Redeem Him.

Turn from Satan,

The Great Deceiver.

Tell your Father

He will deliver

All who seek Him.

For He forgives

And shows

Salvation

To all those who

Love Him.

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Give Up Your Fear.

                            

Many people in the Church have been taught to fear.

To fear God, to fear punishment, to fear damnation.

But God does not punish us.

So there can be no damnation, no hell.

God is our loving Father.

He cares for us and nurtures us like a mother.

Love will not judge us or condemn us.

So give up your fear.

And learn to love.

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A Starfish.

                           

When we talk about relieving world poverty many people say that it's not worth doing because it's just a drop in the ocean.

But I am reminded of a story of thousands of starfish washed up on the shore.

A man was walking along the beach picking up starfish and throwing them back into the sea.

Another man saw him and yelled out, "What are you doing that for?  There are thousands of them.  It's just a meaningless gesture."   

The man replied, holding up a starfish, "To this little fella it means everything in the world!"

It may be a drop in the ocean but if enough people do it we become the ocean. 

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Listen to Him.

       

At the Transfiguration the voice from the cloud said: "'This is my son, the Beloved, listen to him.'" Mark 9:7 (NRSV)

But most Christians ignore what Jesus said and adhere to Tradition.

Jesus said of the Pharisees: "'You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition!'"  Mark 7:9 (NRSV)

Jesus also said: "'For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, "He has a demon"; the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!'"  Luke 7:33-35 (NRSV)

So it is clear that the Traditions of the Church may not reflect the teachings of Jesus.

And where there is conflict the words of Jesus must always take precedence.

[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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Him.

You pose for us,

Favor us,

Allow us to love you.

We worship,

Adore you,

And give you our love.

We pray for

A Blessing

From Heaven above.

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Torture Camps.

The Polish Catholic Bishops have just proposed "clinics" to help LGBT+ people regain their "natural sexual orientation."

These are torture camps.

Gay Conversion Therapy is torture.

And it is God's Church which is proposing it.

Not one religious or political leader has said anything about it.

We must speak out about this blatant abuse.

They are trying to purify the nation.

As Hitler did.

No one spoke out about it then either.

Until it was too late.

It's a disgrace!

And we should say so!

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Pillars.

Musclemen 

Have a special place

In the Temple of Aquarius.

They are the pillars of strength,

Disciples of Michelangelo,

That uphold the faith.

They are archangels,

Pinnacles of beauty,

Who worship

The Father.

 

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