Feb 11 – Daily Question

Through my own existence I am able to see who God is. I see him in “moments of need and failure,” but also the “fullness of earthly life.” I owe my existence, in its ups and downs, to God. He has bestowed me my life, and I give meaning to my life in order to receive the goodness of God. He is an all-powerful being who created the world and all that dwells in it. God is an all knowing being whose power can be traced through Scriptures. He is a “numen personale,” a personal God, and a “numen locale,” a local God. This means He is not bound to one spot or person, but present and powerful wherever man is present. His “power is boundless,” but he is still relational for humans. We can build relationships with Him and grow in unity and love with Him. God is the “greatest power of all, as he who stands above all else.” God is also the “God of the promise,” which means He directs humans towards a goal and to a hope of the future. God is “entirely different from ‘the gods’,” because He is omnipotent and omniscient, thus there is no being greater than Him. He is the sole creator of all that is good, and we owe everything to His creation. For me, God is a divine being who I can confide in during touch times, and exult in during good times. He offers everlasting love and support to those who suffer, and He is willing to take our burdens and make them His own. God signifies “inclusion in the structure of social relations,” meaning He has a relation to fellow humanity. In this way God is relational, but He is also an instructor. He created commandments and offered us ways to enter into covenants so that we may live according to His word. God is an all-powerful, knowing, and loving divine power who is “God of all people and of the whole universe.”