tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41998561207571828882024-02-06T23:19:53.784-05:00Dear Ones Healing MinistryA tiny little vast ministry of love in the name of Jesus Christ where science meets the CrossAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.comBlogger993125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-30447295880074606752016-06-27T19:34:00.000-04:002016-06-27T19:34:06.819-04:00Disastrous Loss of Life In Stamford, CT By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<br />
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<img alt="" data-file-height="456" data-file-width="300" height="640" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Civil_War_II.jpg/250px-Civil_War_II.jpg" width="421" />'<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_II">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_II </a><br />
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'Disastrous Loss of Life in Stamford, CT' by Rev. Barbara Sexton<br />
<a href="http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/">www.Dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com</a> <br />
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I do not know if you heard (I certainly hadn't) but Stamford, CT has suffered a disastrous loss of life....in Marvel Comics, that is. You see, per their series Civil War II 1 & 2:<br />
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"The disastrous loss of life in Stamford, CT sparked the creation of the
Superhuman Registration Act, a bill that required all US heroes to
register their identities with the government and submit to training and
regulation. The SHRA split the superhero community down the middle,
with Iron Man leading the pro-registration faction and Captain America
spearheading an underground resistance movement. When the dust from
their war finally settled, Cap turned himself in and registration became
the law of the land (for a while, at least)."<br />
<a href="http://in.ign.com/civil-war-ii/94239/feature/5-things-to-know-before-reading-marvels-civil-war-2">http://in.ign.com/civil-war-ii/94239/feature/5-things-to-know-before-reading-marvels-civil-war-2 </a><br />
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Stamford, CT, eh? They must be talking about the West side...and other areas.. with all their recent gun violence.<br />
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Not a day goes by recently that there isn't a shooting or some kind of violence in Stamford. Speaking for myself, doing social and ministry work here is no picnic at all and I am always on guard against becoming a victim of some kind.<br />
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I shall have to investigate the 'etiology' of 'Civil War II's choice of Stamford as the focus of violence so rampant that 'superheroes' must be involved. I mean, they could have chosen Detroit or Hartford or some similar place where death by 'bad guys' is endemic.<br />
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I welcome your comments as we explore this together, either here or on Facebook.<br />
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What I won't do is leave this topic unstudied, unquestioned and not pondered, nor scrutinized.<br />
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We've got a 'situation' here, with this 'disastrous loss of life', in reality, as well as in fiction.<br />
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Anybody listening?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-79551926895417654452016-04-29T15:21:00.001-04:002016-04-29T15:46:07.181-04:00Kudos To Green Beret Heroes Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland & Capt. Daniel Quinn For Their Righteous Acts By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="Sgt. First Class Charles Martland, a Green Beret, is set to be involuntarily discharged Nov. 1 because he attacked an ..." src="http://cdn.sandiegouniontrib.com/img/photos/2016/04/28/B8893098Z.1_20160428190448_000G7JHH7VJ.3-0_tx600.jpg?1cac1c26287decec7a3e591fce9b6936b1eddfe5" /> </div>
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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland</div>
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<a href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/">http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/</a></div>
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When is a hero 'not' a hero?<br />
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Apparently, when the US Army is pretending to be 'politically correct' by throwing out two heroes responsible for truly good and righteous acts.<br />
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<img alt="Former Capt. Daniel Quinn works with locals while deployed" data-mycapture-sm-src="" data-mycapture-src="" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/67369be21bfc317600b9ceb00317be696572fe35/r=x408&c=540x405/http/cdn.tegna-tv.com/-mm-/53e8bca765ea4e37fa5dc73a8e3f6f827142ed9f/c=1-0-897-674/local/-/media/2015/09/30/GGM/ArmyTimes/635792344530114555-danny.jpg" height="405" itemprop="url" width="540" /></div>
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Capt. Daniel Quinn </div>
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<a href="http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/09/30/defenders-mount-support-ousted-green-beret-charles-martland/72996486/">http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/09/30/defenders-mount-support-ousted-green-beret-charles-martland/72996486/</a></div>
This is exactly what happened to two Green Berets, Capt. Daniel Quinn and Sgt.1st Class Charles Martland after 'dealing with' an Afghan police commander who likes little boys way too much.<br />
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<span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">"At issue was a 2011
altercation that Martland and a Green Beret officer had with the Afghan
police commander, who was known for sexually abusing a boy and chaining
the child to his bed."</span><br />
<a href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/"><span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/ </span></a><br />
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<span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">If you've never heard of this type of behavior before, readers, you are in for a shock.</span></span><br />
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<span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">"Called bacha bazi, or
“boy play,” the abuse is a longtime custom practiced in parts of
Afghanistan — and in Iraq and other Middle Eastern places where American
troops have served for more than a decade, analysts have said."</span> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/">http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/green-beret-martland-hunter-army/</a><br />
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and<br />
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/politics/green-beret-discharged-for-beating-alleged-child-rapist-speaks-out/">http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/politics/green-beret-discharged-for-beating-alleged-child-rapist-speaks-out/ </a><br />
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You see, in Afghanistan, it is their 'culture' to rape and molest young boys for their entertainment. The men, I mean. And worse still, US military service members are prevented from interfering with such 'practices'.<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0</a><br />
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This is one way men treat boy children like sexual play things in this video of the 'dancing boys' known as 'Bacha Bazi': <br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IABZVbQ_rbg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IABZVbQ_rbg</a><br />
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and: <br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPBGC3QOWE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPBGC3QOWE</a></div>
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There is a price to pay for being allowed the 'privilege' of gaining the trust of and interacting with the local Afghans, to which our heroes said, in effect, 'no thanks to you, buddy', referring to Afghan Local Police commander Abdul Rahman in particular.<br />
<a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/green-beret-who-hit-admitted-afghan-child-rapist-will-stay-in-the-army-1.406959">http://www.stripes.com/news/green-beret-who-hit-admitted-afghan-child-rapist-will-stay-in-the-army-1.406959</a><br />
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Turning a blind eye to this brand of pedophilia just wasn't going to cut it at all for our guys here.<br />
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But I can report a 'somewhat' happy ending with what follows. <br />
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Brave Hero Capt. Daniel Quinn has left the US Army, while Brave Hero Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland has been allowed to <i>stay</i> in the Army.<br />
<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/army-retains-decorated-green-beret-it-planned-to-kick-out-over-confronting-afghan-child-rapist.html">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/army-retains-decorated-green-beret-it-planned-to-kick-out-over-confronting-afghan-child-rapist.html </a><br />
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and <br />
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/politics/green-beret-afghan-police-confrontation/">http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/politics/green-beret-afghan-police-confrontation/</a><br />
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We are so grateful for Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland and for Capt. Daniel Quinn, that they and their families and friends may now have some peace of heart over this matter<br />
