SPIRITUALITY VS. RELIGION ~

[janbear]

SPIRITUALITY VS. RELIGION ~

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Religion is a way for people to get to heaven, and
Spirituality is a way for people to get out of he!!.

Anonymous Twelve Stepper

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I was raised in a home that was strongly
religious. All of its standards and rules
were based on religion, and on the standards
of a rigid God Who is perfect, and Who calls
His followers to be perfect. My mother is a
person who seemed to find her mission in
life by telling people how far they fell short
of that perfection. I learned very early that I
did not and would never measure up; that
being part of religion meant accepting my
inability to excel at its tenets.

But when I came into this program, I began
to learn about spirtuality. I learned about
God from people who were not perfect, and
who could accept themselves as they are.
I learned about mercy and forgiveness from
people with different faiths than my own; I
learned about trusting God from people who
did not even believe in a Supreme Being.
What I learned has put "flesh" on the words
of the Scriptures that I learned as a child.
It has put life into my faith, for the first time,
and it has helped me learn that I am
worthwhile and acceptable just as I am.

ONE DAY AT A TIME ...
I give my life into the keeping of the God of my
understanding, and know that my best is the
least, and the most, that He expects from me.

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