I found this short story on Pagan and Proud it was short sweet and to the point , it describes what I felt at a time when I had been having spiritual conflict within myself and had been accused of being a fence sitter as I didn't have a particular religion. But felt perfect balance for me was found by combining several paths , no one religion seemed whole to me , then when I saw this story it seemed obvious that I could combine my religious studies and structure them to find my own light , because all gods were one god and all teachings were of the one , and it wasn't really important which religion I followed what really mattered was that i found the way to make me a better person and free myself from the material products that keep us bound to the ways of this world . I hope others will become less rigid in their religious beliefs now is the time to open your hearts and your mind we have had 2000 years of religious stagnation a move towards interfaith is a move towards global ethnic which equals an even bigger move towards world peace love light and happiness.

CIRCLE OF LIGHT

I had a vision, I was walking down a winding path. Then it started
getting dark and I felt scared, then I noticed a light ahead and I started running towards it
but it always seemed just out of my reach. I got frustrated and tired, I lay down, fell asleep and dreamed.

In my vision dreams, I opened my eyes and saw a path to a great circle of light.
I walked towards it ,no longer afraid of the darkness.
Once there within the light I looked around and I could see that many paths ended at this circle,
besides the one I just had just used. Standing in the light,
I noticed that each path had a sign over it.
Curious I decided to see what the signs said, but from inside the light where I stood,
all the signs were blank, so I had go back out of the light to read them...
the sign for the path I had been on said,

" Welcome Home, You Have Found ME ". Which I had not noticed going in.
I decided walk around the circle of light, to read some others.
Some of them where in languages I didn't understand,
While others, I could read and here's what a few of them said

" Welcome back, You have found the SOURCE."
" Welcome My child you have found GOD."
" Welcome traveler, you have found the GREAT SPIRIT."
" Blessed be, you have found the GODDESS "
There were many many names used, more than I could easily count,
but I realized, all the signs really said the same thing.