Different religions and spiritual traditions have different words to describe God such as Jesus, Allah, Great Spirit, Holy Spirit or Love. I believe our minds make it possible not to believe in God or see ourselves as separate from God but it’s impossible to remove our spirit from God’s “body.”

Within God’s circle I’d also put dark energy (the devil and hell) and light energy (God and Heaven), Jesus, the Holy Spirit and all the prophets, holy men and angels.

I believe we’re on the earth to learn how to love without conditions. The more we love unconditionally the more we become channels for God. Jesus is considered God’s son by many as he was the greatest and purest channel for God’s love. Jesus’ life and teachings show this to be true .

I believe God’s unconditional love allows us to walk this earth as many times as we choose before we return “home.”

The book titled “The Course in Miracles” says it best, “This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim , however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.”

I can see why Jesus’ birth changed western history to Before Christ (BC) and After Death (AD). He said to love our enemies, bless them that curse us and love our neighbor like ourselves. He said he without sin cast the first stone and help those less fortunate. He warned, "Judge not lest you be judged" and talked about those who go around with trees in their eyes looking for splinters in their neighbors eyes.”

Jesus invited all people to come to him and said, "The truth will set you free."

I believe we graduate from earth school and return to God when we walk in Jesus’ shoes and practice his teachings.

I honor and respect all religious traditions. However I’m mystified by people with a tiny sacred circle. It seems to me that many Judaic Christian and Islamic followers have a tiny sacred circle for God and huge non-sacred circles for humankind, Satan and others. Since the world of energy and spirit has no physical boundaries how can non-sacred circles exist?

How can an all knowing God continue to create people who will be snapped up by the Devil, his opponent? Some estimate at least 80% of humanity will go to hell. In America a parent who keeps having children and does not take care of them will loose their kids to foster care.

Two thousand years ago God sent Jesus, his only son, to the earth to be killed by humans. It’s hard to understand how a loving parent could knowingly send their child to be slaughtered for the sins of his other children. If we tried that in America we’d be put in jail.

I don’t understand how we can make wars, steal, lie, murder and rape and be forgiven because we’ve accepted Jesus as our savior and He died for our sins. This contradicts Jesus’ teaching that we reap what we sow, judge not lest you be judged and what measure you use will be used against you.

A church that believes in a loving God and emphasizes the life and teachings of Jesus rather than His death would be of interest to me.

I found the question “How big is your sacred circle?” helpful. It seems the world would be a better place if we enlarged our sacred circles and saw all of God’s creation (humankind, animals and plants) as our brothers and sisters.

I believe Jesus came to the earth to remind us of our divinity and show us the way to unconditional love for we collectively make up the "body" of God.