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MIRROR
MEDITATION
By EMMITT L. BRINSON
I was In conversation with
a group of upper classmen from
a denominational institution.
Along with their major subjects
they were students of Bible
history. They were voicing their
opinions regarding their con
cepts of God, One young man
expressed himself that it was
hard to reconcile Genesis with
the actual knowledge they were
made to understand of man
kind today. He couldn't bring
himself to believe the Creation
of the world as described,
knowing the millions of years
it takes for certain inert matter
to take form. It was evident
he was confused.
It is at this point youth could
very easily become an atheist,
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for this same young man leaned
toward the wrong slant of
evolution. With our advanced
knowledge, could it not be seen
that God is much bigger than
the efforts of man In past
history to describe him?
History as we know it Indicates
that man has pictured God with
his limited words in a
manner which describes "God
in man's image," as well as,
"man in God's image."
God's image has gone through
a process of evolution since
primitive man first gazed at
the stars and wondered from
whence he came. Ideas within
the various races underwent
many changes in the recorded
histories of man. And yet He
refuses to be adequately
described. Can we not raise
above the concepts in a sense
of trust and faith?
Man's idea of God sqtpears
to coordinate him with the
stages of his civilization and
culture, and some refuse to
understand him apart from the
various steps of humanity's
economic and social develop
ment.
Evolution as some express it
is really a product or mis
conception of man's mind. To
grasp the infinity of God In
reality places him as the father
of evolution, in a sense of
greater understanding and In
a higher order. He is not the
limited, aged and bearded
Creature as some might picture
him, placing him on some
earthly throne but an ever end
less process of living organism
in youthful continuety, evolving
and encompassing the vastness
of infinity. Forever growing,
following a predetermined plan.
Evolution in this sense, open
ing new knowledge to mankind
does not breed the fears of
taboos, dogmas, and limited
descriptions as in histories
past, but opens a new romance
of challenge to youth to grasp
an understanding as God really
is. Instead of knowledge placing
one’s mind In a frame to accept
atheism, this knowledge be
comes the executioner of
atheism. For whatever our
limited abilities might be to
understand, at the hub of all
the process in our efforts to
describe—there still remains
the Infinite God who refuses to
be revealed by mere words
of man.
One knows within his own
Individual relationship and
within his heart that God exists.
It becomes his God, yet it is
the same God, as in another’s
heart, and as his mii.d might
conceive him.
This has been mlnunder-
stood down through the ages.
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fenced a revelation, he felt
that God as he had experienced
him within his heart was "The
God as he was supposed to be
to everybody." This kind of
thinking has separated religions
and churches since religion be
gan. The error is Man’s and
not God’s.
In conversation, one young
man could not understand why
a certain friend of another
denomination clung to such dog
matic rituals. "You know he
can’t believe that stuff," he
said. Here again we should
release God from our limited
concepts. No one religion,
creed, church or man has a
monoply on God.
"If, as you understand and
accept God within your heart,”
I asked; "do you think if you
departed this earthly life,
would you enter Into the pre
sence of God as you picture
him? Yes! I believe I would;"
he answered. ‘‘Well,” I con
tinued, "Those people feel the
same way" Suppose somehow,
after death you found you were
wrong, and your friend might
be right. Would you ask him
to speak a word for you?”
"If I could," he said. Well,
let’s reverse that. Would you
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helped these young men In try
ing to point out the magnanimity
of God’s spirit, but later as
I walked out under the stars,
I too wondered. Maybe the In
finite God in all his wisdom,
will never reveal himself except
within the individual heart, for
this creates an anxiety within
the heart and soul to search--
to discover—and find him—to
try and understand him. This
is the seed of all knowledge as
we know it—It gave birth to
all of Man’s advance and
wonder. Without it mankind
would have become a jellied
mass of stupidity. Ah, Yes—
This infinite God knows what
he is doing. No man—but no
man will ever by able to limit
Him.
feel it in your heart to speak
a word for him? "Of course
I would," was his quick reply.
"Then right now no one can
be the judge—we must all wait
and see. In your heart—you
are right. In his heart he Is
right. Each to his own under
standing-seeking His com
panionship, His solace—
through the ever present God.
Is there any need for argu
ment when no one knows?”
We mast release God from
our limited concepts for we
merely contain ourselves and
surely not Him.
I don’t know whether I really
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