April. 13 - Led By My Creator

Devotion

I’d like to thank my mother for not crushing me under the rigid rules of the Church and for not explaining God to me. I thank her for allowing me to receive Him at my own time. As I grew up, I wasn’t told much about God or Jesus Christ. Even though I was often dragged into the Orthodox churches, it happened merely for the sake of family tradition. I was never shown how to pray, kneel, believe or fear. Nobody took the time to teach me when to repent and what to follow. Instead, I think I was unknowingly led, step by step, by my Creator. With Him alone I began to understand.

Now I realize God came to me rather than me seeking Him, with the risk of being misled. Now I somehow carry God inside and I miraculously find ways to speak to Him. God is mine; He is my parent, my listener, my prayer, my way to heaven.

I do not need a room of icons or a good Sunday speech to be a good Christian. I do not need confessionals anymore or holy water on my forehead. All the earthy little things cannot bring me closer to Him as I can through my personal relationship with Him.

I know there is God in each one of us. And as his children, it is our duty to attend our brother’s funeral and rejoice his rebirth this week. We are a planet of children and we should have learned by now the love of sharing the earth as a family. It can’t be taught to us in Sunday school or religious dissertations; it should be set free to enter us. Until that day, I pray for the patience of my Father.