What’s In A God?
How I transformed a thought into a pinnacle of faith
Nobody ever said that the only religions are ones that have always existed. Or that the only gods were created with the birth of the universe (or created the universe themselves).
In polytheism, we often refer to the deities we worship as “the Old Gods” — or deities whose worship pre-dated Christianity. At His discovery, the Abrahamic God was referred to as “the New God.” But he wasn’t really “new”, was he?
I mean of course to say that He wasn’t young and that Abraham didn’t create Him.
New gods do exist, though. Young gods, birthed from the mind and faith of worshippers. Although they lack a widespread knowledge, pre-established ritual, and ancient myths, they’re still gods.
They have power so long as we give it to them. Arguably, they could still have power, even if we don’t.
What makes a god?
Religion never ceases to amaze me. As much as the gods don’t need us, their religion does. If we fail to give power to faith, then the practice dies out — although the deity may live on.
It occurred to me one day that every religion has an Abraham of sorts. The image, voice, or presence of a deity spoke to one person (or many) and from there…
