The AdventWord for today is MYSTERY. I relish being open to the wonder, the awe, the mystery of The Holy.
People from the beginning of time have worshiped according to their understanding of the Holy. Eventually people began to claim their mother goddess or father god as belonging to them, their nation. Wars were fought and people conquered in the name of their deity.
With Christ, came the message that not only was God One, but that this One Deity was for All People, and that victory was not through military might or oppression, but through Love.