Well, let me just say this for now- if there is indeed a God he is for divine love, unconditional kindness, limitless compassion. He or She is for acceptance, hope, and forgiveness. The kind that doesn't look back, only looks beyond.
This God is not for justifying your war and couldn't care less about abortion, gay marriage, or Marilyn Manson (frankly, nobody seems to care about him these days). This God believes in science and progress and we come closer to understanding the ways of this God by educating ourselves.
So when you pray shut your mouth. Listen instead and hear the voice of God, the voice of your inner self, the voice of higher consciousness speaking to you. Come into the palm of God's hand and understand that it's not about being divisive, it's not about difference- it's about sameness. It's not about being many, it's about being one.
Sorry for the yogic interlude. But it's the truth. So sit still and feel the endless love of the divine.
One of these days I'll write about the canyon and moving to California. yep.