I was raised in a religious environment in which many of the "God-given sacred truths" were inconsistent and even contradictory. When I asked about these inconsistencies and contradictions, I was told that "God works in mysterious ways" and I would be saved from pe...
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Managing Our Emotions
Christina Bruni
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 10:19 AM -
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Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 01:05 PMRobin, you wrote about your experience of questioning early experiences with religion? I am still struggling with that. One reason is that sometimes, especially when slightly manic, I become entranced with religion and all its trappings. I tithe, I read my Bible and pray at set times every day, I go to church every Sunday, and I feel like I am lead by the Holy Spirit. When depressed w/psychosis I have conversations with the Devil and I feel there is absolutely no God. Where is He? My pastor's wife said, "The tide of your feelings will go in and out, you just have to rely on the fact that what you have been taught is the truth." But when God simply is not there and I am in a religious void, then my experiences and my education cannot assure me that He is anywhere. I don't know what to do except go with the flow. If I am only "religious" when manic, what value does it really have?
Carolyn
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Hey Robin,
You're on to something. I look forward to your next blog. You've jogged my creativity about a blog entry I could write.
Cheers,
Chris
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