WHY HAVE WE MADE GOD SO COMPLICATED?

 


“When you can see God in small things,

you’ll see God in all things.”

Donald L. Hicks

 

This must be the third or fourth time, someone – a Christian – called me up to check, “Am I speaking with Gerald D’Cunha?”

“Yes, Sir, you are speaking with Gerald D’Cunha,” I answered.

“Mr. Gerald, are you a Catholic or a Protestant?” the caller asked me, after identifying himself and the Centre he was calling from.

That’s when I realized, that I had received such calls a couple of times before, too…

Still, I let the caller continue…

“Mr. Gerald, do we wish to know more about Jesus Christ, Mother Mary…”

I stopped him…

“My friend, I have received such calls before and I have informed them this: I am a Christian and a born Catholic. Jesus is the central force in my life, and between Him and me, I do not need any middlemen. My faith in Jesus is personal, however innocent may that seem.”

The call ended…

I remembered the blogs I had written following such calls earlier. I felt sorry for the state of Faith: Even God needs a call Centre!

The idea of God is so simple and childlike. The middlemen have made it so complicated!

Let me quote, here, what Jesus Himself thought about reaching to Him:


Mark 10:13-16

13. One day, some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But, the disciples scolded them for bothering him.

14. When Jesus saw what’s happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, ‘Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them. For, the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. 15. I tell you the truth: anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it. 16. Then, he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.


Please crosscheck with Mathew, John and Luke alongside Mark to confirm if it’s true or false. Else, you may brush me aside saying, “Even a devil can quote the Bible.”

For many of us, Baby Jesus, Bal Ganesh and Bal Krishna are the cutest of all Gods. Are they all not the same – the innocent Gods?





God has become a merchandize… They have set up call centres to sell Him… Sad!

Frankly, Theology doesn’t go into my head… The simple stories of God do. Like this endearing story of a little boy, who, one day, stepped out of his house to meet God… and, so beautifully found Him… sorry, Her… in the park...

Here is the story… Maybe, I am sharing it for the hundredth time…


 

 

Why have we made God so complicated, so unreachable?

 

GERALD D’CUNHA

Pic’s: 1. ar.inspiredpencil.com  2. Pixabay

Video: Meir Kay

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