Quote, "As the end of my life approaches I return with my memory to the beginning, to my parents, to my brother, to the sister (I never knew because she died before my birth), to the parish in Wadowice, where I was baptized, to that city I love, to my peers." Unquote.
Words from Pope John Paul II. The Pope died many years past and we are left with a great legacy of his having been here among us. I am not Catholic by religious faith, however, what has religious faith got to do with the love of Christ our Lord. I believe the Pope loved the Lord Jesus Christ and that is what is our common denominator.
The Pope wrote of "When the moment comes" in March of 1979. He said: "I am completely in Your (The Lord's) hands. In the Name of the Holiest Trinity. Amen."
The Pope is where we all should be aspiring to go, into the hands of The Lord Jesus Christ.
Are you going there?
Lets Talk About That ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Whose On First?
Still going down the Yellow Brick Road of Religious Discrimination.
Obviously, the 'Government' thinks more of the workplace in regards to religion than it does of schools.
An employer is required to accommodate an employee's "sincerely held" religious beliefs and/or practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
That is heavy. No prayer in school for my kids, but accommodate me at work. Are we talking hypocrisy in it's finest form here, or is this just being fair? Whatever!
But of course the employer gets to decide if accommodating an employee's religious beliefs and practices would impose an undue hardship. So what do you think the chances are that this would be true in most if not all of the instances?
Gotta go, it's lunch time. Bye.
Obviously, the 'Government' thinks more of the workplace in regards to religion than it does of schools.
An employer is required to accommodate an employee's "sincerely held" religious beliefs and/or practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
That is heavy. No prayer in school for my kids, but accommodate me at work. Are we talking hypocrisy in it's finest form here, or is this just being fair? Whatever!
But of course the employer gets to decide if accommodating an employee's religious beliefs and practices would impose an undue hardship. So what do you think the chances are that this would be true in most if not all of the instances?
Gotta go, it's lunch time. Bye.
Express YourSelf!!
Quite a few years ago, there was a poem written by Emily Dickinson called "Not In Vain."
I don't have the rights to print Emily's poem here, so I'll just paraphrase it and hope you get the point.
The writer talks about "stopping one heart from breaking" and by doing so, one would not have lived in vain.
She also talks about "easing the aching of one life", "cooling one pain" or "helping one fainting robin to get back into it's nest."
Doing all or any of the above could result in not having lived in vain.
What a touching thought. Just by helping someone or something, life can be fulfilled and not lived in vain.
Kind of reminds me of this guy named Jesus who unselfishly gave his life that we might have life and that more abundantly.
Emily wrote a very deep and heart felt poem. And because Emily's poem has no religious connotation to it, you could if you wanted to paste or pin a copy of it on the wall of your office or work-space at your place of employment with no concern as to whether it was O.K. to do so.
Not so with biblical scriptures that you might copy from the Bible.
Even though your employer must permit you, the employee, to engage in religious expression and may be inclined to do so, you are required to ask permission to to engage in other personal expressions at work such as posting one of Emily's poems. If your religious expression is considered as something that might impose what the employer considers to be an "undue" hardship on him or her or the other employees, you can't do it.
If the employer wont let you paste or pin up scriptures, he or she must also deny you the permission to paste or pin stuff such as Emily's poems because they have a comparable effect on workplace efficiency.
Christians have an ally in people like Emily.
Worker, use your power!
'Til next time. Peace out. Dickinson, Emily. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924; Bartleby.com,2000.
I don't have the rights to print Emily's poem here, so I'll just paraphrase it and hope you get the point.
The writer talks about "stopping one heart from breaking" and by doing so, one would not have lived in vain.
She also talks about "easing the aching of one life", "cooling one pain" or "helping one fainting robin to get back into it's nest."
Doing all or any of the above could result in not having lived in vain.
What a touching thought. Just by helping someone or something, life can be fulfilled and not lived in vain.
Kind of reminds me of this guy named Jesus who unselfishly gave his life that we might have life and that more abundantly.
Emily wrote a very deep and heart felt poem. And because Emily's poem has no religious connotation to it, you could if you wanted to paste or pin a copy of it on the wall of your office or work-space at your place of employment with no concern as to whether it was O.K. to do so.
Not so with biblical scriptures that you might copy from the Bible.
Even though your employer must permit you, the employee, to engage in religious expression and may be inclined to do so, you are required to ask permission to to engage in other personal expressions at work such as posting one of Emily's poems. If your religious expression is considered as something that might impose what the employer considers to be an "undue" hardship on him or her or the other employees, you can't do it.
If the employer wont let you paste or pin up scriptures, he or she must also deny you the permission to paste or pin stuff such as Emily's poems because they have a comparable effect on workplace efficiency.
Christians have an ally in people like Emily.
Worker, use your power!
'Til next time. Peace out. Dickinson, Emily. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924; Bartleby.com,2000.
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
SATAN: Deal Or No Deal?
So you've got the Spirit, and you're Saved. You've got the Holy Ghost, you are Blessed. You are Saved and Sanctified, you're a child of God. You have been Slain in the Spirit.
You're covered by the blood of Christ. You're a Good Christian.
