I have a little boy part inside of me that loves to run, play, dance and generally just "be" without any buzzing of parental interference.
I have another part hat knows that what a little boy thinks of as interference is just other people trying to keep him safe. When in the name of safety we give up our free creative parts we give up "child aliveness", just the non-worried about issues of safety free loving and living parts. In our world we give up freedoms for "homeland security" but can be in danger of losing our homeland.
Jesus said, "Unless you become as a little child, and be born all over again, you cannot see the kingdom of heaven". Maybe if we all practiced just being "fun loving and living children" we would all get along together well.
I am curious why we make "church rules" beyond just "be loving toward all, and live in love yourself".
A child is at peace, with little or no fears, and is just full of smiles of love.
No wonder Jesus said it is what heaven is like. Like children running an dplaying in a sphere of love and peace forever.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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