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I BELIEVE
I
believe in the creation of the universe. The Universe is my proof. I
cannot define the Creator. There is only one creator we can call Allah,
Buddha, God, Jehovah or The Great Spirit. I think each man makes God in
his image and that my God is no better than another.
I believe we have a right to worship as we wish and those who do so in secret are rewarded in secret.
I
believe all men and women are created equal and have an inner knowledge
of right and wrong; that such Revelation is in all of us; and that the
equality of man and spirituality in man is the best hope for world
peace and for the future of mankind.
I believe in evolution as
a law of nature that benefits creations – even myself. I evolve every
day. Evolution does not prove or disprove the creation.
I believe in an open mind…a mind open to change and understanding, tolerant, and free of prejudice.
I
believe the Bible contains many words of great wisdom, symbolism and
metaphors written by many authors; and can serve as a good guide to
many.
I believe the Ten Commandments offer a moral code that
all the great religions seem to accept; and that the moral teachings
attributed to Jesus are the best code for a good and happy life. The
divineness of His code of love, respect, mercy, equality, justice,
benevolence and tolerance is more important than questions of His
birth, divinity, life, death and resurrection. That Jesus lived, was a
great teacher, and was crucified are likely truths. Questions of His
Divinity and Resurrection will be studied forever and will never be
proved certain or false to everyone.
I believe my God loves me
and can intervene on my behalf. Such faith is good for my mental
health. Faith in self or fellow man or Jesus’ teachings or God is far
better than believing in nothing. Better to have hope and love and
faith than to go without these things. Better to be thankful for all
things than to be ungrateful for all things. Better to give your
problems up to your God or a friend or to the wind than to hold them
in. The psychology of belief and prayer and thankfulness and giving up
problems helps.
I believe that the greatest force in the world
is Love. Jesus teaches that “God is Love” and that we should “Love one
another”. If God is nothing but love, this is enough for me. Love can
heal and perform miracles, comfort and overcome fears, change our
thoughts and our lives, absorb our problems, change others, and make
peace possible on earth. Love does not hate. Love does not make war.
Love is respect, benevolence and tolerance for all. Love conquers all.
When we can all say to each other - “God loves you and so do I” - there
will be Peace on Earth.
I believe that doing good works is the
best service to man. Salvation and grace is found in the satisfaction
obtained from doing good works, from being respectful of beliefs of
others, in demanding justice where wrongs occur, in forgiving others,
in being benevolent to all, and in welcoming our differences in race,
color, sex, age, sexual preference, religion or political creed.
I
believe in the future, hope and love, reason and faith, experiment and
evolution, benevolence and tolerance, and human spirituality and
goodness.
It is not for us to impose our way on others. Rather
we must accept and understand our differences and welcome the
possibilities of our common beliefs and needs. We must open
communication with all cultures in our world.
I believe that
when we die, we will live forever in others we touched. I like the
world I live in and hope to improve it a little. Of course, I hope for
happiness after this life.
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