I do not know if that is true. I do not know the
underlying nature of the Divine, but even if it is somehow a product
of humanity, it is possible that it is constant, a product not of our
changeable and evolving natures but of some common, constant core of
what makes us human.
What I can say, however, is that an eternal,
unchanging constancy need not be reflected in how the Spirit is
revealed to us. It comes upon us in manners suited to our varied
natures, in ways appropriate to our different situations. It is in
this way that actions, principles and beliefs may severally be
inspired by the Spirit, despite their differences. They may be
different in small ways, even so small as to seem trivial, or in
large ways, even so large as to seem fundamentally incompatible.
That is not to say that there is no such things as
false religion. It passes credulity to suppose that no-one has ever
pretended to insight for personal gain. Nor is it to say that there
is no such thing as mistaken religion, for we are flawed being and
cannot always read the leadings of the Spirit aright.
There is false religion, aye, and mistaken
religion, but do not suppose that you can identify them, even with
the guidance of the Light. For the Light illuminates us each
according to our needs and our natures, and it is given to none of us
to know all that it illuminates across the span of years, and places,
and peoples.
Consider too, that even where faith is rooted in
an historic falsehood, or a mistake old or recent, it may still be
followed by those of faithful heart who may be open to the Light, and
that Light may still be guiding them, speaking in ways most apt to
reach that faithful heart, in the terms it will understand.
Do not presume that your perception of the Light
is most true, or that you have seen it in greater measure.
Written April 2018
