Why do we cling to the past when the spiritual journey is meant to be so fresh and new?

 

I often ponder the fact that we as human beings have a tendency to value the things that are fresh and new in every aspect of life except ONE - the realm of theology and religion. For some reason, we have a tendency to focus on past revelations more than on the expansive insights of the present and future. We do indeed need the past; after all, it is pointless to "reinvent the wheel." But the spiritual journey is so fresh, so filled with ever-expanding possibilities, continually in the process of creating larger and vaster Wholes from the brightest and best insights of the past. Why would we want to fixate on the past alone when the Creator is here with us - and within us - TODAY?

Photo: Wind-created snow patterns; Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; January 7, 2013

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