Systemic God

by Kirk M.

The following is only my concept of God and is possibly quite divergent from the views of others. This is not meant in any way shape or form to discount or demean any other’s understanding. I am an individual with my own history, prejudices, and ways of thinking.

My title is borrowed from “systemic racism” because the recent discussion /controversy has partly influenced my thought. Being newly retired, getting into doing more gardening, and having more time to put things into perspective have also been a significant influence

First, I don’t believe God “creates” or “created,” instead I believe God is at the center of a system that will never be fully understood by humans (or our creations). I also believe that is as it should be. This thought came to me recently while pruning our lemon tree and potato bush. Both these plants grow in ways that seem quite chaotic to my simple engineering background. In pruning, you think about the reasons the plant grows in specific ways which you may be able to work in harmony with. These plants are part of a system that is everything. If ever the system could be fully defined by some algorithm, equation, story or other means, that would be God.

God is:

The leaves, the flowers, the branches the roots the soil and so much more

The face, the touch, the voice of your lover, your father, your mother, your daughters, your sons, your brother, your sister your friend and so much more

Our planet and others, the sun and stars, the universe, the background radiation of the universe and so much more

Matter, dark matter, energy and dark energy and so much more

In short

God

Is