If you are any of these things or all of these things, you are truly resting in the Lord.
Praise God!
For many of us who are Christians, all of these things are enough, in fact, more than enough to assure us that we have our place in the Lord.
For those of us who feel this way, the Lord has given me a message to open your eyes, hearts and minds to a truth that you must be aware of.
Read the following, you could very well be blessed and redeemed by this message.
Plain and simply put as given by the Lord, you need to KNOW the Word of God. Let me say that one more time, you need to KNOW the Word of God.
Why? Because, you will never, ever succeed in defeating satan unless you personally know the Word of God.
Headline #1: Satan knows the Word of God!
Headline #2: Satan is counting on you not knowing the Word of God.
Headline #3: Satan succeeds in tempting those who do not know the Word of God.
How does this not happen to you, how do you stay out of the headlines with satan? You do it by personally knowing the Word of God.
Jesus gave us the best example of knowing the Word in the book of Matthews chapter 4.
In Ch.4:3; The tempter came to Him and said, "If you are the Son of God, he said, tell these stones to become bread." Ch.4:4; Jesus answered, "It is written:'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'."
Now, for anyone other that satan, this would have been enough of a counter to end the situation, however, satan decided to get physical, the Word says, Ch.4:5; Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. Then satan said, Ch.4:6; "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw your self down. For it is written: "'He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
But Jesus was ready for satan, He came back with this, Ch.4:10; Jesus said to him, "Away from me satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.'"
And in Ch.4:11, we find; "Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him."
Satan said to Jesus, "Deal or No Deal?"
Jesus Christ said to satan, "No Deal!!"
You're covered by the blood of Christ. You're a Good Christian.
If you are any of these things or all of these things, you are truly resting in the Lord.
Praise God!
For many of us who are Christians, all of these things are enough, in fact, more than enough to assure us that we have our place in the Lord.
For those of us who feel this way, the Lord has given me a message to open your eyes, hearts and minds to a truth that you must be aware of.
Read the following, you could very well be blessed and redeemed by this message.
Plain and simply put as given by the Lord, you need to KNOW the Word of God. Let me say that one more time, you need to KNOW the Word of God.
Why? Because, you will never, ever succeed in defeating satan unless you personally know the Word of God.
Headline #1: Satan knows the Word of God!
Headline #2: Satan is counting on you not knowing the Word of God.
Headline #3: Satan succeeds in tempting those who do not know the Word of God.
How does this not happen to you, how do you stay out of the headlines with satan? You do it by personally knowing the Word of God.
Jesus gave us the best example of knowing the Word in the book of Matthews chapter 4.
In Ch.4:3; The tempter came to Him and said, "If you are the Son of God, he said, tell these stones to become bread." Ch.4:4; Jesus answered, "It is written:'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'."
Now, for anyone other that satan, this would have been enough of a counter to end the situation, however, satan decided to get physical, the Word says, Ch.4:5; Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. Then satan said, Ch.4:6; "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw your self down. For it is written: "'He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
But Jesus was ready for satan, He came back with this, Ch.4:10; Jesus said to him, "Away from me satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.'"
And in Ch.4:11, we find; "Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him."
Satan said to Jesus, "Deal or No Deal?"
Jesus Christ said to satan, "No Deal!!"
Peace With God During Afflictions
There are times when we seem to lose heart, because we feel that the burdens of life are too hard to bear.
There are times when we feel that we are all alone, no one cares, no one knows our struggle.
There are times when we need a word, just a word to give us the strength to take another step, to reach for another rung on the ladder of life.
At times like those, we have an Intercessor who knows our plight, cares about us and is able and willing to see us through.
"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
{Romans 5: 1-5}
There are times when we feel that we are all alone, no one cares, no one knows our struggle.
There are times when we need a word, just a word to give us the strength to take another step, to reach for another rung on the ladder of life.
At times like those, we have an Intercessor who knows our plight, cares about us and is able and willing to see us through.
"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
{Romans 5: 1-5}
Gone Home
In the minister of the Lord Jesus Christ, our living Lord, we am privileged to bear His comfort to those in sorrow. Having recently learned of a death, I ask that you join me in calling upon the Lord, the giver of life,the Son of God, Jesus Christ who is the source of eternal life, to give peace and comfort, to dry the tears, and to soothe the pain of loss for those grieving today. In this time of sorrow we look back and see a cross, but we also see an empty tomb. How thankful we are and how fervently we cling to His promise, "Because I live, you shall live also." John 14:19
Isaiah 41: 10
Fear thou not: for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Let us be sensitive to the families and their sorrow in times such as this. We can show our care by being there, by listening, and by feeling the sorrow of those who are grieving. Spend time with them, but don't intrude on their privacy when they feel the need to have it.
Join me in being a blessing to those in need.
Thank you,
The_Marquise
Isaiah 41: 10
Fear thou not: for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Let us be sensitive to the families and their sorrow in times such as this. We can show our care by being there, by listening, and by feeling the sorrow of those who are grieving. Spend time with them, but don't intrude on their privacy when they feel the need to have it.
Join me in being a blessing to those in need.
Thank you,
The_Marquise
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