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Spirituality Conundrum the Conundrum of Research Paper
Pages:5 (1860 words)
Sources:4
Subject:Religion
Topic:Spirituality
Document Type:Research Paper
Document:#28300790
Whether one considers it a place of communion with God and those who left before us or whether we think of it as a place of eternal beauty and sunlight is neither here nor there. I think that it is important for us to contemplate what happens to us when we die even though it creates major conundrums (at least for me). It confuses me and it brings me anxiety. In writing this paper I have been able really think about my own beliefs and I will admit that I have been skeptical. I have felt in the past that religion was created by people in order to keep others behaving rightly -- and maybe so, but what is so wrong about that? I personally like having some kind of structure to my life. I like believing that my grandfather who died ten years ago is in Heaven watching me and that one day I will hopefully join him in Heaven.
It is the human need to make sense of our lives. Human are inherently spiritual and this forces us to try and give our lives meaning. We believe that we are special because we were given souls and these souls are alive. We believe that these souls do not just die as our bodies do, but rather, they travel. They have the power to live eternally -- perhaps not as one whole entity, but perhaps that energy breaks up, divides, and travels back into the universe. I don't have the answers and while it frustrates me, it also leaves me believing that this is part of the beauty of being alive. We don't know what is going to come next, but it makes me want to be the best person I can be.
Works Cited
Burton, Vicki Tolar. Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism: Reading, Writing,
and Speaking to Believe (Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Baylor University
Press; illustrated edition, 2008.
Harper, J. Stephen. The Way to Heaven: The Gospel According to John Wesley.
Zondervan; 2nd edition, 2003.
Rhodes, Ron. The Wonder of Heaven: A Biblical Tour of Our Eternal Home. Harvest House Publishers, 2009.…
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Works Cited
Burton, Vicki Tolar. Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism: Reading, Writing,
and Speaking to Believe (Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Baylor University
Press; illustrated edition, 2008.
Harper, J. Stephen. The Way to Heaven: The Gospel According to John Wesley.
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