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Farther From the Truth
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Farther From the Truth |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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As a child, I was taught in Church that all people were equal. “He so loved the world…” As a student, I learned in school that not all people were treated equal. There, but by the Grace of God, go I. As a young adult, I decided that people don’t pick the skin they are in. That as much as the Bible is the letter of the Christian law, Jesus is the intent. As a young adult, I discovered that all Faiths, from the ancient indigenous to current times, are fundamentally the same however different their practices may be. As Christians, I believe we are called to love them all and let God sort them out. As I have grown older, and wiser, my contemplation of the Omnipotent has deepened. I’ve concluded that Sacred things, that are confined and defined within Religion, are kept farther from the truth. LGR(C)8/6/20 |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Lori...A agree with your way of thinking. If God wanted all of us to be the same skin color then we would be. We should all live by the golden rule " Treat others as we want to be treated" Since when does skin color dictate how we treat a person? Thanks for sharing...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Paul, Thanks for the read and commenting. I must confess bigotry disgusts me to the point of spitting nails. Hard to just pray for God to sort the biggots out. ~L |
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Starmcneil 1955 Member Posts 174 Alberta, Canada |
BRAVO...wonderfully put...if you truly follow the teachings of Christ than color of skin or religious preference is not for us to judge...each to his own and do not be the one to cast the first stone...I love the truth and power of this poem...thank you |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Starmcneil 1955, Oh thiank you so much! You said truth and power! Made me giddy. Bless your heart! ~L |
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augustsky Senior Member Posts 828 midwest US |
I like the way you think Lori, You are Good people.  Always a fan.. Sky~ Sometimes..Miracles are just good people |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Sky, Why thank you very much! I'm glad you think so. I highly regard your opinion. ~L |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
This is a completely sound message, Lori…even comes off as a plea almost in its sincerity. “That as much as the Bible is the letter of the Christian law, Jesus is the intent.” “As Christians, I believe we are called to love them all” For other religions, we are called to “love them all”. “1 John 4:21; "And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother." ... Love your neighbor as yourself.” Don’t see enough of that in the world these days. It seems to me messages like this get lost in the fine print, while everyone is pointing out how their neighbors should act, they forget how they themselves are acting. Michael |
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