Tell Me More

Dogma, for those who think it rather obtuse in Christian circles, can be seen in a positive way as a “conversation starter.”  In spiritual circles of western religion we say that God is a relationship.  In any relationship, we have to start somewhere in the dialogue. We usually start with what we want, our give me list. Maybe there is some thank you sprinkled in there. But if we are newbies who want to know about God, we get introduced to dogma.  It is “about” God, some descriptive info.  Each religion calls it Truth.  It is not that it is true or untrue, open to debate, but rather that dogma does not do much to build intimacy.  It is an introduction and the hope is that from our end we will be interested enough to say, “Tell Me More.”  This means you want to know this God and not just “about” this God.  To know more, to become a bit intimate, you will have to meditate, stop your focus on your wish list, and dogma thoughts about God.  Of course, in meditation God might just reveal more of yourself to yourself, and some of this will shine a light on your faults, and narrow views.  It is an invitation to grow up and grow deeper than the safety of group think that stays on the dogma level and wish list relationship with their God.