Day Fifteen

Day 15: A Bible Verse

Ummmm.


I don't know if I'm the best person to be asking for a Bible verse, and here's why.

My father is Jewish. My mother is Christian. As a baby, I was Christened. My father already had two Jewish sons from a previous marriage, and traditionally children take the religion of their mother, so that happened. But all my life I've been exposed to both, but describing myself as Christian.

As I started reaching adulthood and reflecting on religion, I decided that I really don't know what I am. Here's what I do and don't believe in.

-I believe in a higher power. I don't know what form he/she takes or if it's more of an energy, but this I do believe in.
-I believe in Karma. This goes back to energy. I believe that putting good energy into the universe will make you a magnet for it, so it will continue coming back to you in the form of positive opportunities, luck, etc.
-I don't believe in organized religion. I think there are a lot of great things about organized religion, and I certainly like the aspect of family and tradition, but for the most part, I believe it's more trouble than it's worth and it gets people all messed up sometimes about "going against a religion." Taking organized religion out of the picture also takes away the rule book. Just be a good person.
-I believe in an afterlife. Once again, this could just be in the form of energy. Since energy can neither be created or destroyed, I wonder where a soul's energy goes after death. I believe in this strongly because I've had experiences with ghosts and connecting in dreams with loved ones who have passed away. Yeah, I know it's weird.

So I'm not the best person to be asking for a Bible verse. I wasn't brought up going to church on Sundays or anything like that. I mostly just went (and still go) on Christmas Eve. And I accompany my father to synagogue on the high holy days sometimes.

But if you absolutely want a Bible verse, I'll give you the only one I know. I learned this one at camp. It was kind of like a motto:
"May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer." -Psalm 19:14