also, what i dislike about the catholic interpretations and doctrines is this:
that there is no further we can reach, given this promise of eternal life, towards even deeper connection with God and his Creation
if there is nothing more than this, sad, short existences have in them, what use is Eternity
there obviously is a path to deeper connection, that exceeds anything any of us mere humans have experienced more than the briefest, fleeting sense of connection to the Divine. Or what would be the point of the eternal life? it has to be limitless or it can't be eternal.
we don't get there without the Grace of God, and what are commonly called "gods" are the angels, in fact (there is many parallels between angels, and "gods" and the many other more and less fantastical beings called "elves" or "fae" or "tribe of the light", the "bright ones" and indeed even in the bible it talks about giving the righteous the "morning star"
it all hinges upon mercy and humility and resolves the seeming contradiction between humility and the glory of God.
we are called, but not all answer, and many choose to try and stand apart from God, but the whole point is to unite with Him, so in some part there has to also be a certain ambition to be worthy.
it starts from recognising you are not yet well connected to his Grace, and the fruit of it is to be part of the Glory.
mleku
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2025-05-31 10:26:27
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