Reflections on the God in You , Me & these Trees
Reflections on the God in You , Me & these Trees
by Ashley Mozingo, MBA
God has not forgotten.
God made a promise never to destroy humankind again. Free will sometimes leads people to corruption and harm.
God instead allowed us to witness the power of, even more, through Jesus, even though God knew that very corrupted nature would brutally murder Him, because the human race has a weird relationship with proof.
People want evidence, but they don’t always want to understand it. They also have a complex relationship with truth. Believing truth: to be something that is never hard, never complex, and is only supposed to make you feel good.
God knew that despite miracle after miracle, humanity would still distort Jesus and refuse to trust faith fully.
I’ve said this before, but I don’t think Jesus wants to come back. As I observed this world, I’m not sure He needs to. Not in a “we don’t deserve it way” but in a “we still have work to do” way. I don’t think Jesus was meant to be positioned as bailout.
Rather a reference for better living.
God knew the fate of Jesus and the plan. Then watched and waited until Jesus returned to the Heavens. I imagine God was annoyed but not surprised. God knew this exchange, this proof, would still be challenged, but experienced it anyway —to allow us to see God the way God sees us. Capable. God believes in us so much that proof was sent as an offering of unconditional forgiveness.
For the same forces of greed, corruption, and fear pushing, there are forces of giving, compassion, and safety.
Unfortunately, we’re not taught about our power properly, not in a way that encourages, inspires, and prepares. We’re taught about faith as an exchange rather than a practice. Rituals are demonic. Spirituality as a whole is demonic. Rest is for the weak. Alters are only for churches. Contradictions to trust and be moved by the Holy Ghost to turn around and not believe in Ghost (also demonic). Self, self, self. Fear, fear, fear.
Ah, but cast your worries.
…Rarely do we.
We believe we must be errorless to be blessed by God, which is very far from truth.
We’ve been robbed.
We’ve been betrayed by our own leaders and guardians. Not out of spite, but out of conditioning. The patterns of pain and promise they inherited.
…taught to guard the institution before they guard the people.
…learned sermons before they learned service.
confused control for care…
Taught that for your faith to be rewarded, you must cycle between tension and collapse.
…taught that God isn’t radical and you have to be worthy of liberation. Or rather, assign it a day.
Reinforced to believe that God is “too big” to be found in the everyday.
… taught that God's image is a race and not human.
If you say to me, my God made me, and I tell you God made me too, why do you grimace?
You of Asian descent are human, correct? You of Spanish tongue are human correct? You of Catholic practice are human correct? How have we isolated religion so much so that we’ve separated ourselves from the humanness we all share?
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
God still believes in us, in our human design. God's brilliance and glow are in our design: our light, our message, our stories, our joy, and our justice.
It’s not hopeless. At least I don’t believe it is. We’re all still here. For each breath we take, we have God in us and the power to express the God in us through small steps and actions.
Smiling at a neighbor and saying hello. Whispering a silent prayer for a friend or stranger. Laughing. Crying. Caring for others in your special way—whether it’s through cake baking or active listening. God is there. Shining within you and around you.
We are capable of creating the world God saw for us when crafting Earth and using Earth's ingredients to form us.
We are capable of mass kindness and daily compassion.
We belong….to God. You are one of Gods belongings. And if nothing else—
