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There has to be a Source of existence, or nothing would exist. But that is only the first step.

SpiritualityThere are several different questions that often get mixed together when people talk about the Creator.

You can believe in an infinite Creator and still have no idea why you should desire an emotionally healthy relationship with Him.

SpiritualityFor someone to deeply desire a healthy relationship with the Creator, belief by itself is often not enough.

If the Infinite Creator has free choice, then human free choice is possible. He can give what He has.

SpiritualityIf the Creator has free choice, then human free choice is possible.

The deepest relationship is less about how much you feel and more about what you are willing to do.

SpiritualityThe person who feels closest to the Creator is not always the person most focused on what the Creator wants.

The more you notice how intimacy works, the more meaningful belief in the Creator can become.

SpiritualityYou can understand something deeply and still not live as though it is real.

As awe, trust, and love deepen, they can allow greater openness and intimacy with the Creator. That intimacy can include sadness.

SpiritualityWhen you believe the patterns of wisdom in existence point to One Cause with intelligence and free choice, intimacy with the Creator becomes possible.

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