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Thank you, Gentlemen, for your bravery, courage, honor and determination. We are very sorry for the pains you have endured.<br />
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May your moral decency ever spread and flourish and reach all souls across the globe.<br />
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And may God truly bless you fine Soldiers, you fine Americans, with an abundance of all the good things you deserve so much.<br />
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With love in Christ, <br />
Rev. Barb<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-366368391801704682016-04-27T20:04:00.000-04:002016-04-30T17:28:01.791-04:00Syrian Refugees Welcomed In Stamford, CT by Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<img alt="04_27_ISIS_Refugees_01" class="mapping-medium" src="http://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/lg/public/2016/04/27/0427isisrefugees01.jpg" height="570" itemprop="contentUrl" title="" width="854" /><br />
<span style="color: red;">How Isis Smuggles Terrorists Among Syrian Refugees</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/how-isis-smuggles-terrorists-among-syrian-refugees-453039">http://www.newsweek.com/how-isis-smuggles-terrorists-among-syrian-refugees-453039</a><br />
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It's a big secret and we don't have much information, but apparently SIRS (Stamford Integrated Refugee Services) is welcoming Syrian refugees to Stamford today! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fccstamford">https://www.facebook.com/fccstamford</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fccstamford%20%22"></a><br />
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"An update and URGENT request from our SIRS action team.... (4/17/16) <br />
Our
Syrian family is coming to Stamford in ten days. We are delighted to
have secured the apartment for them and are thankful that the
Westchester Refugee Task Force has gotten the furniture and some
household goods to furnish it..." read more at <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/vl0yl833ctaj21q/SIRS_wants_and_wish_list.xls?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/vl0yl833ctaj21q/SIRS_wants_and_wish_list.xls?dl=0</a><br />
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Details are scant, but the mother organization IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) headquartered in New Haven, CT is sponsoring this campaign. <a href="http://www.irisct.org/index1.html"> http://www.irisct.org/index1.html </a>Perhaps some news services will pick up this story for a news report, but I'm not holding my breath.<br />
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In the meantime, please join me in praying for non-muslims all over the world--especially Christians and Jews--who are being killed, tortured and obliterated by Muslim terrorists.<br />
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Americans need to know about this--and that means all of us.<br />
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(Additional link added 4/30/16) http://<a href="http://www.fccstamford.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Crossroads-April-2016.pdf">www.fccstamford.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Crossroads-April-2016.pdf </a><br />
"SIRS group is prepared and funded (thanks to a $10,000 gift from an anonymous donor) to receive a refugee family in Stamford. Thank God that this group was able to organize themselves with representatives from and community groups in Stamford and get <span style="color: cyan;">approved in record time!</span>"<br />
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What does this mean? Who's involved?<br />
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God Bless You,<br />
Rev. Barb<br />
Dear Ones Healing Ministry (DOHM) <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-1512424679139624372013-08-23T18:20:00.000-04:002013-08-23T18:43:02.515-04:00Who Killed Delbert Belton? By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<img alt="Kenan" class="blkBorder" height="423" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/23/article-2400716-1B6ECCCB000005DC-80_306x423.jpg" width="306" /><img alt="Kenan" class="blkBorder" height="423" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/23/article-2400716-1B6ECCC6000005DC-654_306x423.jpg" width="306" />
Suspects: Demetrius Glenn (above), 16, was arrested for the murder of Delbert Belton; his alleged accomplice, 16-year-old Kenan Adams Kinard (below), is on the loose<br />
Read more:<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400716/Delbert-Belton-murder-teen-arrested-WW2-veteran-88-dies-brutally-beaten.html#ixzz2cpauSFiJ"> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400716/Delbert-Belton-murder-teen-arrested-WW2-veteran-88-dies-brutally-beaten.html#ixzz2cpauSFiJ</a>
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Dear Ones:<br />
Unfortunately, information on this case is both slow in coming and is, apparently, being suppressed by the progressive liberal press.<br />
Please -- whatever your race and political 'persuasion', suppress your anger and try not to let things get out of control.<br />
I am taking my 'own advice', just so you know. I told my daughter last night, "I am ALMOST sorry about all of my 'civil rights work'."<br />
She said, "Please--don't be that way".<br />
I thought about it, and I really am 'trying not to be that way'. <br />
But to hear of a WW II Okinawa WW II veteran beaten to death as so much 'fodder' for lowlifes who have no respect for life....I have to wonder. <br />
I'm trying not to succumb to anger in this area where Progressive Liberalism and 'White Privilege Initiatives' prevail.<br />
I'm trying to live the Gospel by not promoting vengeance and violence -- and by concentrating on my own 'spiritual self'.<br />
Yet a little part of me wants to say to all good, law-abiding people, Christian or not, to not be lulled into some kind of karmic 'trance' believing that racial tension does not exist any more.<br />
We are not in a 'post-racial period' and we have problems on the horizon, the likes of which we have not seen before in our fine country.<br />
Join me in believing these words:<br />
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<span class="text Matt-5-2">The Beatitudes</span></h3>
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<span class="text Matt-5-2">He said:</span></div>
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<span class="text Matt-5-3" id="en-NIV-23238"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>“Blessed are the poor in spirit,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-3"><span class="woj">for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-4" id="en-NIV-23239"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>Blessed are those who mourn,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-4"><span class="woj">for they will be comforted.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-5" id="en-NIV-23240"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>Blessed are the meek,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-5"><span class="woj">for they will inherit the earth.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-6" id="en-NIV-23241"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-6"><span class="woj">for they will be filled.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-7" id="en-NIV-23242"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>Blessed are the merciful,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-7"><span class="woj">for they will be shown mercy.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-8" id="en-NIV-23243"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>Blessed are the pure in heart,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-8"><span class="woj">for they will see God.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-9" id="en-NIV-23244"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>Blessed are the peacemakers,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-9"><span class="woj">for they will be called children of God.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-10" id="en-NIV-23245"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-5-10"><span class="woj">for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Matt-5-11" id="en-NIV-23246"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">11 </sup>“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">12 </sup>Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5&version=NIV </span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj"> </span></span><span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj"> I pray for the eternal soul of Delbert Belton and his family and friends and for a humanity who has lost its way.</span></span><span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj"> </span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj"> Please join me. </span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj">With Love in Christ,</span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-5-12" id="en-NIV-23247"><span class="woj">Rev. Barb </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-43038270888717684052013-05-05T15:23:00.001-04:002013-05-05T15:23:59.711-04:00"Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Indicted for Alleged Money Laundering" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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"The daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's <a href="http://newspreview.corp.dig.com/Blotter/rev-jeremiah-wright-daughter-indicted-alleged-money-laundering/story?id=18932843#.UWbgwKK7KHc" target="_blank">controversial former pastor</a>, has been accused of laundering money in an alleged $1.25 million fraud led by an ex-police chief in Illinois.
