Monday, May 08, 2006

The Spirit in the Sky

The Blog | Arianna Huffington: On John McCain, Ann Coulter, Karl Rove, Bettie Page, and WWJRD (What Would Jesus Really Do?) | The Huffington Post:

". . .Here's the bottom line: If you believe in a God who only judges and punishes others (or you) or if you believe that there is nothing but an accidental, indifferent universe, it's going to be incredibly hard - perhaps impossible - to move from fear to fearlessness, because, after all, the essential characteristic of fearlessness is trust. The trust that there is purpose and meaning in our lives and in the universe, even when our limited minds are unable to see it. It's the trust that's captured in one of my favorite verses in the Bible: 'Not a sparrow falls but that God is behind it.'

The alternative is a pessimism and an impatience which despairs of life and seeks man's hope either in the end of the world or in worldly panaceas. . ."

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