| Let's try to "get along" |
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| Written by Cindy |
| Thursday, 19 March 2009 21:04 |
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Just how do religion and science go together? Can they? This was a question and reoccurring theme on our campus this past month. Various speakers came in giving their opinion on the matter. Various religious groups discussed what it meant to them and for them and what they believed individually on the matter. There has been no proof of a definite answer. Some believe religion stands alone. Some believe science stands alone. Some believe the two are meshed together. Those set in their belief will not waver from it. The big question is: creationism or intelligent design and evolution or Darwinism? What is the answer? Today I propose this: whatever the case let’s do as Jesus would do, in the sense of “getting along.” I am certainly not saying you have to turn your back on what you believe. I am certainly not saying you have to agree with everything people say. Goodness, please DO question. Yet, do not simply smile your smile and walk on by like it’s no big deal. Just because you disagree, you can still get along. No, not just tolerate, but be open and LISTEN. Listen to what you are saying. Listen to what others are saying. Listen to what Jesus is telling your heart. Read the Bible, ask questions and seek answers. I don’t guarantee finding answers, or finding the same answers, but always seek the truth. “The truth will set you free.” Free of slavery to your idea, free of hatred for other ideas, freedom to have a voice, just as all others have the same freedom to speech. “I am the light and the truth,” Jesus said. We all need a light to seek the truth. Let’s do that instead of sitting in the dark arguing about it. Would Jesus have turned his back on those he disagreed with? No, this world is not always harmonious, but why do people turn their backs on religion? Is it because religion has turned their backs on them? I do not have the answers, yet I have a bounty of questions. Will you strive everyday to invite and listen, to love as Jesus loved? Would you be willing to ask questions you may not get or want the answer to? Can we all make a vow today to do our best at opening ourselves as Jesus did? Open to love and not hate. Not always agreeing, but having open arms to all. So whether religion and science go together is not our question today, but rather, are we willing to be open, willing to share, but willing to listen, striving to make this world a better place just as Jesus did? Let’s try. |
