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It needs to be popular so as to create a market. The lie is added to sustain interest past credibility.
A POPULIE.
And one of the most infamous populie is the destiny-driven notion that “it must be God’s will.”
- Politics applauds the assertion because it provides a scapegoat for failed policies.
- Religion pursues the concept, believing that a certain amount of mysticism is necessary to dazzle the faithful.
- And entertainment joins the bandwagon because it provides the sense of destiny that keeps false hope alive and also removes personal responsibility.
But on this Easter week, it is very clear to me that God, who created humans and placed them in a Garden where free will was intact, also found His son, Jesus, in a Garden, expressing his own free will.
“Let this cup pass from me.”
In other words, “I don’t want to die.”
I think we misunderstand his closing thought: “Nevertheless, not my will but Yours be done.”
You might think that Jesus was submitting to a master plan of crucifixion for salvation. But actually, he was referring to the truth that God’s will is always to give human beings their free will. And at that point in history, the will of the religious elite was to kill Jesus of Nazareth.
Understanding that we are mere mortals contemplating the intellect of the heavens, I will freely admit to you that it is possible for an all-knowing God to have insights and leanings beyond my comprehension. But the opinion that a script has been written for everyone’s life, and we are merely showing up to hit the marks is absolutely ridiculous.
The facts are, God’s will seems to be accomplished more often when people give a damn about each other, and His alleged will seems more clouded and elusive during seasons of self-centered insanity.
God has a way. It is expressed in Nature.
God has grace. It is allotted to the humble.
But the will of Earth is determined in the actions of its inhabitants.
We become more sane when we realize that our sanity is essential.
Politics breeds false promises. Religion begets unnatural hope. And entertainment teases us into believing in happy endings, achieved without happy beginnings.
Let’s stop blaming God. Matter of fact, let’s stop blaming anyone and realize that the earth has a simple mantra:
What you sow you will reap.
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