Language

"A man from China offered me shouei to drink, but I refused and said I'd rather have water.

"I then traveled to Japan and they put mizu before me. I turned up my nose at it and insisted they bring me water.

"Wherever I went they drank something different, but nobody seemed to know of the glorious water I drank at home: in Israel, maima; in Zimbabwe, mvura; and in Turkey, su. Even in Spain, which I thought was civilized, they seemed to drink an awful lot of agua.

"Wouldn't the world be a better place if they all drank water as I do?"

The words we give things do not change their character or their identity. Just because there are many names for the Creator, does not mean that the world believes in different creators. To have peace in the world, we must overcome the limitations of language and understand the true concepts behind the words.

On a license plate

"God is one, though the wise may call him by many names."

Creation

Reposted from a friend in the seminary:

“Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes - The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning