The daring religious creative is not unlike the daring scientist who ventures into ridicule to prove the benefits of his invention or pet theory. There is a point of breakthrough when absolute conviction takes over and drives the scientist toward the goal. Similarly, the power of our relationship to God transforms the practitioner into a mystic. As we mature under the care of our tradition, that which awaits within begins to flower into its divine nature. All religions address the inner nature and its potential.
All sacred scriptures point to a moment of contact that transforms a life.
Certainly the many crises of today's world reveal our need for new answers and different responses. Religion prepares you for a future of higher consciousness. We need more Mother Teresas, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzers, and other heroic models to lead us toward the future. We need bold souls who hunger and thirst for righteousness to hold us to a higher vision as we wade through challenges of our human nature. We catch a glimpse of greatness occasionally.