A Personal God Governs The Stars
"It is not the elemental spirits of the universe, the laws of matter, which ultimately govern the world and mankind, but that is, a personal God governs the stars, the universe; it is not the laws of matter and of evolution that have the final say, but reason, will, love—a Person. And if we know this Person and he knows us, then truly the inexorable power of material elements no longer has the last word; we are not slaves of the universe and of its laws, we are free. In ancient times, honest enquiring minds were aware of this. Heaven is not empty. Life is not a simple product of laws and the randomness of matter, but within everything and at the same time above everything, there is a personal will, there is a Spirit who in Jesus has revealed himself as Love."
Pope Benedict XVI in Spe Salvi
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posted by Russ Rentler, M.D. | 5:48 PM
4 Comments:
Amen!
Yes, ditto that Amen. I am only just starting to scratch the surface of some of PB16's writings. I am still only half way through his Jesus of Nazareth.
HOPE...the virtue that will carry us through and on beyond the universe to OUR HOPE, Jesus. I 2nd that "amen!"
Great stuff!
I always am amazed that many of those who put us down for believing in a God that created the universe think that we came about as a product of a cosmic crap shoot.
What do you think is more reasonable?
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