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Jeri L. Wright, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for
allegedly accepting $28,000 from former police chief Regina Evans and
her husband, ex-police officer Ronald Evans, for Wright's supposed work
related to the Evanses' not-for-profit program called We Are Our
Brother's Keeper. Approximately $20,000 of that money, however, found
its way back into bank accounts controlled by the Evanses, prosecutors
said.
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According to a <a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/ilc/press/2013/04april/20130410.html" target="_blank">release from the Department of Justice</a>,
Wright was playing a part in a scheme by the Evanses to misuse a $1.25
million state grant that had been awarded to the not-for-profit program
in 2009.
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We Are Our Brother's Keeper was supposed to spend the money on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/rev-jeremiah-wright-daughter-indicted-alleged-money-laundering/story?id=18932843#" id="_GPLITA_3" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">training</a>
up to 40 participants in bricklaying and electrical work at a Regal
Theater also owned by the Evanses, but the indictment alleges that
"little, if any, of the training provided in the grant agreement was
ever completed."
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The Evanses have been charged with more than 10 fraud-related counts. In
addition to the alleged money laundering, Wright stands accused of
making false statements to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/rev-jeremiah-wright-daughter-indicted-alleged-money-laundering/story?id=18932843#" id="_GPLITA_2" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">federal law enforcement</a> officers and lying to a grand jury. If convicted, Wright could face potentially decades in prison."<br />
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Dear Ones:<br />
Heaven knows that the world of organized religion regularly 'sees' its share of gross illegalities and immoralities.<br />
But this article about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's daughter, Jeri L. Wright, got our attention. <br />
You will recall that Wright is a major proponent of the 'Black Liberation Theology' and its follow-up 'white privilege programs', popular not only in his Chicago church, but here, as well, in the progressive liberal United Church of Christ And Unitarian Universalist churches in Connecticut and elsewhere.<br />
The 'theme' of these 'paradigms' is not to 'unite', but to 'demonize and divide'.<br />
Worse , the ultimate goal is to 'dominate' those who were former oppressors.<br />
As if.<br />
<i>As if that is a suitable solution, any more than 'white supremacism' is a suitable solution.</i><br />
People need to get real!<br />
Any movement set upon deliberately shredding and unraveling the racial fabric of the United States has historically been doomed to failure ever since the Civil War.<br />
Somehow or another, Americans have managed to have the ''triumph of spirit' that allowed for this.<br />
But I see a 'change' in the air. I see a country in <i>all</i> kinds of distress. And I see a complete 'system overload' on 'false dialogues on race'.<br />
What might have started as reasonable dialogue has, thanks to the deadening overkill of 'political correctness', dissolved into silent resentment, fear, deceit and the bearing of false witness.<br />
'Race communications' have fallen by the 'wayside' in the looming shadow of threats of terrorism, financial collapse and other 'quality-of-life horrors' so endemic in the United States today.<br />
Worse, 'race conversations' that remain are being further obfuscated by those injecting 'Islamist' considerations them, in this day and age where everything revolves around 'terrorism'.<br />
I say Americans need to 'reboot and reengage' on the race issue. We need to not 'give up' on discussions of race, because we are witnessing a decline in interracial civility, the likes of which we haven't seen in a <i>long</i> time.<br />
But we have to keep it 'real', as I said. And the way to do that is to disregard all vestiges of the bogus 'political correctness' that have brought us to where we are today.<br />
We can and should rationally observe the actions of those who <i>abuse</i> their 'positions of power' on ALL sides of the race debate, learn from them and vow to never 'do the same', ourselves.<br />
We can 'say we've had enough' and choose to work for 'good', but only if we throw off the mantle of false speech, false pride and false doctrine. If you can't play this way, this is not for you, of course.<br />
For all others, especially for those of the Judeo-Christian tradition and for those who do not purely wish to 'dominate others', I suggest this:<br />
Let us subscribe to <i>'God Liberation Theology'</i> first.<br />
It's worth a shot. <br />
God Bless You<br />
With Love In Christ,<br />
Rev. Barbara Sexton<br />
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross" <br />
<a href="http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/">www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Dear Ones:</i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> We live in a hustling, bustling 'w<span style="font-size: small;">ork-<span style="font-size: small;">a-day' world...And it's not alway<span style="font-size: small;">s easy to take time to 'smell the daffodils and tulips<span style="font-size: small;">'.</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> But today is a special day<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">T</span></span>oday is the<span style="color: yellow;"> </span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">most</span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> important day for Christi<span style="font-size: small;">ans all over the world, because it heralds the Resurrection of ou<span style="font-size: small;">r Lord Jesus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We <span style="font-size: small;">take time out from our bu<span style="font-size: small;">sy lives</span> to<span style="font-size: small;">day to worship and spend the day with family and friends.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We pray, we hunt for eggs, have fun with the children<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>enjoy a wonderful Easter mea<span style="font-size: small;">l together....And<span style="font-size: small;">, more likely<span style="font-size: small;"> than not, eat way more chocolate than we ought to!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Yet, amid all this 'fun', the<span style="font-size: small;">re are times when true <span style="font-size: small;">'spiritual breakthroughs' occur<span style="font-size: small;">, for t</span>he very fa<span style="font-size: small;">bric<span style="font-size: small;"> of this day lends itself to discussions and meditations of <span style="font-size: small;">all that is God-breathe<span style="font-size: small;">d<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I<span style="font-size: small;">n fact, Easter is a time when some may even decide that they wish to be baptized<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> And here I have some interesting information for you<span style="font-size: small;">: Did you know that a</span>ny baptized Christian may baptize another with <span style="font-size: small;">'full au<span style="font-size: small;">thority'<span style="font-size: small;">? It's true.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Disclaimer: I realize that certain denominations do not consider laity to be 'qualified' in this regard, except in emergencies, and that certain denominations and individuals do not feel that a 'woman' (myself) is qualified to be clergy and speak as I do, but for those who are other-minded, please read on.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Great Commission</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span class="text Matt-28-16" id="en-NIV-24212"></span><span class="text Matt-28-16"><sup class="versenum"></sup></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-28-16"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.</span> <span class="text Matt-28-17" id="en-NIV-24213"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.</span> <span class="text Matt-28-18" id="en-NIV-24214"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>Then Jesus came to them and said, <span class="woj">“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-28-19" id="en-NIV-24215"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,</span></span> </span><span class="text Matt-28-20" id="en-NIV-24216"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”</span> <span style="color: white;">Mt 28:16-20 (NIV)</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span class="text Matt-28-20" id="en-NIV-24216"><span class="woj"> </span></span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My message to you is this: one need not necessarily use 'Jo<span style="font-size: small;">rdon River<span style="font-size: small;"> water' to<span style="font-size: small;"> baptize a person <span style="font-size: small;">sei<span style="font-size: small;">zed by the Spirit of the Lord <span style="font-size: small;">and <span style="font-size: small;">asking for a fellow Believer to <span style="font-size: small;">baptize them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Any <span style="font-size: small;">Believer may take pure water and 'bless it' for Holy use and then proceed to use it to 'ba<span style="font-size: small;">ptize<span style="font-size: small;">'.