I feel that to even attempt to understand God's plan right now is going to fail.
Here's the reason. A good friend of mine at work who I talk with a lot put it like this.
If you ask three blind men to descibe an object (in this case an elephant) that they can touch and feel.
The first grabs the elephant by the tail, and proudly proclaims that this object is kinda like a flexible broom, it has a sorta bushyish tail, it feels leathery, it's like a long feather duster.
The second grabs the elephant by the leg, and says, This thing is like a leather tree!
The third grabs the elephant by the trunk and says, This is a hose... that moves!
None of them have a complete picture of the elephant.
We are all at different phases of our spiritual journey.
To say that Christianity is 'wrong' is, in my opinion, incorrect. The people who are Christians are Christians because that is where they are in their spiritual journey. They are right where they are supposed to be.
Likewise, for anyone to say "Joe is wrong for his beliefs" is also incorrect because Joe is right where he needs to be in his spiritual journey.
And, to me, it doesn't matter who is more advanced than who. To say, 'Oh, well, the Buddhists must be ahead of the Christians because they are so peaceful' is also missunderstanding this concept entirely.
It doesn't matter who is more advanced, or closer to the truth than another. What matters is YOUR spiritual journey. Not how you compare to another or who is 'older' or 'newer'.
We are all exploring this huge thing called God, and our understanding of this will come with time. With that said, I think I am exploring the tail, and I think, in this life, I got ->-bleeped-<- on.
My favorite quote in the entire bible, "Judge not, lest you be judged"
I think that sums is up very nicely.
Jessica
