The Divine Within
All alone, no feeling of impending doom.
Far away from the words and games, all with different names.
I feel a peace only quiet brings, and the heart sings with a flutter, the divine within.
God
Notes on my Spiritual Journey
I am not a believer in any one religion. Several religions have tenets that resonate with me, but not one enough that I would only believe in its truths. I am spiritual, which to me me means having a personal relationship with God. The person who has helped me the most in my spiritual journey and my daily life is Emmet Fox.
I have been reading his books on a daily basis since I was in my early twenties. He lived from 1931-1951 and he has been described as a minister, author, teacher, healer and mystic. He was also known as a new though thinker. His objective was not to start his own religion, but to let people know that they had their own creative power and they could personally understand what God is about. This is a step away from traditional religious thought, which presumes that an understanding of God must come from someone else’s understanding of him.
In his book The Sermon on the Mount, he talks about a source of universal power. He says in the book:
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