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ALL Christian Believers are qualified and<span style="font-size: small;">, are inde<span style="font-size: small;">ed, 'commanded' to GO FORTH <span style="font-size: small;">and baptize others in the Name of <span style="font-size: small;">the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> From a '<span style="font-size: small;">pri<span style="font-size: small;">vate baptism' in a family bathroom on Easter Day to a heart-wrenching, yet life-affirming one performed in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) <span style="font-size: small;">on a precious infant in an 'Isolette' (using <span style="font-size: small;">sterile water and a sterile <span style="font-size: small;">eye-dropper<span style="font-size: small;">),</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">one never knows when th<span style="font-size: small;">e need to bap<span style="font-size: small;">tize may ap<span style="font-size: small;">pear.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><i> </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><b><i> <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do it and live, so that the person you b<span style="font-size: small;">aptize</span> can 'live', just as Christ<span style="font-size: small;"> lives and bids us to be h<span style="font-size: small;">is <span style="font-size: small;">'<span style="font-size: small;">hands, feet and hearts' on this earth.</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">May Your Easter Be <span style="font-size: small;">Especially Blessed,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>But before the Glory, there shall be pain...</b></span></span></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-27197432038154873232013-03-28T17:58:00.001-04:002013-03-28T18:05:31.961-04:00"Christians Are Still Being Crucified This Holy Thursday" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dear Ones:</span></span></i></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Tonight is the night we celebrate 'The Last Supper', and we do this in remembrance of Christ<span style="font-size: small;"> on the night before he is arrested, prosecuted, sentenced and crucified.</span></span></i></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> For those who live </span>in a place where <span style="font-size: small;">they </span>are free to practice Christianity<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>in relative peace and safety<span style="font-size: small;">, let us give thanks<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">that they are free to worship<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span> </span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Yet<span style="font-size: small;">, </span></span>as we reflect this Easter-tide, <span style="font-size: small;">may we also be acutely awa<span style="font-size: small;">re of and remember </span></span>Christians in parts of the world wh<span style="font-size: small;">ere they </span>are persecuted, tortured, reviled and<span style="font-size: small;"> literally crucified<span style="font-size: small;">, themselves,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>to this day.</span></span></i></b></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b> A<span style="font-size: small;">nd so we</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">pra<span style="font-size: small;">y:</span></span></span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dear Heavenly Father<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span>W</span>e <span style="font-size: small;">come to you this Holy Thursday with heavy hearts<span style="font-size: small;">, as we remember w<span style="font-size: small;">hat befell our <span style="font-size: small;">beloved<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Jesus.<span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Ye</i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>t we can't help wondering how different our lives would be, had yo</i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>u not allowed your Son to be sacrificed <span style="font-size: small;">for us.<span style="font-size: small;"> Who would <span style="font-size: small;">'lead' us? Who would<span style="font-size: small;"> s<span style="font-size: small;">ustain </span>us and give us hope <span style="font-size: small;">in the world today?</span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> W</span>e thank you, Father and <span style="font-size: small;">are very </span>grateful for this day of <span style="font-size: small;">remembrance and humility</span>, even though this night<span style="font-size: small;"> anoints us with great sadness<span style="font-size: small;">.<i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Please reconcile this for us<span style="font-size: small;">, Lord, so that <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">we can best serve you.</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please give our hearts<span style="font-size: small;"> more courage and understanding as we cel<span style="font-size: small;">ebrate<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>t<span style="font-size: small;">oda<span style="font-size: small;">y's</span></span> La<span style="font-size: small;">st Supper in remem<span style="font-size: small;">brance of <span style="font-size: small;">our Lord.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It grieves us<span style="font-size: small;"> that <span style="font-size: small;">in</span> this day and age, there are those who are<span style="font-size: small;"> yet so very</span> <span style="font-size: small;">persecuted for worshiping our Sav<span style="font-size: small;">ior<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>that Christi<span style="font-size: small;">ans <span style="font-size: small;">are still being crucif<span style="font-size: small;">ied.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Thus, <span style="font-size: small;">w</span>e pray<span style="font-size: small;"> for all Christians<span style="font-size: small;">, near and far.</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> </b></i></span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">God, <span style="font-size: small;">shield them and f</span>rustrate th<span style="font-size: small;">eir </span>tormentor<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">s. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remembering tha<span style="font-size: small;">t our brother Jes<span style="font-size: small;">us will retu<span style="font-size: small;">rn, we are at peace<span style="font-size: small;"> a<span style="font-size: small;">s we awa<span style="font-size: small;">it upon <span style="font-size: small;">this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We pray these things in the <span style="font-size: small;">Name of the Father, the Son and<span style="font-size: small;"> the Holy Spirit.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I believe that t</span>hose who die at the hands of Christianophobes all over the globe shall receive a special place in Heaven.</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> They shall be close to our Heavenly Father, Je<span style="font-size: small;">sus, Mary<span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">and all the Saints and</span></span></span> with kith and kin through the ages who, also, fought and died for that 'carpenter's boy'<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> So l</span>et us be fearless today and eve<span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;"> more<span style="font-size: small;">, as we await the <span style="font-size: small;">fi<span style="font-size: small;">nal return<span style="font-size: small;"> and a<span style="font-size: small;"> joyous reunion.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Be of good cheer this holy night, dear ones<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> even in the dark<span style="font-size: small;">ness of th<span style="font-size: small;">is</span> night<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">With Love in Christ,</span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rev<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span> Barbara Sexton</span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<b>Dear Ones:</b><br />
<b> I relay to you a most heartfelt Palm Sunday greeting with a message of healing for you during this Holy Week.</b><br />
<b> Palm Sunday is, traditionally, a day of 'triumph'. It heralds a joyous reception of our Savior Jesus, replete with cheers and shouts of joy as he passes by the crowd.</b><br />
<b> <i>But, even with all the happiness this day brings, there is an undercurrent of not only sadness, but of anticipation and even 'dread', as well.</i></b><br />
<b><i> Those who know this Gospel story, know that Jesus will soon be arrested, sentenced and crucified before long.</i></b><br />
<b> So, too, do our modern day Christian celebrations sometimes become 'marred' and mired in sadness as relatives and friends, of different denominations (or of no denomination at all, meaning agnostics and atheists) gather for holidays like Easter and Christmas.</b><br />
<b> We know that no matter how much 'joyous fun' we are supposed to have, there is bound to be a 'thing or two' that sets our loved ones 'on edge' and causes strife during the holidays.</b><br />
<b> Sometimes, the controversial subject causing discord is interpersonal in nature.</b><br />
<b> But, sometimes, religious and denominational differences <i>also</i> rear their heads and this is where my message comes in.</b><br />
<b> It is this: when loved ones debate about 'interdenominational differences', remember that, in Christ, there is only one way.</b><br />
