The Ten Commandments v.21c

The Ten Commandments have been the bedrock of religious values for 3000 years. Though they still contain insights about human behavior, it’s time for them to be rewritten. And I am taking on that task.

Why me? Why not me? I haven’t seen a burning bush or been spoken to by God or ascended Mt. Rumpke. I’m just an ordinary guy.

So here goes. In these times, it’s hard to give commandments. So I’ll call them

The Ten Lessons.

1.              God expects humans to love one another. Follow no God who leads you to evil and brutality.

2.              God can only be known in the individual aspect God reveals to each of us. So respect all the aspects of God, for in this way the fullness of God is revealed to us.

3.              Respect God by listening for God in the creation around you. Let your actions speak this respect.

4.              Set aside a timeplace where you are alert and responsive to God and the workings of God’s spirit in you.

5.              Honor those who gifted you with human life and those who gave of their lives to nurture you toward full humanness.

6.              Respect the sacredness of all human life. The taking of any life diminishes your own, and can only be redeemed in the sincere and conscientious petition for God’s grace.

7.              Let sexual union be always an act of loving and giving. If a sign of commitment, live that commitment. If the commitment no longer holds, end it with compassion and integrity.

8.              Be led by generosity, giving back with humility. Take only what you need so as to preserve the dignity, integrity and innocence of the world around you.

9.              Know your own good heart, and don’t betray it. Let honesty be the measure of your dealings with others.

10.           Use the material world as a means to the spiritual world. Let what you need come from what you have earned by your work, and let your abundance be

shared according to your blessings.