“This is difficult to believe,” Devorah said. “And it’s
similar to the radical shift in belief and perspective I shared a few posts
ago. But Heaven itself is reached with empty hands and open minds, which come
with nothing to find everything. This means holding everything lightly even our
most sacred laws, cherished beliefs and ideals.
“To do violence in God’s name and in the name of your most
cherished beliefs and ideals is not only hypocritical and absurd, it is to do
violence not only to those cherished ideals, but to ourselves and our reality
as one with the power we call ‘God.’ God does not require us to defend him or
worship him in certain arcane ways. God is not Zeus. God is an invisible power
within us, reflected in our desire for love, compassion, peace, mercy,
inclusion and joy.
“The fear of God is in truth the fear of ourselves and our constant
misuse of the power we call ‘God.’ Heaven itself is real and within each of us
right now, even within the sinners, perverts and evil-doers, and is reached by
releasing the interferences to Its presence within us, judging not, and
remembering Its benign and loving reality. Release the ego thought system you
clutch so tightly and your empty hands become free to receive Heaven’s gifts.”
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