Divine Inspiration

There have been occasions in my life where I have had discussions with people who refuse to believe the Bible is real, accurate or relevant.

In my experience, most of the time these same people are of an artistic bent. So they believe that mankind can be inspired to create beauty in many ways... writing, painting, sculpting, poetry, song and dance. And, the greatest of each of these expressions achieve their greatness because they somehow touch a universal truth... that artistic work reaches each of us in a personal way.

Yet, mankind is incapable of expressing similar universal truths when it comes to faith and morals? If God does exists, does he attempt to communicate with us? If he does, how? Would not that same inspiration that creates a work of art be used to create a work of moral truth? If man can illuminate the human condition through works of art, cannot God inspire man to illuminate the divine condition through words, art, sculpture, poetry, music and dance?

Like Shakespeare's Works, would we not then collect those inspired works of divine mercy into a single book that encapsulates those beliefs, ties them together, gives us a blueprint on how to implement them in our daily lives... a bible, perhaps?

Would not such a book hold an even higher place in our societal consciousness than the current #1 best selling book or the top ten song of the week?

Any argument to the validity of artistic endeavors also holds true for divine endeavors. The only difference is that one is geared to elevate humans to greater humanity and the other is geared to elevate us beyond our humanity.