“It seems that the most advanced scientific approaches to reality (for instance in physics) seem to exclude the rigid and dogmatic approach to the world and here eventually there may be a meeting with the highest spiritual notions. This remains perhaps for the future. But in the meantime, the struggle to establish a fixed concept of the divine essence that will state clearly “what he is” seems to me to be misleading. It is true that such statements can be made in their place, but they do not really solve anything because our experience of God tells us that he is but not what he is. We tend to experience him as one whom we do not know.”
Thomas Merton, in a letter to Martin Lings
from The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters on Religious Experience and Social Concerns
(Note: this was penned in 1964)
Hey Ken,
Were we raised in the same church? I’ve been reading your blog, and very much enjoying your thoughts and stories. I am a writer, still follow Jesus, but I’m recovering from Christianity. Just wanted you to know that you’re not alone in this journey, lots of people are in recovery. More should be. My next book is called Jesus Needs New PR. I share some of my story in that book, am beginning my memoir soon: it’s called Churched. Thanks for writing; keep it up!
Matthew,
Thank you for your comment and your encouragement. It’s good to know that someone is reading; that I’m really sharing — not talking to myself. As Thomas Merton said of writing, “The sharing gives it value.”
I will check out some of your books.
Ken