Born For Greatness

 Easter is the most important Holy Day of the Christian faith. In some ways it is no surprise that the fervor over this holiday is heightened and interpretations of its meaning are vast and varied.


 Various fundamentally grounded churches see this is a day when a martyred Jesus "died for our sins" so we could get the prize of "eternal life." My faith walk has led me away from this belief to a more metaphysical meaning of the Holy Day. That being that the crucifixion and resurrection are a metaphor for the transformation that occurs in me as I become more in tune with God and my spirituality. I admit my view and belief is outnumbered in this world, but my sense is that it is growing. Christianity is steeped in tradition and that slows the wheels of change. A fundamentalist approach is more wrapped up in a physically interactive experience that for its followers appears to say "BELIEVE OR ELSE!!" so the fear of letting go of that dogma keeps a number of believers captive from the start.

Metaphysically applying the holiday to ones own individual soul means a truly interactive spiritual experience. There is no dogma but your own. In this place of reflection, you can truly asked questions of your faith and your own personal connection with God without fear Sister Mary is going to whack you for wrong thought. Another perk to a self based interpersonal religion is releasing the need to convert people to your way of thinking. Your personal connection is solely yours and the need for religious disagreements or wars would diminish greatly.

In my metaphysical belief system, Easter is a time of personal transformation and that God is always wanting us to express fully and completely and fulfill every dream.

So....

What if you saw yourself not born as a lowly sinner (as I was taught as a child) but as a spiritual being Born For Greatness? What if every dream you had, you saw as a message from God that THAT was what you were supposed to do with your life? What would you be doing? Where would you be? What would life look like? Do you even believe this is possible?


Would love to hear your thoughts!