“Does God exist?”

“Yes.”

“Is God all-powerful?”

“Yes.”

“Does God love you?”

“Yes.”

“Does God care about you?”

“Yes.”

“Does God know everything?”

“Yes.”

“Does God see everything?”

“Yes.”

“Does God control everything?”

“Yes.”

“Is God the creator and sustainer of the universe?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the ability to do anything?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the ability to do anything He wants?”

“Yes.”

“Is God the giver of life?”

“Yes.”

“Is God the sustainer of life?”

“Yes.”

“Is God the creator of life?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the power to give life?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the power to sustain life?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the power to create life?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the power to take life?”

“Yes.”

“Does God have the power to end life?”

“Yes.”

“Do you love God?”

“Yes.”

“Do you trust God?”

“Yes.”

“Do you believe God?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know God?”

“Yes.”

“Is God your friend?”

“Yes.”

“Does God care about you?”

“Yes.”

Love is a wonderful thing. Many of us seek it and few of us truly find it. But what is it? Is it something that happens to you or something that you do? It is both.

Love is a verb. You have to work at it. You have to make an effort. Love is not just a feeling. Love is a choice.

Love is a choice to show kindness, to give time, to be patient, to have faith, to forgive, to accept, to listen, to comfort and to be a friend.

Love is a choice to serve, to sacrifice, to forgive, to listen and to work things out.

Love is a choice to be there, to listen, to care and to be committed.

Love is a choice to work things out, to forgive and to trust again.

Love is a choice to give of yourself as you would want to be given to.

Love is a choice that we make over and over again every day.

We choose love over anger. We choose love over hate. We choose love over indifference. We choose love over fear. We choose love over revenge. We choose love over bitterness. We choose love over loneliness.

We choose love over selfishness and self-absorption. We choose love over criticism and judgment. We choose love over complaining and whining. We choose love over despair and depression. We choose love over apathy and indifference. We choose love over hopelessness and despair. We choose love over violence and hate.

We choose love over revenge and retaliation. We choose love over indifference and inaction. We choose love over fear and anxiety. We choose love over anger and hate. We choose love over criticism and judgment. We choose love over criticism and judgment.

We choose

I was wondering if you thought God existed.”

“God?”

“Yes.”

“Why do you ask?”

“Because I don’t know if I believe in God.”

“And you want my opinion?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re a priest.”

“Do you want my opinion or do you want me to tell you what you want to hear?”

“I want your opinion.”

“Well, I don’t know if I believe in God.”

This surprised me. “You don’t know?”

“No, I don’t.”

“But you’re a priest.”

“Yes, I am, but that doesn’t mean I have to know if I believe in God or not.”

“Doesn’t it?”

“No, it doesn’t.”

“But if you don’t believe in God, why are you a priest?”

“Because I wanted to be a priest.”

“But if you don’t believe in God, why did you want to be a priest?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

“No.”

“But you must

Note: this is from a series of prompts I ran into the Open AI Project. The prompt is bold.

Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No.” “Does God exist?” – “No

There is more to life than this.” She was absolutely correct.

I have spent the last three decades trying to find out what that “more” is. And I am still searching.

I have come to believe that the experience of the numinous is not just an emotional reaction to the beauty of nature, but a glimpse into a different way of being in the world. I think that this experience is the source of all that is good in human beings.

I also think that we are all born with the capacity to experience the numinous. We are born with the capacity to experience the goodness of the world.

But something happens to us along the way. We are led to believe that the world is an inherently hostile place. We are led to believe that we are not good enough, that we need to be more successful, more powerful, more beautiful, and more extroverted in order to be happy.

I think that this is a lie that we have been told, and that this lie is the source of all that is bad in human beings.

So what is the alternative? How do we reclaim the experience of the numinous?

I believe that we need to stop trying to control the world and start trying to experience it.

The world is not a hostile place. It is beautiful and good.

We are not flawed. We are good enough.

We need to start living in the present moment, and stop trying to predict the future.

We need to start doing things that give us a sense of meaning and purpose.

We need to start doing things that we enjoy.

We need to start being kind and compassionate towards ourselves and others.