Hello out there.....Today, Gommy had lunch with a very good friend, with a very good soul. Not everyone seems to have good souls. But good friends with good souls are the best!!!! It is so refreshing to be able to reconnect with a good friend that you haven't seen in a while and are still able pick up where you last left off, as if you had just been together yesterday.
As Gommy was thinking just what a great soul this friend has, it prompted me to look up the word 'soul'. Goms has heard the word so often that I began to wonder what the exact definition of soul is....Turns out there are several meanings: 1) the animating principle in humans credited with the abilities of thought, action, and emotion 2) the spiritual part of a person, capable of redemption from the power of sin through divine grace 3) a person's feelings or moral nature as distinct from other faculties 4) or, ethnic pride among Black people in the areas of food, music, customs and religion.
For the purposes of this blog, Gommy is going to talk about our spiritual soul. The thing we are all searching for in our lives is a sort of 'spiritual goal'. We also hope to be of good character and worthy of obtaining redemption through divine grace at some point. The four parts of our spiritual goal are Peace, Harmony, Laughter and Love. Gommy thinks that love is the most important of these components. If we could love, be loved, accept love and act out of love.....then the other parts would take care of themselves. It was Jesus who said, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God..." I think He meant that God is love and if we seek love in all areas of our life, we have found the Kingdom of God.
Many people are turned off by any talk of religion. It is said too that it isn't wise to speak of religion in mixed company. This is because everyone has their own ideas about religion and how they were raised in their religion and it can get touchy to have a conversation of differences and it can sometimes turn ugly. Isn't that odd? How people can turn mean and fight about different opinions about religion? But there have been war after war about religious differences. People even feel they have the right to kill someone with a different opinion about their religion....Can't ever wrap my mind around that one! But it is better not to argue with someone about their religion or their politics. There is too much negative energy in those areas and as the old saying goes, "A man convinced against his will, shall have the same opinion still." So, don't waste your time batting your head against that metaphoric tree.....
So, Goms thinks it is a better idea to evolve yourself if you are having a conflict with someone. By evolving yourself, you are making yourself into a loving person, you are acting out of love and you are accepting love. And by surrounding yourself with love, it just may permeate through the universe and help to change the world. At least it will be a little better place than before you came here.
To help the universe be a better world, we could start by praying for peace and love. With the numbers that the internet is capable of reaching i.e. Facebook, Twitter, MY Space, etc., it is conceiveable that the power of prayer of millions will be heard. Couldn't hurt.....I'm willing to do my part to pray for peace and for loving one another. Anyone else interested? Have a great week everyone and AMEN...
Goms is having lunch again Sunday with two more good friends from the past. I'll fill you in on our get-together sometime later....I'm sure it will be just as good as yesterdays lunch because Goms has known these friends for more years than Goms cares to admit to..... and they have very good souls as well......Gommy seems to be Blessed with good friends like that!!! ((*o*))
Hugs & Mush, Gommy
