I believe...

Sometimes I think that humans, have created God in their own image and likeness, instead of the other way around. I believe that the pain and loneliness of this life has spurred people to contextualize God in terms of themselves instead of being brave enough to imagine the unimaginable, that the force that created us might well be beyond our comprehension. Like kittens pulled too early from the teat, we are insatiably hungry and fearful. As if the love letter that we receive each day in the form of our existence were not enough, we become greedy for more affirmation and attention. Driven by the need to feel special, we create a fatherly image of God to love us, to guide us, to invite us over for Sunday dinner.

I believe that there exists within each of us the strength to live with this divine mystery, the ability to love and embrace the unknowable. The imperative to behave humanly, responsibly, with compassion and intelligence is something we all must evolve daily, we must act as both parent and child if we aspire to reflect and broadcast the love of God. To be grateful for this existence, to respect and protect this beautiful planet upon which we find ourselves, to love ourselves and our fellow beings, to be brave, compassionate, curious, careful and kind...

Lucy Meskill