Last night I went to see the new 3D movie, OZ the Great and Powerful and was totally amazed at the overt and blatant biblical symbolism. There is Pilot, Jesus, Satan, Jerusalem and, of course, God. All with different names but the same story. Good versus Evil and the people faithfully waiting for the saviour to come. How many times can we re-invent the story before it gets tired?
I do not want to shatter anyone's vision of what it means to be faithful but until one is to dig into the understanding of our Christian history and look at it with new and refreshed eyes it has no substance. The bible, a human construction, is a story of people who encounter God and most live to tell about it. Some don't, so others tell their story. We are a people who is living in the wake of these writings. Empire has changed over the millennial years but is still present. We still face the war between good and evil while some are crucified and others choose to live on the dark side. Mythology is the way we can learn from the past in a colourful way.
As I struggle in between the Christian world, where I still claim to be a follower of Jesus the Christ, and his work 2000 years ago and the humanist perspective it is with faith I watch for good in my life. A Faith which lends itself to my thinking there is more to what I can see. Faith that the universe was not created by accident but a divine plan of which I cannot begin to understand or put into words. A divine plan that is not a direct link to me but a divine plan that asks me to be in relationship with the world.
It would be easy to take the bible literally and simply believe what I am told to believe but I want more from my faith journey. I am asking the hard questions and find what I call God all around me alive and well. As I face yet another crossroads in my life it is with confidence I step out knowing something is there guiding, beckoning and welcoming my inquisitive nature.
Come with me, on your own journey. Go out and find your faith and you will live more fully and love with intensity.
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