Religion

A lot of my references are to Christianity, and one would logically assume that I consider myself a Christian. I am not not a Christian, it is just not the only spiritual way I would define myself.  Its interesting to note how many Christians do not understand what Christianity is, where it came from, how it evolved, and why it is so hard to be Christ Like.  It was actually a ploy to keep the masses powerless, which I find not only interesting, but critical to knowing who we are as a primarily Christian nation.  It is also important because understanding Christianity helps us understand others who are not.  Understanding brings Peace and that being my goal, I want to ask you a few things.

What do these words mean to you, and what images do they conjure?
Pagan
Christ
Christian
Native American spirituality
Hindu
Wiccan
Priest
God
Godess
Holy Spirit

Would it surprise you to know that the Native American Great Spirit is most likely the same thing as the Christian Holy Spirit?  That Wiccans, Natives, and Pagans honor the Mother, as in Mother Earth, but that all of those as well as Hindu, all ask the same things of their followers?

Most people who have a deep and reciprocal relationship with God recognize that there can only be one God for one reason.  The universal demands placed upon all of us comes with the same basic requirements, no matter what religion we practice.

Would it surprise you to know that Wicca is basically a Love based religion? Pagan means nothing more that Country Dweller.  Native Americans did not practice witchcraft or devil worship.  While they did (and do) honor the spirits of all things, it is because they recognize that the Holy Spirit of Life and God runs through absolutely everything.  And in those practices, they do so far far more than many practices of Christianity.

Would it surprise you to consider that Christ came to Christians because they needed him, and that the messages he brought were the same messages the White Buffalo Calf Woman and Krishna and others brought?  Would it surprise you to know that Mary embodies Christ, not just as a Mother, but as a bringer of Christ in all ways?  Change it all around and you will find the love, the basic love and truth, that circulates the globe in all religions.  The weakest have always been the kindest.  They did not lose the war because they were weak.  The lost because they truly knew love.  But Love is returning now.  Be Love.