Damn you?

I read an email today with references to God's condemnation of humanity through natural and man-made disasters. It looks like a conglomeration from many sources - 3 days of darkness, armageddon, etc. So what else is new? These things have been part of prophecies for centuries. And should we put it in such a fearful, religious tone?  Yes, more violent weather will be our experience in the coming two years. Yes, there is a real possibility of an "armageddon" in the Middle East - just watch the news!  Yes, there are going to be more violent earthquakes - devastation? Sure - that's what earthquakes do to what we've built in unstable areas. Tell me something new. 3 days of darkness?  If there is a really, really great amount of volcanic activity around the world ( geologists are just waiting for the inevitable), clouds of ash, perhaps laced with radioactive particles from nuclear plants that might have a meltdown, would certainly make it difficult for all the peoples on earth. Staying indoors is what they have been suggesting after the Japan nuclear plant disaster. Tell me something new.

These ideas are not new, nor are they a punishment from God. They are possible because humans have upset the balance of nature by overdrawing on natural resources. The earth is bound to try to rebalance itself.

Magnetic pole shift - scientists know it happens periodically, and it is due in our lifetime. Asteroids - bound to happen - a real possibility in the next 100 years. Powerful solar flares - a part of nature - they could disrupt our communication systems temporarily. Aliens - it's time for them to return, if they haven't destroyed their own civilization already - and they probably DO NOT LOOK LIKE the creatures science fiction feeds us. They are quite human.

Fear is the easiest form of control. If I can get you to be afraid of something, I've got you by the ........    I can push your buttons until you bleed. Don't believe everything you hear, especially if it is put in a "you better do this or God will get you."  God's got bigger things to deal with than our puny lives. But do believe, and do trust that God is in you, and you are in God. This is God's universe, not mine or yours. We are just a privileged part of this amazing life. Be thankful always, forgive completely, practice compassion, love unconditionally. 

All that is is in the moment - live in the moment - for there God is in all splendor, glory and perfect love -and each of us dipped in bliss, if we would only wake up and experience it - the rest will take care of itself.