Serious thread creep! But having been up to my eyes in alligators these last few days, ...weeks...nevermind... I hadn't been able to read this all 'til today. There's been some wonderful stuff said here. I teach Sunday School to the HS and college class and do start with the God is Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Principle, but it is so much fun to see how S/he is expressed by everyone, in so much variety.

And I do think Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, and so many others were/are teachers trying to get us to see we are all God's children and need to do all those wonderful things they did. And I see so many people doing just that, to whatever extent they can. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." Tall order, but we can work at it! Some do it as parents (not limited to one's own children, for sure), some as teachers, some as doctors, some as lawyers (believe me some are there to do their best for others!), some as farmers, and some as street cleaners.

I really like Richard Bach's comment in "Illusions" Why are we here? To learn and to have fun. And what I heard from and introduction to the Goddess several years ago. "You want to see the face of the Goddess? Look at the person next to you."

Thank you all. Great IDEAS!

CamiSu