okay so stop me if you’ve heard this a rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a
rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a
rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a bar okay so it wasn’t barred with a
bar okay so it wasn’t barred with a
bar okay so it wasn’t barred with a diner to discuss my show’s story of God
diner to discuss my show’s story of God
diner to discuss my show’s story of God about who is God so the rabbi says I
about who is God so the rabbi says I
about who is God so the rabbi says I think it’s really intimidating to just
think it’s really intimidating to just
think it’s really intimidating to just start a conversation about God who is
start a conversation about God who is
start a conversation about God who is God or where is God and how these
God or where is God and how these
God or where is God and how these questions are related to each other in
questions are related to each other in
questions are related to each other in the Christian tradition God Almighty is
the Christian tradition God Almighty is
the Christian tradition God Almighty is the creator of all things what about
the creator of all things what about
the creator of all things what about Trey who is God for to write God is
Trey who is God for to write God is
Trey who is God for to write God is literally my friend he’s my inspiration
literally my friend he’s my inspiration
literally my friend he’s my inspiration daily he’s my count so it’s got a funny
daily he’s my count so it’s got a funny
daily he’s my count so it’s got a funny saying he because we know God is without
saying he because we know God is without
saying he because we know God is without sex but he’s my everything I think one
sex but he’s my everything I think one
sex but he’s my everything I think one important understanding within Judaism
important understanding within Judaism
important understanding within Judaism is that faith in God is not requirement
is that faith in God is not requirement
is that faith in God is not requirement to be a Jew I think of Jews as the god
to be a Jew I think of Jews as the god
to be a Jew I think of Jews as the god wrestlers the people who wrestle with
wrestlers the people who wrestle with
wrestlers the people who wrestle with who God is where God is not just in a
who God is where God is not just in a
who God is where God is not just in a sanctuary but it’s within each one of us
sanctuary but it’s within each one of us
sanctuary but it’s within each one of us in the Islamic context God is the
in the Islamic context God is the
in the Islamic context God is the beginning and the end and all in between
beginning and the end and all in between
beginning and the end and all in between yet and this is the part that I really
yet and this is the part that I really
yet and this is the part that I really can’t wrap my mind around but it makes
can’t wrap my mind around but it makes
can’t wrap my mind around but it makes sense to my heart at the core of my
sense to my heart at the core of my
sense to my heart at the core of my being is that while God is in charge of
being is that while God is in charge of
being is that while God is in charge of all things and all of what we would call
all things and all of what we would call
all things and all of what we would call nature
nature
nature he’s also intimately connected to each
he’s also intimately connected to each
he’s also intimately connected to each one of us in a personal way
sometimes God speaks to us in the still
sometimes God speaks to us in the still small voice and that can in some ways be
small voice and that can in some ways be
small voice and that can in some ways be even more effective than the loud
even more effective than the loud
even more effective than the loud booming voice that speaks of this
booming voice that speaks of this
booming voice that speaks of this sensitivity that we have to God’s voice
sensitivity that we have to God’s voice
sensitivity that we have to God’s voice and so I just believe that we got a nose
and so I just believe that we got a nose
and so I just believe that we got a nose but we got eyes
but we got eyes
but we got eyes we’ve got hands to touch but there’s
we’ve got hands to touch but there’s
we’ve got hands to touch but there’s also something that got created within
also something that got created within
also something that got created within us on the inside that allows us to
us on the inside that allows us to
us on the inside that allows us to perceive distinct instructions God
perceive distinct instructions God
perceive distinct instructions God doesn’t have actual hands in the world
doesn’t have actual hands in the world
doesn’t have actual hands in the world so we can use our hands to do God’s work
so we can use our hands to do God’s work
so we can use our hands to do God’s work in the world and that’s one way that we
in the world and that’s one way that we
in the world and that’s one way that we can find God God is found in the effort
can find God God is found in the effort
can find God God is found in the effort to help out someone in need to stand up
to help out someone in need to stand up
to help out someone in need to stand up for justice in society and for the down
for justice in society and for the down
for justice in society and for the down and out and the voiceless there’s a way
and out and the voiceless there’s a way
and out and the voiceless there’s a way in which you can connect to God
I was following some of the trends of
I was following some of the trends of young people who are describing
young people who are describing
young people who are describing themselves as spiritual but not
themselves as spiritual but not