<b> <i>And that is the Way of Jesus!</i></b><br />
<span style="color: orange;"><b><span class="text 1Thess-5-19" id="en-NIV-29641"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>Do not quench the Spirit.</span> <span class="text 1Thess-5-20" id="en-NIV-29642"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>Do not treat prophecies with contempt</span> <span class="text 1Thess-5-21" id="en-NIV-29643"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>but test them all; hold on to what is good,</span> <span class="text 1Thess-5-22" id="en-NIV-29644"><sup class="versenum">22 </sup>reject every kind of evil." 1Thessalonians 5:19-22 (NIV)</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: orange;"><b><span class="text 1Thess-5-22" id="en-NIV-29644"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5&version=NIV"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5&version=NIV</span></a></span></b></span><b> </b><br />
<b> So my suggestion for you this Easter, however you choose, as a Christian, to celebrate it with family and friends is this:</b><br />
<b> Celebrate that which you hold sacred in common. Cast aside that which divides you. And, above all, <i>remember to 'celebrate the good' this Easter.</i></b><br />
<b> Yes, Holy Week is rift with agonizing sadness.</b><br />
<b> But, like a spring bulb hunkering just below the surface of sweet dirt, we know that we are on the brink of 'witnessing' the amazing Resurrection of Christ.</b><br />
<b> It's spectacular, it's a wonderment and we stand in awe of spring life, and in awe of <i>eterna</i>l life.</b><br />
<b>With Love in Christ,</b><br />
<b>Rev. Barbara Sexton</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/">www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com </a></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-85653902678776990102013-03-13T17:35:00.001-04:002013-03-13T17:35:26.178-04:00"CT Mourns The Death Of U.S. Army Captain Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel & Staff Sgt. Rex L. Schad--Killed In Afghanistan" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<div style="text-align: center;">
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"The Defense Department has identified two soldiers who were killed Monday in Afghanistan.<br />
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Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel, 28, of South Miami, Fla., and Staff Sgt. Rex
L. Schad, 26, of Edmond, Okla., died Monday in Jalrez District after
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at Fort Bragg, N.C., the release said. Schad was assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., it said."<br />
LINK: <a href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2013/03/army-pentagon-ids-soldiers-killed-insider-attack-afghanistan-031313">http://www.armytimes.com/news/2013/03/army-pentagon-ids-soldiers-killed-insider-attack-afghanistan-031313</a><br />
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"MADISON, Conn. — The first selectman of Madison, Conn., says a soldier from the town has been killed in Afghanistan.<br />
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Selectman Fillmore McPherson said Tuesday the parents of Army Capt.
Andrew Pedersen-Keel, who live in Madison, were informed Monday of his
death. McPherson said flags in Madison have been lowered to half-staff.<br />
McPherson said Pedersen-Keel was one of two soldiers killed in an attack at a police station in eastern Afghanistan.<br />
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officials have said two special forces soldiers were killed Monday when
a policeman fired at people leaving a meeting at district police
headquarters in Wardak province. The Pentagon has not released their
names.<br />
McPherson said Pedersen-Keel graduated from Avon Old Farms School in 2002 and the U.S. Military Academy in 2006.<br />
He said the town “stands ready” to offer what honors or special services the family desires.<br />
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"Governor Dannel P. Malloy today ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff to honor Army Captain Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan."<br />
<em><strong>From Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office: </strong></em> <br />
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Pedersen-Keel made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our state and
our nation," said Governor Malloy. "Our thoughts are with his family,
his friends, and his unit during this very difficult time. We pray for a
safe homecoming for our troops who are stationed around the world, and <a href="http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/u-s-and-connecticut-flags-ordered-to-fly-at-half-staff-to-honor-madison-man-killed-in-afghanistan#" id="_GPLITA_2" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">thank</a> them for their bravery and service.”<br /><br />“This
is a tragic and sad reminder that even as the conflict in Afghanistan
is winding down there are still hundreds of Connecticut soldiers in
harm’s way,” said Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman. “Captain
Pedersen-Keel and every one of the other 63 brave men and women from our
state lost in Afghanistan and Iraq died defending us and our freedom,
and that sacrifice must never be forgotten.”<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"M<span style="font-size: large;">ay God welcome <span style="font-size: large;">these heroes to rest by <span style="font-size: large;">His <span style="font-size: large;">side...</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we grieve for the<span style="font-size: large;">m with <span style="font-size: large;">incredible pride.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The U.S. i<span style="font-size: large;">s strong<span style="font-size: large;"> due to those such as </span>this,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their duty now done<span style="font-size: large;">, may they know <span style="font-size: large;">Heaven's</span> bliss."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-61700225431108181092013-02-15T12:12:00.000-05:002013-02-15T12:12:00.262-05:00"Jesus Tells Us What Will Happen With Asteroid 2012 DA14 Today!" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<br />
<img alt="18eoraa6wy5t8jpg" class="attachment-leader-full wp-post-image" src="http://media.gizmodo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/18eoraa6wy5t8jpg.jpg" title="18eoraa6wy5t8jpg" /><br />From: <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/">http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/</a><br />
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By <b>Jesus Diaz</b>--"Astronomers are completely confident that the 45-metre-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 is <em>not</em>
going to hit us, passing “only” at 17,200 miles from Earth — the
closest encounter with an asteroid ever predicted. It’s a close call,
but we will be safe. Given what’s <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/meteorite-crashes-in-russia-panic-spreads/">happened in Russia today</a> — what would really happen if their calculations were wrong? <br />
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To <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/#" id="_GPLITA_3" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">answer</a>
this, first we should find out how much energy could 2012 DA14 release
if it crashed against our planet. According to Denton Ebel — Chair of
the Division of Physical Sciences and Curator of the Department of Earth
and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of National History —
three other scientists asked themselves this question in 2010: Robert
Marcus, H. Jay Melosh, and Gareth Collins.<br />
Ebel says that Marcus et al calculated the kinetic energy of a
50-metre-wide asteroid with a density of 2.6 grams per cubic centimetre
and a speed of 12.7 kilometres per <em>second</em> hitting Earth at a 45 <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/#" id="_GPLITA_0" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">degree</a>
angle. This would be a very similar scenario to 2012 DA14, which is
only five metres smaller and, in the opinion of Ebel, “could have a
density of about 2.6 grams per cubic centimetre” since it is a stony
asteroid. He says that the density may be less, since “most asteroids
are <em>underdense</em> (lots of void space)” but let’s assume it’s 2.6 grams/cc for the sake of this argument.<br />
Marcus, Melosh and Collins’ calculations resulted in <em>3.3 Megatons of kinetic energy</em> at entry, with an airburst energy of <em>2.9 Megatons</em>
at about 8.5 km from the surface, “about the cruise altitude of
passenger jets.” This means that an asteroid like this would likely
explode in the air, releasing the energy equivalent of about <em>138 atomic bombs</em> like the one that the Boeing B-29 Superfortress <em>Enola Gay</em>
dropped over Hiroshima on August 9, 1945. Or, if you would like a more
modern equivalent, 2012 DA14 could explode with the energy of <em>nine</em> W87 nuclear warheads like the ones carried by the American Minuteman III Iintercontinental ballistic missiles."<br />
Read the rest here: <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/">http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/what-would-actually-happen-if-the-2012-da14-asteroid-hit-earth-today/</a><br />
<br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-75651647112948209972013-02-13T10:46:00.000-05:002013-02-13T10:46:03.455-05:00"Praying For You This Ash Wednesday" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Praying for yo<span style="font-size: large;">u and your loved ones this Ash Wednesday...</span></span></i></span><br />
