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A Hymn to God the FatherJohn Donne (1572 - 1631) Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before? Wilt thou forgive that sin, through which I run, And do run…

A Hymn to God the Father

John Donne (1572 - 1631)

Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,

Which was my sin, though it were done before?

Wilt thou forgive that sin, through which I run,

And do run still, though still I do deplore?

When thou hast done, thou hast not done,

For I have more.

Wilt… Continue

Posted on February 26, 2010 at 4:13am

Closer to God

Why be a Buddhist, when you can be the Buddha?

With this simple question, Lama Surya Das cuts directly to the heart of the integral spiritual impulse, hinting at a secret that lies at the center of all the world's spiritual traditions. It is a secret that has been hiding in plain sight for thousands of years; a secret that you yearn to discover for yourself.

You know that the world's religious legacies represent so much more than mere… Continue

Posted on February 17, 2010 at 7:22pm

Excerpts from Robert Wright's "The Evolution of God" (Copyright 2009 - Published by Little, Brown)

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Posted on February 7, 2010 at 5:14am

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Joan Osborne - One of Us

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What if God was One of Us?

If God had a name, what would it be
And would you call it to his face
If you were faced with him in all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question?

And yeah yeah, God is great, yeah yeah, God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

If God had a face what would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like Heaven and in Jesus and the saints and all the prophets?

And yeah yeah, God is great, yeah yeah, God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
He's trying to make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome...

And yeah yeah, God is great, yeah yeah, God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Just trying to make his way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to heaven all alone
Just trying to make his way home
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome...

Written by Eric Bazilian - Sung by Joan Osborne - 1995 Mercury Records

PRAYER FOR AN OPEN MIND

God of eternal truth and goodness,
keep us alert to the least hint of your will,
that we may welcome all truth,
however it comes,
bless every good deed,
whoever does it,
and receive new thoughts with grace,
from whatever source they spring;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers from the Book of Common Order
Copyright © Panel on Worship of the Church of Scotland

ALLAH

I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He
was not there; I went to the Temple of the
Hindus and to the old pagodas, but I could not
find a trace of Him anywhere.

I searched on the mountains and in the valleys
but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I
able to find Him. I went to the Ka'bah in Mecca,
but He was not there either.

I questioned the scholars and philosophers but
He was beyond their understanding.

I then looked into my heart and it was there
where He dwelled that I saw Him; He was
nowhere else to be found.

Jalaluddin Rumi