September 23, 2016, Prescott-
My Christian friends,
who are convinced that my belief that all Faiths emanate from One God,
makes me an idolator, a Luciferian:
Someday, when you understand me better,
you will know the love I have for you,
for Jesus the Christ,
and for all who bring God’s Holy Word.
My fellow educators,
content in your small circles:
Someday, when you understand me better,
you will know the regard with which I look upon your work.
School administrators:
Someday, when you understand me better,
you will know that I AM dedicated to the well-being of children,
and recognize that I am not the enemy.
Word Press readers:
Someday, when you understand me better,
you will no longer disdain my spiritual writings,
and will realize that I am not out to “convert” anyone,
to my point of view.
The precious children,
who understand me better than do most adults,
already know these things.
They just know.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
We who know your spirit respect your vocation and your daily efforts.
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Thank you, Susan.
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I like how you point out you are sometimes left the impression that you are a luciferian. it tickles just a little bit as the damnation of the sentiment is done with words calling you “the light” case in point, the enzyme system that allows bacteria and animals to produce light is luciferase – as such is the latin base for light. while I do not expect you’ve gone glowing foamy water or buggy on me, it is rather amusing this – the system emits a blue photon which in some cases remains blue and in others is absorbed and re-emitted as green. and as jokes of nature go, you could just pop up like a mushroom nutrition or death to something consuming you just as mushrooms consume what is wasted…nah the nature metaphors light of mythical devils and or mushroomy buggy or foaming…mad or otherwise… you just don’t quite seem to fit them nor annoy people emitting literal light. however i do hope you don’t get all aloe on me metaphorically where in by breaking you we find comfort of your essence – such wouldn’t be nice.
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How delicious is logic, when pointing out how ludicrous fanaticism is.
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This is why I love spending my life with children. They are easy. They love without restriction.
There is never only one way to think about something. I’m sorry that you have so much trouble with people who are limited in their thinking.
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We seem to have that trouble in common.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. If it helps, I’ve never gotten the impression that you were out to convert anyone. And I generally enjoy your spiritual writings when I catch them. I’m surprised more American aren’t drawn to the Baha’i perspective on other religions, though I’m not surprised that there are some Christians who think dimly of that perspective.
There are always Christians who think that nothing good can come from anything that doesn’t come out of Christianity, and those are generally the folks who don’t know enough of Christian history to realize that many of the good things that came out of Christianity were heavily influenced by Judaism as well Greek and Latin philosophy.
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The concepts of Heaven and Hell, are derived from Zoroastrianism and the Psalms were heavily influenced by the Teachings of Buddha.
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Children are often incredibly intuititive. It’s a shame that, as we grow, we lose that basic trust and love for others, and turn it into other emotions that are less constructive, perhaps even destructive. I’m sorry you’re going through tough times, but it sounds like the children do know!
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These things have been mine to handle, and I sense this time will be more like the issues with which I dealt successfully, in Jeddito, AZ, in the 1990’s.
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In my books anyone who has love for Jesus Christ is going the right direction. We all learn as we go. Praying for wisdom for us all!
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Thank you, Miriam. You have the idea which He imparted to all His followers.
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I know you are an incredible person. And what you say about the children so very true. Children have a way of understanding everything in their small little world.
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They sometimes feign otherwise, to get their own way, in the moment. Deep down, though, kids can tell truth from falsehood.
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I can really relate to this poem, Gary. I am facing misconceptions in several areas of my life and it’s hard to not become frustrated. On the other hand, learning to deal with the frustration is probably good for me. I hope you get some wins soon to soothe the wounds.
My uncle married a Baha’i and converted in the late 1980s, with some opposition from my side of the family. I am trying to become Catholic now, with most of my family and the community I live in coming from a strong Protestant background, and with some of my closest online friends expressing some level of doubt or confusion. I am trying to see the moments of criticism as an opening to dialogue that might prove beneficial to one or both parties.
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All personal growth tends to discomfit those who are themselves stuck in a “comfortable” place. I am getting some wins, these past few days. Hope your spiritual path bears fruit.
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