God: who are you; what are you?
Part 2
I’m also extremely unwilling to give up my understanding of this voice as the voice of God. Whatever this voice is, it is the most precious thing in my life. Through it, I have gained greater insight, clarity, uplifting transcendence and compassionate wisdom than through any other voice.
Could it be my voice? I wonder if it’s possible for me to identify any clear, specific examples of an inner conversation where the 3 strands can be discerned: my voice “as my usual self”, my voice being my altruistic best, and the (supposed) authentic voice of God, striking through all doubt and confusion, self-interest and self-deception, suddenly revealing a new dimension dazzling in truth, goodness and love?
Is it fair to say (sounds a bit like a cop-out to me, though it could be true) that whenever we speak words of love, truth and justice, that is God speaking? And does that mean that “God” is simply a personalised version of the abstract principles of truth, goodness and love? I want God to me more than this, though, in what way could God be more than this? What’s better than perfect goodness, truth and love? Yes, God is personalised, but what does this add? Is it only because through aeons of evolution, we understood abstract things in concrete personal forms? However, a personal God certainly changes these abstract good principles and applies them to me in a personalised way. This somehow seems “better” than me applying them to myself – though this is also a person acting – it’s just that it’s me doing it to myself. And having a personal God seems better than me simply being inspired by an abstract idea – even a supremely perfect one. Though if this was the case, perhaps I should give myself credit for being so inspired– and by extension, give the human race credit for being able to do this– rather than giving God the credit for “giving us” this inspiration?
Spiritual Devotion 