Deserving of God’s Love, Musings by Sheila

A man is known by his deeds, not by his religion.
Love one another. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Fear nothing for God walks beside you, always. There is but one God. Forgive. Judge not. Be grateful. We are created in God’s Image.

The Grateful Goddess consciously chooses not to affiliate with any one particular religion, but strives to live by the basic principles shared by all religions. I think you would agree, it would be difficult to dispute any of these aforementioned principles. We believe we are all one, that we all come from the same source. Our beliefs lie in the core messages we believe God was trying to impart with us, therefore we welcome all denominations as we believe they all started with these core beliefs. From there, many other thoughts were added to these beliefs. That we are all sinners. That we are not worthy. That we will be judged and crucified for our sins. This is where religions break off and people see themselves as separate rather than one. Personally, I am still growing and evolving and aspiring to live a life of non-judgment and oneness, but each day I choose only love, I grow happier and more grateful. Today as I sang along with the church congregation, ‘Who am I that God would even remember my name’ my inner voice cried out ‘I am a child of God, that is who! Would we forget our child’s name? We have only love, hopes, dreams and desires for our children, and God, with infinitely more love than I, would surely have no less than the greatest desires for me.’ Whenever I hear that we should be shameful, fearful and that we are unworthy, I pause and think, “Is that what God would really want me to think?” Can I achieve my greatest potential and shine my God-given talents and beacon of light on mankind if I feel unworthy or unqualified?” Why does man interpret God’s messages as anything but pure love and asking us to follow in his path and be pure love?

To Thine Own Self Be True