We live in the most controversial, strangest time.
Pope John Paul II determined, by circumstance, he needed a Pope mobile. And everyone LOVED John Paul II and was called Pappa. We all melt to hear of Pappa. Now... Pope Francis was riding around in a convertible this last weekend with 80,000 people in front of the Vatican. Francis has been widely criticized for supporting the environment while speaking with President Clinton, and the only one who mentioned Scripture for their 2.5 hour interview was President Clinton.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo is the local Catholic Cardinal. He is marvelous in deeds and Biblical in words. And he publically has said Francis could do better, when compared to the 3 Popes he personally knows, works with and spent time with. I think most of the world would agree. Francis has been worldwide called a heretic during his sermons that were not Biblical or doctrinal in the base.
Time will tell if Pope Francis is defined by inviting Nancy Pelosi the week she was booed in NYC for news of her daily, many different million dollar stock investments. And pushing a CHILD out of her photo op, in front of a running TV camera. The same time frame Pope Francis did not invite the USA Supreme Court, many Catholics, for removing Roe vs Wade. Will this define Pope Francis in history? Francis asked if Nancy Pelosi could be an Italian Ambassador upon her retirement during all this.
The President of the United States had a miltary 'picnic' in front of the White House, and you don't want your children to see the photos of nudity. His employee said in the Halls of Congress that parents who would parent their children are, "Domestic Terrorists."
Biden greeted the largest Teacher's Union by speaking of falling in love with a 12-year-old when he was in his 30s and marrying her. This by the man who upheld the stock price of DISNEY falling far for having weird sex theories regarding children. And DISNEY Lately had arrested executives for being part of porn and sex trafficking of ... children. All this, during the time frame when attacks of teachers on students is at a historic, unnewsworthy time.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Everyone has had tragedies.
CNN had their Atlanta offices burned down while saying the violent mob was peaceful protesters. Peaceful protesters. Peaceful Protesters.
Alive for 6 decades. I miss seeing gift shops, toy shops, wedding registries and the absence of large weddings. Radically miss college being given funding by the government and costing $12,000 to get a four-year degree from Texas A and M University.
Received phone calls during the Pandemic from a friend in her 70s who rescued her 90-year-old husband from poor medical care. She found information on which Hospital was doing well with Covid. This while watching Italy sing and NYC sing for the heroes of the Pandemic. Never thought I'd see this.
We did like so many have done, according to the Pew Report, and changed Churches. Our Pastor came in the Biden supports Disney week and did the sermon on his trip to ... Disney. When the other woman's minister was fired by saying she needed to retire, the same week, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was told he was going to retire. The Ukrainian war week was turned into gun control for everyone week. I also changed my Church the week a small church of 110 people was given a Sermon on Darth Vader and asked for $13 million dollars to build a Cathedral for Bishops.
All of these sermons were broadcast to the world, via relay, internet, the Sermon feed. And their criticisms of other ministers and Churches. Oh, I've heard my own father bashed at Church, Lee Strobel, invited to speak and bashed. Giving new meaning to the word Host. Ross Perot (during his elderly 90s, while having Leukemia). TD Jakes. Joel Olsteen. The Pope. Baptists. Catholics. Joyce Meyers and, and, and Billy Graham. Kerry Shook. All have fallen. All have endured in Jesus Christ. You can see them in church and in the lane. We intend to be saints, too. All have virtues in the eyes of God. And all the saints of God have endured feeling criticized at Church, privately. It's called practice.
I've seen the Revival Groups debunking Church going for the last month.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I was thinking this week of the tragedies I have seen and experienced in these decades. And some would say you've had some appalling tragedies. Yes, and I've tried to take every knock, and make life more wise, strong, compassionate, to the goal of Love without insincerity. And in relying on the Lord, I have lived being a 39-year Episcopalian, 5 year Catholic. 5 year - other congregations and Biblically based. 23 years in the same house. 10 years in Youth Ministry. 37 year marriage to Edward and we dated 5 years. And 4 years in ProLife. 10 years with Club Corp, reconciling their refundable deposits and traveling across the United States. Written a blog since 2007, this one, and had reports of readers above 8 million unique readers, in 2015. Once told by a Bishop, with a huge congregation, this blog increased the readership of the Bible. The Scripture for Today Blogspot maintains a Scripture Today search record on the 1st to 4th pages of Google, Brave and, again, of Bing. Yahoo and DuckDuck. This would make us a better rank, if we were one of the paid to sponsor spots, but rank well, thank God.
I've employed one landscape gardener for ten years. The next for fourteen years. Half of the work, I can do myself. Asked the neighbors to employ them 12 months a year. And our block is the block who finds work 12 months a year. I've worked with 3 contractors, 2 in Dallas, Dallas for 2 years, and here. Both to completion of good work. And one contractor here for 2 years, when other Church members quit. Our AC friend worked with for 23 years.
Argued with my mother, increasingly, who had fatal Alzheimer's, the Ronald Reagan variety. Found out from her Rector, during her knee surgery, when he reported. My husband and I risked our lives during knee surgery recovery for Swine Flu and, later, Covid to nurse our family. Stayed as Mother's sole guardian for twenty-two long years and hired her live-in nursing for 4 years. Was my first cousin once removed's Texas Guardian of the Estate and Person for 12 Years. Gave Maxine the choice of her home or a facility, after her 23 strokes. Worked with the same Guardianship Attorney for 12 years, we had to go to Probate Court for every budget, medical plan, investment plan, employee for Maxine's extra help, and yearly audit, improvements before we sold Maxine's home and Estate Sale. We had to propose a plan for her Estate. I was Maxine's Executor of her Estate for 68 heirs. Was asked to be on our smaller Church Board, sometimes called Vestry, declined due to complete inheritance ideas and children. Argued with my own children, was told we were excellent parents, of all they had seen and know, but 30-year-olds don't need parents. And they prove it ? ! Well, God Bless us all. Please and Really. God Bless the adults and the children. Lord Jesus!
We should all experience the staying power of God.
It's so easy to recall the tragedies. But more amazing, wondrous, to remember the Blessings. The hard fights that have the most resilient of daily victories.
The Joy of the Lord is our Strength.
1 Peter 4:10
Everyone has been given a gift. That includes you, too.
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”
Each has received a gift . . .not some have received gifts,
or the most holy Christians receive gifts,
or God’s brightest receive gifts.
No, each has received a gift.
We need Church.
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