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On this Ash Wednesday, we remember that 'it is dust from which we came....and that it is to dust we shall return.'</div>
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On this Holy day, let us each remember the somber truth of our very existence-in-Christ.</div>
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God Bless You,</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-27348170790458505092013-02-11T11:59:00.000-05:002013-02-11T12:03:21.237-05:00"There Is So Much Beauty In This World...If We But Remember To Look For It" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<a href="http://hipishcomments.net/graphics/flower_scraps/reflected_roses/?id=54" target="_blank" title="Mor Reflected roses Comments"><img alt="Reflected roses Comments" border="0" src="http://hipishcomments.net/graphics/flower_scraps/reflected_roses/reflected-roses_009.gif" /><br /><b>courtesy http://hipish.free.fr/graphics/flower_scraps/reflected_roses/?p=1 </b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02984367856387298654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199856120757182888.post-13766962004900657412013-01-15T15:35:00.005-05:002013-01-15T15:45:17.502-05:00"Gun Control Hypocrites At Work & Play" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>NEW VIDEO: Project Veritas Targets Gun Control Hypocrites</b><br />
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<b><span class="month">Jan</span>
<span class="day">15</span>
<span class="year">2013</span></b>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">"</span>After the high impact Voter Fraud investigation released
throughout 2012, Project Veritas, set its sights on top gun control
advocates to see how they felt when placed in the same position as our
nation's children – within a Gun Free Zone.</b><br />
<b>Project Veritas' found, James O'Keefe remarked, "Our nation's
children spend the majority of their week within schools that are
starkly emblazoned with signs that read 'Gun Free Zone.' Project
Veritas put that same concept to the test with some of America's most
fervent advocates for gun control."</b><br />
<b>Organizing as Citizens Against Senseless Violence, Project Veritas'
citizen journalists went door-to-door in New York, New Jersey and
Washington, D.C. to see which outspoken champions for Gun Control would
be willing to declare their own home as a "Gun Free Zone" by placing a
sign on their lawn.</b><br />
<b>O'Keefe continued, "It's amazing to see members of our media
equivocate and contradict their spoken and written words when faced with
the dilemma to declare their own homes as Gun Free." </b><br />
<b>READ THE REST HERE:</b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><a href="http://www.theprojectveritas.org/node/152">http://www.theprojectveritas.org/node/152</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Rev. Barbara Sexton</span><br />
The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anti-Second Amendment Fans<span style="font-size: large;">--Watch this!:</span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wt1Zy_ASNyA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wt1Zy_ASNyA </a> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Rev. Barbara Sexton</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross </b></span><br />
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CHRISTIAN CONSOLATION FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE JOURNAL NEWS GUN MAP CONTROVERSY</div>
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by Rev. Barbara Sexton</div>
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Stamford, CT </div>
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Dear Ones Healing Ministry</div>
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<a href="http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/">www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Dear Ones: <br />
The next time someone asks if you, a Christian, are a gun-owner, I want you to repeat after me and say:<br />
<i>"YOU BET I AM ARMED!"</i><br />
And say this 'loud and proud'...because you ARE! <br />
In this day and age, where pundits think nothing of pejoratively taunting Christians with 'well-what-would-'your'-Jesus-do?' queries falling off their tongues, we need to pay heed to old advice which is as valid today as it was over 2000 years ago.<br />
Make no mistake about it; when Jesus sent out the twelve, he warned them that it would be no picnic.<br />
<i>In fact, what he said shocked and astonished them with his dire predictions!</i><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-34" id="en-NIV-23452"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">34 </sup>“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-35" id="en-NIV-23453"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">35 </sup>For I have come to turn</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-35"><span class="woj">“‘a man against his father,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-10-35"><span class="woj">a daughter against her mother,</span></span></span><br /><span class="text Matt-10-35"><span class="woj">a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Matt-10-36" id="en-NIV-23454"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">36 </sup><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span>a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’<sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-23454c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV#fen-NIV-23454c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]</sup></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Matthew 10:34-36 (NIV)</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV </a><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Yes, certainly we gasp at the thought of Christian believers being told that their Lord and Savior promises them not 'peace', but quite the opposite. The goin<i>g</i> was rough and it's going to be rough, for us.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> So Christian brothers and sisters reading this today, take heed!:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Jesus continued (to his disciples): </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span class="text Matt-10-16" id="en-NIV-23434"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">1<span style="color: #cc0000;">6 </span></sup><span style="color: #cc0000;">“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.</span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <span class="text Matt-10-17" id="en-NIV-23435"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV#" id="_GPLITA_1" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">local</a> councils and be flogged in the synagogues.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-18" id="en-NIV-23436"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-19" id="en-NIV-23437"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Matthew 10:16-20 (NIV)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV</a> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> The above is sometimes misinterpreted by those who seek to justify 'violence-in-Christ'. We look to the Crusades as an example of this.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> The fact is that while there may be times when 'violence' IS justified' for a Christian in/from the United States today (such as for those in law enforcement, the military, etc.), this is not commonly the case for civilian Christian Americans living stateside.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> <i>Unless they have the misfortune of encountering a mentally ill, drug-crazed, criminally-oriented violent individual of some kind, that is.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Jesus clearly did not send out a bunch of 'wimps'. And he is quite clear that when violence is 'necessary', such as when a defenseless person is being attacked, it is never to be <i>'glorified'</i>.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> <i> In fact, when read in the context of other Scripture, Jesus's tough words above clearly emphasize that 'the sword' (or, more appropriately today, 'the firearm') is to be used sparingly and only in the most dire of circumstances in self-defense.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> He even counseled his disciples to flee rather than face potentially threatening people, advice which holds its wisdom today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-12" id="en-NIV-23430"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">"12 </sup>As you enter the home, give it your greeting.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-13" id="en-NIV-23431"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-14" id="en-NIV-23432"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet." </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Matthew 10:12-14 (NIV)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV</a> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-14" id="en-NIV-23432"><span class="woj"> <span style="color: black;">Tragically, we cannot always 'flee' when we must. Nancy Lanza could not and was killed by her son. And the blessed little Sandy Hook Elementary precious children and their teachers and protectors could not escape that very same madman.