I was talking to someone recently who said, and this is almost verbatim, “I go to church every weekend because I have embraced my father and Lord. I feel that He guides every step I make and I leave it all in His hands.” If we leave the he/him assigned to God at birth for a second, yay, you, for having so much faith in a higher power! I have a bit of faith in something larger – an intelligent Something that I couldn’t possibly comprehend that everything exists within and because of. But even then I don’t have the kind of capital “F” faith that lets me stop trying to control things in my life.
I love this! It’s funny how we recognize the need to update our phone operating systems all the time but the thought of changing our social systems paralyzes us completely.
Wow, Neesha, this is a powerful piece. In my religious studies and social sciences readings, the sacred and the societal often intersect (see Whitehead, Bergson, Teilhard de Chardin). We should put on a pot of coffee and get on Zoom, Bb, or Teams and talk about the the metamodern cosmology, the sacred feminine, and how the patriarchy has co-opted most of faith-based literature to cover itself.
At the end of the day, it's all about the relationship, which we know women have always done better than men. You are on to something important in this piece. Stay with it and write more. Amen and Alleluia!
I love this! It’s funny how we recognize the need to update our phone operating systems all the time but the thought of changing our social systems paralyzes us completely.
Yes, such a perfect analogy...an update to our systems!
Wow, Neesha, this is a powerful piece. In my religious studies and social sciences readings, the sacred and the societal often intersect (see Whitehead, Bergson, Teilhard de Chardin). We should put on a pot of coffee and get on Zoom, Bb, or Teams and talk about the the metamodern cosmology, the sacred feminine, and how the patriarchy has co-opted most of faith-based literature to cover itself.
At the end of the day, it's all about the relationship, which we know women have always done better than men. You are on to something important in this piece. Stay with it and write more. Amen and Alleluia!
Absolutely! Psychology and spirituality are my favorite topics, ever -- I could go on and on. Thank you so much for the encouragement and support!