OUR PERCEPTIONS OF GOD

“Have you ever asked yourself the question: What is God like? We are told to pray by turning away from the problem and thinking about God; but how are we to think about God? What is His nature? What is His character? Where is He? Can we really contact Him, and if so, how?” Next time you are in church, take a moment and stand in the back so you can see all the heads of those in attendance. A lot gray and bald will greet your gaze. It makes sense, since when we were young we were indestructible and seemingly immortal. We knew in our heart that it wasn’t so, but we had time and would deal with that stuff later, much later. Regular church services are typically populated with the “it’s now later” crowd. Having possibly buried a parent or parents, a friend has passed of “natural” causes versus the unnatural ones of youth or doctors have become an unwelcome regular reality in their lives, they have started asking the questions and seeking the answers they put off for “later”, for later has arrived.