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-14" id="en-NIV-23432"><span class="woj"><span style="color: black;"> Yet...we were 'generically warned': </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-21" id="en-NIV-23439"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-22" id="en-NIV-23440"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">22 </sup>You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">23 </sup>When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Matthew 10:21-23 (NIV)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV</a><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-14" id="en-NIV-23432"><span class="woj"> </span></span></span>Every so often in the modern U.S., Christians attempt to use some passage in the Bible to justify their own violence.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> But we have the beautiful and fiercely-worded advice<i> from</i> Jesus <i>himself</i> to his disciples whom he loved so much, just as he does us! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Christ prepared them, as he prepares us, for what they and we will undoubtedly encounter. He was 'hardening' them verbally, guiding them and emboldening them. This much is certain--we will suffer, but (and this is a big one) true Believers will be <i>fortified</i>, protected and filled with the Holy Spirit.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> In a word, we will be<i> 'armed'</i>, yes, with a 'sword' (or a gun in today's parlance), but also with <i>much</i> more.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"></span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj">Challenges about 'gun control' vs. gun/Second Amendment rights and opportunists seeking to take advantage of a progressive liberal newspaper's indiscretions are not the only 'challenges' we have.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"> We have a challenge not to 'hate' Peter Lanza. We have a challenge to not hate 'journalists'. We have a challenge to not 'hate' those who paint with a 'broad brush'--be they liberal or conservative.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-26" id="en-NIV-23444"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">26 </sup>“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-27" id="en-NIV-23445"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">27 </sup>What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10&version=NIV#" id="_GPLITA_0" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by I Want This">roofs</a>.</span></span> <span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Matthew 10:26-28 (NIV)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"></span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> As Christians, we realize that the physical body is perishable and will not endure. Morally and ethically, we are challenged to live the best lives that we can. So...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> We WILL have difficult times..</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> We WILL have difficult decisions...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> We WILL be treated unfairly...and sometimes 'cruelly', if recent 'The Journal News' rhetoric is something to judge by.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> I know that my words here do not apply to those Christians--especially here in progressive-liberal Connecticut--who do not agree that the Second Amendment is worth fighting for.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"> I understand that opinions vary, and that tempers may fly.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"> But mark this: If we Christians properly tow the line, we <i>will</i> see God.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"> We will see God and then we can ask him <i>'why?'</i> for the many sorrowful sorrows that we must witness.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
Until then, I pray that your days are wonderful, your nights restorative and that everything in your life be blessed and fully vetted to the Will of God, our Father through our Christ Jesus.<br />
<span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="text Matt-10-20" id="en-NIV-23438"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-23" id="en-NIV-23441"><span class="woj"><span class="text Matt-10-28" id="en-NIV-23446"><span class="woj"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>POCKET SERMON 15: "Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting: Trage<span style="font-size: large;">dy </span>At Christmas<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> T</span></span>ime"</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Reverend Barbara Sexton</span></span></div>
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Do not put out the Spirit's fire;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="1"></a>
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do not treat prophecies<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="2"></a> with contempt.
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Test everything.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="3"></a> Hold on to the good.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="4"></a>
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Avoid every kind of evil.
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May God himself, the God of peace,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="5"></a> sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="6"></a> and body be kept blameless<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="7"></a> at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4199856120757182888" name="8"></a></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"> (1 Thessalonians 5:19-23 NIV)</span></span></span></b><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">LINK: <a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/1-thessalonians/passage.aspx?q=1-thessalonians+5:19-28">http://www.biblestudytools.com/1-thessalonians/passage.aspx?q=1-thessalonians+5:19-28</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">May the meditations of my heart and the words of my mouth be acceptable in thy Sight, my Rock and my Redeemer.</span> AMEN</i></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A<span style="font-size: small;">s the world knows by now, Sandy Hook Elementa<span style="font-size: small;">ry School in Newtown, CT has been witness to a horrible tragedy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Twenty young lives were cut short<span style="font-size: small;">, along with six adults<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Terror reigned<span style="font-size: small;"> on Friday, De<span style="font-size: small;">cember 14, 2012<span style="font-size: small;"> an<span style="font-size: small;">d was </span>repl<span style="font-size: small;">aced <span style="font-size: small;">with </span>implacable grie<span style="font-size: small;">f.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i> Imp<span style="font-size: small;">la<span style="font-size: small;">cable in the sense that <span style="font-size: small;">absolutely nothing can diminish, modify or mitigate <span style="font-size: small;">such</span> grief.</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Im<span style="font-size: small;">pla<span style="font-size: small;">cable in that all attempts<span style="font-size: small;"> to <span style="font-size: small;">'ex<span style="font-size: small;">plain,<span style="font-size: small;"> rationalize,<span style="font-size: small;"> and understand' the events that<span style="font-size: small;"> led up to this sad time <span style="font-size: small;">truly and </span>utterly fail.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We are left only with the knowledge that our mourning knows no bounds.<span style="font-size: small;"> All we <span style="font-size: small;">can do is point to this and that as the 'cause'<span style="font-size: small;">...knowing full-well that <span style="font-size: small;">we can use this opportunity to be our '<span style="font-size: small;"><i>noblest</i></span> selves'<span style="font-size: small;">, or, in some cases, our '<span style="font-size: small;">rankest'.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Grieving allows for a certain degree of hostility and anger and finger-pointing<span style="font-size: small;"> a<span style="font-size: small;">nd we sure are s<span style="font-size: small;">eeing it</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">on </span>Internet message boards jammed with <span style="font-size: small;">commentary<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>a<span style="font-size: small;">ccusations<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and </span>blame-placing<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>If ONLY we were 'expert' enough to parse through to the TRUTH which would do away with mindless violence once and for all!<span style="font-size: small;"> What decent person in their right <span style="font-size: small;">mind would refuse to take <span style="font-size: small;">the logical steps necessary avoid cruel shootings in the future? Not one, we want to say...<span style="font-size: small;">No, if only we can come to a<span style="font-size: small;">n accord, all would be well.</span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> But we live in a <span style="font-size: small;">di<span style="font-size: small;">verse</span> society<span style="font-size: small;"> and one wonders if we all--people of faith, agnostics, atheists, mental health professionals, pharmace<span style="font-size: small;">utical manufacturers, </span>gun rights lobbyists, gun control lobbyists, gamers and non-<span style="font-size: small;">gamers, parents and non-parents and all others--can ever agree on anything long enough for it to<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> make a positive difference.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Maybe not.