New Year's Eve has come and gone and, while some of us are filled with new hope, others are depressed (or hungover). Every year, I start out with fresh dreams and wishes for a better year than the last - not that the last was all so bad.
Old friends died of various ailments. We lost some from cancer or AIDS and others just slipped away from old age. As I get older, I become more aware of the things that can happen to an older body and each day becomes more precious. And I become more outspoken.
I want to congratulate Roger Ray, a freelance writer here in Springfield, Mo. He has been a Christian minister for a long time and he recently stood up and admitted that he was disillusioned by the local churches. He actually announced that he no longer believed that Jesus was God. I know what it feels like to doubt the faith you have followed for so long and I just gotta give him a cheer for intellectual and spiritual honesty and courage. Questioning what you have been taught is part of growing and it isn't always easy or fun.
As a practicing Pagan, I have doubted the teachings of Christianity most of my life. For me that part was easy. I can't imagine that it was that easy for Mr. Ray and I am grateful for his efforts. Even as time goes on, I find that I question the teachings of my Wiccan/Pagan fellows and feel a need to research and explore other options. Mr. Ray has showed me that other people have their own doubts and I find this reassuring. We are not alone out there after all.
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