Messiah.

Messiah!

or The Prince of Peace.

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Illusions!

The limitations of our human senses 

creates the illusion of darkness.

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Light!

God transforms

His White Light

Into

His Many-Colored 

Creation!

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Abundance!

God defeats entropy (or death) 

by the sheer abundance of Life!

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

and ransom captive Israel,

that mourns in lonely exile here

until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O branch of Jesse, free

thine own from Satan's tyranny,

from depths of hell thy people save

and give them victory o'er the grave.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O dayspring, come and cheer

our spirits by thine advent here;

disperse the gloomy clouds of night

and death's dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. 

O come, O key of David, come,

and open wide our heavenly home;

make safe the way that leads on high

and close the path to misery.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee. O Israel.

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Gay Heart.

The attraction that gay men feel for men is love.

It is the equivalent of what men and women feel for each other.

But it is the habit of society to characterize our attraction as purely sexual.

And this has resulted in the reinforcement of the casual sexual practices that you will find in the gay scene.  

In the past when gay sex was illegal men married and sought casual sexual encounters with men.

This culture has continued to the present day even though gay sex is no longer illegal.

A young gay man is not looking for casual sex.

He is looking for love.

And now that gay marriage is legal he can look forward to a life-long relationship.

So don't follow the rock-culture preoccupation with sexual gratification.

It is love that you seek.

And only love will satisfy you.

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Moral Ease.

Hitler said that the creation of a scapegoat provided Moral Ease for the majority.

By blaming the scapegoat for all the evils of society the majority feel morally superior.

They are good because the scapegoat is evil.

So you will find negative propaganda about minorities: Muslims, immigrants, gays and lesbians.....

Because this diverts anything negative away from the ruling elite.

This is done in order to hide what the elite are doing.

In fact the evils of society are caused by the ruling elite.

But because these evils are blamed on the scapegoat the ruling elite appears blameless, even saintly.

So be aware that if you are comfortable with the world as it is then you are being manipulated.

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Handsome!

Strong,

Handsome.

And Good!

Your 

Body,

Mind,

And Soul

Are guarded

By Angels!

May you Heart

Blossom 

Like a flower,

And urge you on

To Heaven!

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No Judgement.

When the Pharisees tempted Jesus to judge the woman caught in adultery* he refused to do so.

He would not condemn her.

He said: "'Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'"  John 8:7 (NRSV)

And when all of them were gone he said: "'Woman, where are they?  Has no one condemned you?'" and "'Neither do I condemn you.'"  John 8:11 (NRSV)

And so we must not condemn others even if they condemn us.

[*"They did this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him."  John 8:5 (NRSV)]

[Scripture quotation (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Ed Sheeran.

Note the horns!

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New Reads.

When I get the new book releases on the Internet I am always surprised at the number of books about night, darkness, and evil etc..

Most of them are written by women.

This is Satanism in literature.

Women sell their souls and write dark fantasies in the hope of becoming famous and rich.

The extreme example of this is J. K. Rowling.

So don't just take everything for granted.

What you are reading may be Satanic poison designed to turn you to evil and kill your spirit.

Their ultimate aim is to damn your soul to hell.

Leave them behind.

There are better things to read.

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A Gentle, Humble Heart.

Jesus said: "'for I am gentle and humble in heart.'"  Matthew 11:29 (NRSV)

You may ask how we can live as gentle, humble people in a world filled with violence and fear.

Brainwashing, coercion, intimidation, force, torture, persecution, and violence confront us daily.

We are constantly at war.

How can we not retaliate?

How can we not defend ourselves?

How can we not become tough and cynical?

The answer comes from Jesus:

"'Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek turn the other also.'"  Matthew 5:39 (NRSV)

"'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.'"  Matthew 5:44 (NRSV)

So we can remain non-violent in the face of violence.

And we can remain gentle and humble in heart.

If we practise forgiveness and unconditional love.

And maintain a loving heart.

Then whenever others threaten to overwhelm us we can cry out to God for help!

He will hear.

And deliver us.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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