Do you really think that any text can encapsulate
all that could be said of the Divine? Do you think that any text
mediated by human thought and human hands is the unsullied word of
God? You have reason and intelligence to address the world, and the
divine spark itself to guide you. You reject these gifts when you
abdicate your judgement to a text, however old and wise and beautiful
it might be.
And yet, each and every scripture and holy text is
precious. Where people have sanctified a text with their sincere
faith, there cannot fail to be some shadow of the Divine in it, be it
ever so slight or hard to see, or seeming to shine forth in glory.
Every text is an opportunity for learning, and none should be
disregarded.
Any person may pick up any holy text, and they
will find wisdom if they are willing to look, and beauty, and
guidance. Yet they will also find things that are troubling, that
they find impossible to reconcile with their understanding of
goodness and rightness. Read scripture with a thought for the Spirit,
and it will guide you to the understanding you need from each text.
Written November 2017