themselves as spiritual but not religious I think young people can
religious I think young people can
religious I think young people can connect to God through nature then to
connect to God through nature then to
connect to God through nature then to sort of look at God through his creation
sort of look at God through his creation
sort of look at God through his creation dealing with young people in particular
dealing with young people in particular
dealing with young people in particular Millennials his faith has to be their
Millennials his faith has to be their
Millennials his faith has to be their own it can’t be their grandma’s faith it
own it can’t be their grandma’s faith it
own it can’t be their grandma’s faith it can’t be their pastors faith for a long
can’t be their pastors faith for a long
can’t be their pastors faith for a long time in Christian faith we were afraid
time in Christian faith we were afraid
time in Christian faith we were afraid to give them permission to wrestle I
to give them permission to wrestle I
to give them permission to wrestle I think we should encourage people to ask
think we should encourage people to ask
think we should encourage people to ask the challenging questions the big
the challenging questions the big
the challenging questions the big questions and see what’s what settles in
questions and see what’s what settles in
questions and see what’s what settles in their minds are there I agree because
their minds are there I agree because
their minds are there I agree because we’re given this gift of curiosity and
we’re given this gift of curiosity and
we’re given this gift of curiosity and that’s really a very unique
that’s really a very unique
that’s really a very unique characteristic to human beings and the
characteristic to human beings and the
characteristic to human beings and the way we use that curiosity is one way of
way we use that curiosity is one way of
way we use that curiosity is one way of interacting with our Creator to try to
interacting with our Creator to try to
interacting with our Creator to try to understand the world and who is God
understand the world and who is God
understand the world and who is God where is God and answering those bigger
where is God and answering those bigger
where is God and answering those bigger questions sometimes if we approach
questions sometimes if we approach
questions sometimes if we approach people in terms of godliness instead of
people in terms of godliness instead of
people in terms of godliness instead of God it’s easier to relate to other
God it’s easier to relate to other
God it’s easier to relate to other people if we all were created in the
people if we all were created in the
people if we all were created in the image of God and that means that any
image of God and that means that any
image of God and that means that any individual that I run across regardless
individual that I run across regardless
individual that I run across regardless of what their belief is or philosophy
of what their belief is or philosophy
of what their belief is or philosophy I’m gonna be able to find a little bit
I’m gonna be able to find a little bit
I’m gonna be able to find a little bit of God in them religion when done right
of God in them religion when done right
of God in them religion when done right is spirituality with a little bit of
is spirituality with a little bit of
is spirituality with a little bit of discipline right so I wonder if we
discipline right so I wonder if we
discipline right so I wonder if we substitute the word practice or
substitute the word practice or
substitute the word practice or discipline that’s a relatable word to
discipline that’s a relatable word to
discipline that’s a relatable word to people I have a yoga practice I practice
people I have a yoga practice I practice
people I have a yoga practice I practice basketball I practice playing the
basketball I practice playing the
basketball I practice playing the clarinet and I don’t do most of those
clarinet and I don’t do most of those
clarinet and I don’t do most of those things but if I what you could say about
things but if I what you could say about
things but if I what you could say about themselves that I practice these things
themselves that I practice these things
themselves that I practice these things and it all is just practice because in
and it all is just practice because in
and it all is just practice because in the end we’re just human people who
the end we’re just human people who
the end we’re just human people who cannot understand the divine but we can
cannot understand the divine but we can
cannot understand the divine but we can seek to practice it helps you to
seek to practice it helps you to
seek to practice it helps you to strengthen your character to strengthen
strengthen your character to strengthen
strengthen your character to strengthen your spirituality and your connection to
your spirituality and your connection to
your spirituality and your connection to God and so to your point summarize who
God and so to your point summarize who
God and so to your point summarize who God is Wow okay God is the light of the
God is Wow okay God is the light of the
God is Wow okay God is the light of the heavens and the earth God is love God is
heavens and the earth God is love God is
heavens and the earth God is love God is in me
in me
in me and God is in you God is hope and he is
and God is in you God is hope and he is
and God is in you God is hope and he is bigger than anything we could never
bigger than anything we could never
bigger than anything we could never fully describe he’s large and in charge
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