on other people. I have had this done to me and I really think it is a tacky and inappropriate thing to do. My religion is my own business. Between me and God and nobody else. So, please don't think this is a sermon. But for those who believe, God Bless You!
BIBLE = Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth