how my north star has shifted from the Christian god, to love, to justice.

[belenen]

icon: "progressing (a deeply, vividly green forest of thick vines and trees, with a tunnel running through where unused train tracks lay)"For the first 2 decades of my life, my guiding light was the Christian god, as understood through the Bible. I thought of the Bible as a way to understand God, and I thought of God as the reason for being alive

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[topaznebula]

What a wonderful true north to have. Justice.

[ragnarok_08]

That's such a fantastic true north :)

[karmasoup]

I truly believe this is the greatest form of love you can show to the world, and bless you for being a true follower of what has become your "faith." This is my strong belief in life, as well, though I feel you are much more of a practitioner than I... for now, my focus is to raise a young boy in this world who is sensitive to others in all these ways, but by the time he is old enough to understand, and my hands are less full with just providing for his basic needs, I hope to lead him in these ways by example. Thank you for being who you are, for mattering to so many, and because of your great love for humanity, I'm friending you so I never miss your story of things you have done to make a difference.

[adoptedwriter]

Makes good sense.

[maju01]

I know Christians who believe that spreading the Gospel is the most loving thing you can do, because you are showing love to those who haven't heard the Gospel and you are showing love to God by obeying the command to spread the Gospel.