10-06-2009, 07:52 PM
(10-06-2009, 06:40 PM)ahktu Wrote: I can really relate to a lot of the things you’ve said here. As a child and even now sometimes I really need time to myself to be in nature. It is a healing experience for me to just walk among the trees, feeling the peace they give off. I, too, have realized that the answers do not come until I am ready for them and there is no sense in being impatient. Everything happens in its own time. I also know the frustration with being fed vague answers by religious authority. I remember many questions I asked of my preacher, only to be told “You’re not supposed to think about things like that. It isn’t important. You just have to have faith.” This was never an acceptable answer for me.
It is good that you are trying to integrate your religious beliefs with the truths you are developing instead of giving up on religion altogether. The connection with the Creator is our lifeboat in this sea of chaos. Even if doctrines and establishments crumble and change, your faith will always be there for you.
I wish you the strongest blessings in continuing to discover yourself and experiencing the joy of the journey ahead!
Thank you for your kind words!
in regards to Ra's service to others/Service to self, I find that my church (Mormon) is heavily based around service to others and gives me plenty opportunities to serve. Also being a Gospel Essentials teacher I have the opportunity to help people on the (right) path from early on in their membership, to help open their minds and encourage them to seek answers. I however, don't give advice on where to find answers unless asked so as to not infringe on anyone's free will. Not many ask, most people are trying to lay the ground work in their lives to accept the importance of service to others, once they grasp that......
There's a scripture "When men come unto me, i show them their weaknesses that they may become strong" or something along those lines... When we are READY for the level that we think we would like to obtain then we accept a whole new level of challenges/lessons. Imagine what would happen if I began to tell everyone about the Ra contact/teachings, and everything else I have learned and know to be true throughout my seeking....... It would probably play out like this, maybe one person in the crowd would be excited about the info, the others would be totally mixed and confused because frankly some of the stuff I have learned flies in the face of some of the basics I am teaching, yet it's important that we learn the basics so that we have the opportunity down the line to move past them and appreciate them for what they are.
I have been working hard at integrating the idea into my being that "There is no failure only opportunity to learn".
Somewhat different from what some cranky people taught me growing up!