Sayings
of a Gadfly
by Max Maxwell
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WHO IS RELIGIOUS?A minister said, “I never see her in church. She is not religious.” The
Gadfly asked, “Who is religious? Is it the one who is afraid to see the world
through anything but stained glass? Or perhaps it is the pious pew-dweller who
fondles Bibles like a lost soul caressing the paper bag, which contains his
fermented solace? Or shall we deem religious those who claim familiarity with
church, yet are strangers to love? I tell you it is only those, whose hearts
are open to love and the wonder of life, who have entered into the sacred
temple. Church is like a doormat to the sacred. One can stand on the mat
without entering the temple of life. But what use are doormats to those for
whom the spirit of life has become their own breath? Who is religious? To know
this you must look into the temple, which is made of heart, and has love written
upon its altar. For the temple which is made of stone and has words written
upon its sacred pages is empty, except for the life that people bring to it.” |
© Copyright 2014 Kenneth J Maxwell Jr.