Christianity Explored

‘Christianity is Christ’ said the man at the course I attended last Tuesday. A seven week course where I get to ask questions about life and Christianity, eat supper with what are essentially a great mix of people, and read Mark’s Gospel as homework

You see, the image many people have of me, especially those who are probably reading this very entry, is that I’m rather sex obsessed and, consequently, unreligious being. Unreligious? Probably, Uninterested in different ideas and concepts? Most definitely.

For knowledge is infinite and with knowledge comes wisdom. The ability to learn from other people and take alternative concepts in order to enrich your own being is something only the best of us do.

I must say, this circling of different societies is a great thing. Meeting so many interesting and unusual people is perhaps the essential London experience. The thing about London is that people can work their way through friends the way they work their way from one tube stop to another. Quickly, efficiently, absorbing, losing, all in equal amounts.

‘What one question would you ask God if you knew you’d get a reply?’
C2 (with who I attend these ‘classes’) – ‘Why build a perfect world and then plant a tree in the Garden of Eden which, you knew, would cause destruction?’

Me- ‘Is it possible to be completely satisfied with the present without ever hoping for or seeking something more, something further?

Dear Readers, what question would you ask?

Having said that, I saw the film Iris a couple of days ago. Such a beautiful tragic film. What a woman. Something I heard made me wonder.

‘Even before we are born we learn to believe in an eternal divine spirit, beyond even God. We believe in the power of love, the strong encompassing power of love, happiness, belonging.’

God or Love?