Sex.

Sex is the consummation of Love.

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Art.

It is true that art can compensate for our disappointments in life.

Edifying, educating, interesting art can give us a lift and focus we would otherwise lack.

But what is art compensating for?

Love.

If there is a lack of love in our lives it is like living in a desert.

Art is an oasis in that desert.

But the garden that we all are seeking is Love.

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To Be Or Not To Be.

You can't make people act.

You may be able to inspire them to utter beautiful words and sentiments.

But you can't make them do anything.

As Jesus said: "'You hypocrites!  Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines."'"  Matthew 15:8.9 (NRSV) 

Isaiah adds: "learned by rote."  Isaiah 29:13 (NRSV)

So beware of those who speak beautifully and piously but do not act on their words.

They are practising a feel-good religion which does not do what it says.

[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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Virtue.

All world religions and the science of Yoga recommend the practise of basic virtues.

These virtues include: honesty, truthfulness, sexual moderation, non-violence, non-aquisitiveness and faith.

But these virtues are not ends in themselves.

 

They are mere imitations of the goodness of God.

God is wholly good.

He transcends sin and evil.

And His inmost nature is Love.

It is His will that we be united with Him.

Virtue is but one path to this end.

The Bhagavad-Gita says that if we embrace just one petal of the flower we possess the whole bloom.

So the practise of virtue is one part of our spiritual path to God.

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God's Work.

What then is God's Work in the world?

God is Love.

And God's Work is a labor of love:

The spreading of Light.

The bringing of Hope.

The making of Peace.

The showing of Compassion.

The practice of Forgiveness.

The reckoning of Mercy.

Honesty and Justice.

Charity, Faith, and Non-Violence.

But most of all:

Love.

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Darkness to Light.

They love the darkness for their deeds are evil. (John 3:19)

We are in the grip of evil.

Rock music, sports, and entertainment are infected with Satanism.

Anything which results in fame and wealth is prone to Satanism.

They sell their souls and do the devil's work.

And they are in league with our corporate masters.

But darkness hides them.

For their deeds are evil.

They actually try to intensify the darkness until it is pitch black.

So you cannot see them.

They disturb you and they distract you.

They curse you.

And they kill.

Pray for the Light.

Look for enlightenment.

Follow the prophets.

And not the false prophets.

Or the Beast.

But true prophets.

Those who have achieved enlightenment.

Those who show mercy and compassion.

Those who forgive.

Those who love.

For it is through these things that God enlightens us.

For this is the nature of God Himself.

And this is the face of God that we seek.

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My Pansies.

My Pansies

Planted at Easter

Watered each day

Grow

And flower

Abundantly.

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