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Letters From God (Paperback)
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Letters From God (Paperback)
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The world we view as so complex is really just the work of God's
fingers. There were no massive machines, no grandiose architectural
designs. The universe is like a picture painted by God or a fabric
knitted by God. One Old Testament image is God creating humans by
knitting them in the womb of our mother. A creation account which
appears in the book of Genesis says: "The Lord God created man out
of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of
life, and so man became a living being." God uses clay of the earth
to create us. We are not simply that clay, we are formed with the
very breath of God. We are like God. We are also like the rest of
creation formed out of the clay of the earth. God admonishes us:
"cultivate and care for" his creation. It is God's creation not
ours. Adam was tempted to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and
evil: "The moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you
will be like the gods who know what is good and what is bad."
"Original sin" was not an act of disobedience to God or a lack of
faith. We do not believe that we are like God. We have to DO
something to become like God. Original sin is a lack of faith in
who we are, a failure to believe that everything (including us) is
good. Letters From God are responses from God to people who are
suffering from a series of emotons and actions which separate us
from God. We forget we are part of a greater universe made by God.
We are the very breath, the very spirit, the very life of God. We
are to cultivate and care for the rest of the universe - not
dominate and change it. The letters represent God's response to us
in our guilt and grief. They present a reminder from God that we
need to forgive ourselves and others for our own sake. In the
letters God also calls us to pursue meaningful goals in our lives.
The letters respond to a series of human expressions of exhaustion,
fear, confusion, loneliness, guilt, and worry. We do not have to
have special problems for God to care about us. One of the shortest
letters reflects that point. Dear God, I have read all of your
letters I could find. In reading them I realized that I did not fit
into any of the categories of people who wrote to you. I guess I am
just Anyone Dear Anyone, I am so glad you wrote. Please do not
think you have to some problem in order to contact me. You do not
have to fit into some group. If you read some of the Hebrew
Scriptures, especially the psalms, you will know that you have been
hand crafted by me. You do not have to have a problem. I just love
you always. GOD There is an exchange of letters between God and the
devil. Both are confused because George Bush and Sadaam Hussein
believe the other one is possessed by the devil. Both also claim
claim that God is on his side. The devil asks if God has taken
sides. He also admits that he is afraid of both of them. If they
have their way many will die and most of them will not enter the
devil's kingdom. In response God offers a simple solution. The
final part of the book is a series of letters from God in a time of
economic crisis. The letters describe how we can respond postively
to a loss of income. After all the letters of despair God writes a
general letter to all peoples. God urges us to remember four
things: 1. I love you. Nothing will ever destroy that love. 2. All
I want is for you to love and respect yourself so that no external
condition of your life will ever cause you to hate yourself. 3. No
one can ever destroy you. 4.Please care for one another, especially
in these difficult times. You will all be all right. Love, GOD P.S.
I am not simply your father. I am also your mother. I am in pain
for you. I am like a mother in labor. Can a mother come to the
point of birth and then not let the child be born? We both suffer
these pains which will allow you to be born once again. All of
God's letters end with the expression "I love you always."
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