( In which Jari muses about his perception of God and Jesus )

( In which Jari muses on the transforming power of God )

"God helps those who help themselves." It's not in the bible, and I don't personally think it's true. In fact, I think the bible is full of examples where people DIDN'T do it themselves, God did it, sometimes even against their will. I think it would be more accurate to say that God causes those who seek to find. It doesn't matter what you want or ( Read more... )

I think I’ve kind of fallen into a major pitfall in my faith/spiritual journey. It’s kind of weird, really…I’m a strong believer in the importance of spontaneity. When I do something ritually, the same thing again and again, it looses its meaning. Like transcendental meditation, I guess. Except instead of reaching a deeper level of self, I reach a ( Read more... )

The following is a snippet from my mental analysis of myself and my perception of reality, copied here purely to provide insight into the thought processes that led me to draw the below conclusions. It's depressing and philosophical and asks fundamental questions, plus it’s boring and half-incomprehensible, so read at your own risk. :-3

//One person ( Read more... )

     Why do I believe what I believe? It's been ages now since my Wandering. I can no longer remember where I went or what religions and beliefs I tried, or even why I eventually turned from each. My motives in each case were sound and I should probably remember them, but they were all details to me--I was searching for ME, not reasons. But I didn' ( Read more... )

Four years. Four states. Four different countries. Different worlds. You can never escape. You can never hide. Four years. What has changed? So much...and yet nothing. You can never hide. You can never escape. You can never outrun yourself ( Read more... )

I was party to a very meaningful moment today. Sometimes God entrusts me with important messages to people that usually mean nothing to me. Sometimes I find out later what they mean, or even have a glimmering at the time, but usually I have nook idea of the gravity f the situation. In this case, i didn't realize until it sank in afterward. But then ( Read more... )

Have you ever been in a situation where you only had one or two puzzle pieces, and a considerable clue that made no sense? I had one of those. I didn't even realize it was a puzzle. But when Mom and I compared "notes", the puzzle basically came together. I don't have to like the picture, but I know and understand it's for the best. For everyone ( Read more... )

I had a sort of revelation today. Okay, more of a re-revelation, I suppose. I've been thinking the last few days about my gifts and not-gifts, and where I fit in, and how they could be used and/or combined into application. The quality of myself I was thinking about is, as several online quizzes call it, my "crystal aura". I prefer "reflexivity". I ( Read more... )