How is it that I can start something without knowing what effect it will have in the long-term? I guess that's where my faith comes in. I have faith in many things, but strangely enough, I am just as excited about the things that I already surely know. These things matter... a TON. Let me give you a few examples:
I know that God is a real, loving Father of all of us. That's right... us! First, I heard this from my family, who took care of me and loved me and helped me grow to the man I am. Then I studied it in such places as the Holy Scriptures, books that are not only sacred to me because of the peace I receive from them, but more are really sacred because God gave them to us, every bit :). One volume of modern scripture that I know came from God is called The Doctrine and Covenants (D&C). It is published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I quote a couple verses from it that I studied recently in a university class about these scriptures:
"Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God; for, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him."
That scripture refers to Jesus Christ by the way. Pretty cool, huh? We all have souls, and He (God) thinks that pretty special. We're great in his sight. It doesn't matter how bad or poor or disfigured we may be in body or mind, our souls are worth a lot to him, and that's why Christ suffered so much. It was for us, so that if we try, we can go back someday :).
So, you can tell. I love our God. These are matters of the Spirit, because I know that God lives and loves us all. I will take time on this blog to address many matters, ranging from things that matter to many, or just things that matter to me. As for now, I'll just sum up with one of the things that matters the most. Spirit.
It does matter, Spirit, that is. It is that which connects us to God and connects us at our innermost core with each other. Spirit can be measured by the eye contact that speaks to your soul without the need of words. It is that still, small voice that whispers to your conscious, assuring you that all is well. Spirit is what we use to communicate with our Maker, to find our way back home to Him again. After all, "we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience" (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin).
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