Worship?

I have already made it clear, I hope, that there is only one God. There are however many religions. If they are all worshiping the same God, as I have argued, is there a right way to do so? Is it even necessary to worship God at all? After all, if we can't understand the nature of God is worship not futile? Does God even care?

I am a father. I love my daughters unconditionally and I would do everything in my power to make them happy. Do I care if they give me a Father's Day gift? Do I love one girl more than the other because she might have given me a gift which I appreciate more than the gift given by the other? Of course not. We are all God's children. God loves us all. Surely Gods's love is far greater than a mere human could imagine, but even if it was not, can we really believe that God will love some of us more than others because of the type of gift we give Him, or because some of us give more than others? Again of course not!

 The way we worship, if we chose to do so - the religion we chose - can be of no consequence to God. Why would it? We are like small children vying for our parents attention, clamouring to be the favourite child. No true loving parent would pick a favourite, and certainly not based upon the equivalent of who gave the best present.

 That is why violence and hatred based on religious differences is so futile and stupid. God loves life. Why would any father wish one of his children to kill another just because one gives chocolate on Father's Day while the other gives a flat screen TV. Why would God?

I suggest, dear reader, that on each occasion through history up to and including the terrible treasonous murder in London last week, when violence is done in the name of God, the perpetrator has been misled by the forces of darkness. God wants us to love each other, not hate and kill each other.

I will blog in the future about why I believe that some devout people can come to be so misled. Meantime, thanks again for reading.