Harvesting the Fruit of Discord

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 11:23 am by Peter Dybing

Harvesting the Fruit of Discord 2013-08-01T11:23:00-06:00 Peter Dybing

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That’s right, I strongly disagree with your interpretation of divinity, the Gods, worship or piety. So what am I going to do about it? Maybe un-friend you on Face Book, write a post tearing you a metaphorical ‘new one’ or demonstrate my need to be right by encouraging others to give no credibility to your views?

Instead I think I will choose to celebrate our differences. Harvest. if you will, what has value in our discourse, demonstrate that respect for others views of divinity is a basic value of my Pagan beliefs. Your actions and views help me to clarify my own beliefs about my path. It is in discussion and debate that we grow, are challenged to develop new insights into both self and the nature of the Divine.

Each of us has a unique perception of divinity and spiritual practice. In learning about your perceptions I grow, consider what is new or uncomfortable, stretch my mind and heart to embrace the bountiful tapestry that is the diverse cloth of Pagan belief.

Today I hold you, with your heretical beliefs, in Sacred Regard, as some of my most insightful teachers. Our discussions have planted the seeds of new insight, growth and compassion. Today I celebrate the harvest of these efforts. Tending this garden of dissention is an honorable and meaningful investment of my time.

I have little patience for the idea that homogeny in our collective beliefs is the path to meaningful spiritual practice. Join me along this Pagan road paved with the bricks of compassion, acceptance and honoring of diversity. If we tend this garden with mutual respect, our collective Pagan identity will be enriched.

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