Recent terrorist events in the middle east and Europe and in the U.S. were aimed at families who were together in public places. This made me ponder what spiritual solutions we may have to stay safe and avoid falling into the trap of being terrorized. We don’t want to be naive or foolish but we also don’t want to let a few crazed zealots shape our public life.
Tag: safety
All the monotheistic religions tell the story of a tempter inducing the 
first humans to be disobedient. The Torah and Bible show a serpent in this role and the Qur’an presents a jinn named Iblis as the one who first approached Eve and made her aware that there was something she didn’t have. The serpent suggested that Eve wasn’t as good as the gods. Immediately after she took that idea in (bit the apple) her contentment disappeared, her peace of mind fled. The serpent planted the idea with Eve that she was somehow inadequate. “But I’ve got something for you that will fix it,” the serpent promised.
Do you ever get the feeling that there is something out there that can “get you?” Sometimes people fear accidents, disease, dangerous people, or financial and physical disasters. It seems like these might just sneak up on you and get you. A comforting thought about this from the Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Bad weather? God’s got your back ©JClague
Begotten is old fashioned language referring to conception and birth. But it literally means, “to get or obtain by effort.”