The family of God is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man discovered. And in his joy, he sold everything so that he could buy the field. The family of God is also like a merchant who went searching for pearls, and when he found the most beautiful one and … Read more
Evan: I came across a definition of the gospel that puzzles me because it’s different, but it really attracts me. The gospel—the supreme desire to do the Father’s will coupled with the supreme joy of the faith realization of sonship with God.
Sophia, if I were just meeting you, and if you expressed this concern, I would say, if you receive God as your Father, then you are a daughter of God. That means that you are born again. And that means that you have the power to overcome doubt. And that victory is your faith. Your salvation, your eternal life is assured. And you stay with the program by doing the will of your divine Parent.
Social service defined: Readiness to do good, if we can, to anyone with any kind of need.
It is common for love to be preferential in a way that is not based on our deeper equality in the brotherhood of man, the siblinghood of humankind. But everything changes when we recognize the spiritual core of what it means to be a human being . . .
The more we know and love God, the more we realize that the awesome Creator is our friend. This friendship leads us increasingly into the evidence of the friendly universe. What a difference it makes to live this way, even for moments or brief stretches of time!
What answer to the question “Who am I?” establishes truth in your core identity, makes any remaining craziness peripheral and much easier to deal with, and opens up enhanced beauty and goodness for your contribution to sanity in this world?
Physically, we start as a one-celled zygote. Mentally, we start in complete ignorance. Why should we expect our physical and mental development to give us advanced standing in our spiritual journey?