Thursday, September 16, 2010

I keep reading, and the premise keeps expanding

I've been reading the book, "Discover the Power Within You" by Eric Butterworth, and he has an interesting view of the embodiment of the power within.  As I study, almost all of the publications I've read so far teach that the Universe is the source of all power, and we are all connected to the universe.  Somewhere in there I began to wonder if this was decrying God, as I know God.  I don't believe so, and there are a couple of reasons why.  Of course, we've all heard of the "big bang theory," that the universe was created from one event.  And that may very well be true, but the source of the event is still in question, or maybe it isn't.  I recently came from an exhibit of pictures taken by the Hubble telescope of the universe including many other galaxies besides our own. Looking at them, in a serene environment, was a deeply emotional experience and I recognized omnipotence. Imagine, if you will, the immense intelligence of a being who can, with a snap of their finger, cause reactions on a molecular level that create every infinitesimal thing within the range of our eyesight and beyond.  Think of an artist with a blank canvas and how quickly a unique and magnificent painting can depict things that were, perhaps moments before, just the gram of an idea in the artist's mind.  Given that small potential, after looking at the Hubble photographs, it's not hard to recognize creation that has been ongoing for millions and millions and millions of years, ad infinitum.  I am connected to God in ways I never imagined, and I intend to explore and expand on that connection.  Being as flawed as I am at this process right now, this might take awhile.

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