true believers

what every religion preaches,
and what most people who call themselves religious forget,
is for you to listen for the voice of god within your own heart,
and to place no other voice above it.
if you aren't doing that, you're doing it wrong.

you have a direct line.
you don't need anyone to interpret or translate the message.
it speaks for itself.

the heart is the vessel, the cup, the holy grail.
they went looking in all the wrong places
for something they already had all along. 

I believe in you

You do have the ability to know the difference between right and wrong. You can make your own decisions. There is no higher authority than that of your own conscience. The only thing that really matters is that you not do anything that would hurt anyone else. Treat everybody with the respect you expect in return. With freedom comes the chance you might make mistakes, and that's okay, too. We all make mistakes from time to time. Funny, though, when I look back on the mistakes I have made in the past, I find that most of them were when I allowed someone else to decide for me rather than following my heart. And sometimes, I do need help, but I trust my heart to help me find the right leader to follow, always.