You Are What You Are

I have a niece who has always claimed to be a Christian. She has been active in church much of her life. She’s the only Christian I know who will answer my questions without being defensive. But as we all know, that defensiveness is a knee-jerk reaction not exclusive to Christians. She was my riding partner for years. Religion and spirituality were our number one topic of conversation as we walked, trotted and loped our horses through the woods. We seemed to naturally converse about those things we had in common rather than the things we didn’t. Consequently, the topics we had in common expanded into areas we would not have thought we shared. Talking with her was as inspiring as talking with my friends in The Prosperos. I sent a short story I wrote to get her opinion as to whether or not a Christian could read the story and get something out of it or would it be threatening, etc. The story itself doesn’t matter. It wouldn’t add anything to this article. This was her answer: I think most would agree, that claiming to be a Christian, in her case, is a most correct designation.

My initial thoughts are that while he’s in the hotel room he is having his first self actualization. He is coming to the revelation that he has a part to play in his life and that he ultimately can decide what or who he wants to be. From a Christian standpoint I feel like truth is universal ; There’s an actual scripture that says that God wrote the truth on every man’s heart so that when he is faced with it he will recognize it. I think that he was seeking and found truth. This I believe can happen on a persons way to knowing God. As a person who has experienced trauma and as a parent I feel like most of us are taught that we are the result of our surroundings like an empty jar that’s been filled with whatever anyone has wanted to put in us. As a person who has made their way away from what has been put in me I see this journey as very much a realization that we are not the sum of what we have been filled with. The process of emptying out that filled jar by others or  the other self we formed based off of others input it's a long and arduous journey.  It’s the truth that there is no jar that when we connect with Jesus we are as him infinet. For  me it was like the protagonist was taking his first stand. I recognize this first stand because I took this stand when Moses was just a small baby. When rage and desperation tore at my insides because I could not handle him crying and never having a break or help. I recognized the violence of my childhood in me and decided to separate from it so that my child would not experience what I had. From my spiritual view, it is the holy spirit never stoping giving truth and freedom. We simply have to be in a place to let go of what once was. This is a process that happens over and over again as long as we pursue it. A spiritual awakening as it were. Its Frodo carrying the ring to the fires of Mordor. To destroy the havoc of generations past though it was not him who caused it.  Again I believe this awakening is available to anyone regardless of belief system because this truth is infinite. Truth is not reserved for only Christians the bible makes that clear.  So he is awakening to truth.  As a caviot, that is how people are awakened to God is by being led by truth. God does not disparage age, wealth, race,sex, or foundational religion. In my belief anyways.