Why 'Dining with the Divine?

Why 'Dining With the Divine?'

For starters, I love food, and I was raised in a spiritual household that loves food. I also like the phrase "food for thought." So, quite a few of my posts will have *some* reference to food. ;-) Many of you are probably thinking, "well, surely spirituality and religion don't require thought, they require faith."

I disagree wholeheartedly with that. I have discovered that making time for contemplation and review of one's beliefs, thoughts and opinions makes for a much more solid connection with the Great Spirit--thus strengthening personal faith.

That's another thing I want to address, too. How to address the Divine Essence? What to call Him/Her/It in the context of this blog and still remain true to my soul? I don't feel comfortable, in all honesty, just calling the Divine 'God,' because that implies that the Divine only has masculine attributes. I've thought for a long time that if we are created in the image of the Divine, would not the Source include both genders? Nor do I feel right just calling the Source 'Goddess,' though that might suit my Pagan temperament a bit more, because that implies that the Divine only has feminine qualities. But then, it's rather awkward to call the Source "It." "It" is so impersonal, and I have too much of a connection to think of the Source in that manner.

I feel that in order to get a good balance, I will call the Divine one of several epithets in this blog, to let the reader know that the Source is multifaceted, and it matters not what name you give the Source...it will always be the Source. It depends on what you're comfortable with. Discussion of the various facets of the Divine will be forthcoming.

Anyway, it's time for my regular day job. I have to walk to work today. And as I walk, I'll be giving more thought to the topics I want to start with.