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Then</span>, <span style="font-size: small;">even in the midst of this tumult, one do<span style="font-size: small;">es see an abunda<span style="font-size: small;">nce of <span style="font-size: small;">good wishes and pr<span style="font-size: small;">ayers. <span style="font-size: small;">M</span>oney <span style="font-size: small;">and other assistance <span style="font-size: small;">are</span> freely donated. People volu<span style="font-size: small;">nteer<span style="font-size: small;"> and console each other. Tears flow, hugs ensue and we struggle on trying to live with our losses as best <span style="font-size: small;">as we can<span style="font-size: small;">, and hope is <span style="font-size: small;">somewhat restored.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course, the su<span style="font-size: small;">bject of 'faith' comes up, and, as usual, there is 'debate'<span style="font-size: small;"> that ranges from the '<span style="font-size: small;">truly </span>blasp<span style="font-size: small;">h<span style="font-size: small;">e</span>mous' to the <span style="font-size: small;">'super self-righteous'.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Embedded in this rhetoric is the very question of whether God even exists, and if so, 'how He can possibl<span style="font-size: small;">y<span style="font-size: small;"> let <span style="font-size: small;">a shooting like at San<span style="font-size: small;">dy Hook Elementary School even happen if <span style="font-size: small;">He is so <span style="font-size: small;"><i>good</i><span style="font-size: small;">'?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This is a question that we can<span style="font-size: small;">not completely answer. The closest we can get, as Christians, is to empha<span style="font-size: small;">size that God weeps with us and that we realize that this 'earthly existence' is but a fleeting moment in our 'eternal existence'.<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> And we will also add that, 'someday, God will help us understand what <span style="font-size: small;">there is for us to understand'.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">'He will take all pain away<span style="font-size: small;">', we say<span style="font-size: small;">, and we are comforted by this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I know. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>To <span style="font-size: small;">some</span> who mourn, this <span style="font-size: small;">can sound <span style="font-size: small;">absurd.<span style="font-size: small;"> It sounds<span style="font-size: small;"> practised, pedantic and predictable.</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Even worse, it can seem 'cold and detached'<span style="font-size: small;">--s</span>ome even say<span style="font-size: small;">ing that</span> 'God was <i>absent</i> that day, <span style="font-size: small;">Friday, Dec<span style="font-size: small;">ember 14, 2012 in <span style="font-size: small;">Newtown<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> CT,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>that morning at Sandy Hook Elementary.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline; font-size: small;"> But mark this well--</span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>God is never so present than w<span style="font-size: small;">hen humans insist He is not.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I<span style="font-size: small;">n matters of faith, it is not about <span style="font-size: small;">government officials <span style="font-size: small;">giving important speeches...It<span style="font-size: small;">'s not about s<span style="font-size: small;">omeone <span style="font-size: small;">bloviating <span style="font-size: small;">on cable t.v....<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">And i</span>t'<span style="font-size: small;">s not about smart doctors and <span style="font-size: small;">popular </span>faith leaders <span style="font-size: small;">who help<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>us move on...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>It<span style="font-size: small;">'s every<span style="font-size: small;">day people </span></span>that make <span style="font-size: small;">the</span> difference<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> especially those who <span style="font-size: small;">believe sincerely in a good and powerful God.<span style="font-size: small;"> It's the 'faith community'. A</span></span></span> time like this brings out the very best<span style="font-size: small;">...</span>and the very worst in all of us,<span style="font-size: small;"> which, for Christians, is exemplified <span style="font-size: small;">by b<span style="font-size: small;">elievers,</span></span> collectively<span style="font-size: small;">, known </span>as the 'body of Christ'.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This 'body of believers' mourns together now and wonders when 'it' will ever end.</span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">E</span>ventually <span style="font-size: small;">we</span> will be 'cried out'<span style="font-size: small;">, a thing shown to be true, time and time<span style="font-size: small;">, ag<span style="font-size: small;">ain.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Then <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">we <span style="font-size: small;">will be able to do <span style="font-size: small;">what</span> we couldn't do before<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> for--</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>As a fire purifies and tempers metal, </i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>our tears <span style="font-size: small;">will </span></i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>m</i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>ake things clearer.</i></b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> <b><i>Yes, amidst the grief,<span style="font-size: small;"> we have faith that we<span style="font-size: small;"> will find a practical solution<span style="font-size: small;"> to<span style="font-size: small;"> prevent violence, such as that<span style="font-size: small;"> so recently manifested</span> at Sandy Hook Elementary</span></span>.</span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Such a solution seems far off<span style="font-size: small;"> righ<span style="font-size: small;">t now</span></span>, with each 'side' as passionate in their views as the other. So what do we need to do to effect change in view of the death of the innocent children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary?</span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Right now, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">our</span> main concern is <span style="font-size: small;">'getting through the holidays'<span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">including managing a way to pro<span style="font-size: small;">vide 'Christmas for the kids'. This is a real challenge for Christians<span style="font-size: small;"> this year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Some have even suggested that Christmas lights be 'doused' out of respect for...<span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">nd </span>in remembrance of...the little children <span style="font-size: small;">taken from <span style="font-size: small;">the families and all of us.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Some have even <span style="font-size: small;">gone so far as to </span>actually <i>take down</i> their Christmas lights and decoration<span style="font-size: small;">s</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">As for myself, I decided 'just' to light the Holy Family out front yesterday. <span style="font-size: small;">That seemed appropriate and I would never let anything so <span style="font-size: small;">affect me as to forget h<span style="font-size: small;">ow joyful and thankful I am for the birth of our Savior.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It's b<span style="font-size: small;">aby Jesus, after all.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> So for those of us with faith...or even an inkling of faith...light you Christmas lights o<span style="font-size: small;">r don't, as you feel is proper.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Maybe if the multi-colored decorations of happiness seem like 'too much' this year, <span style="font-size: small;">why not put a single light in a window<span style="font-size: small;"> to welcome the Christ child<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Or<span style="font-size: small;">...p</span>erhaps a light in <i>every</i> window<span style="font-size: small;">, in the M<span style="font-size: small;">ennonite trad<span style="font-size: small;">ition<span style="font-size: small;">, as we cele<span style="font-size: small;">brate</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 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small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 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small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> wondrous birth in the midst of destruction<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span 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style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i><span style="font-size: small;">As a loving </span>parent 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small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">would not fail to cele<span style="font-size: small;">brate their own child's birthday at<span style="font-size: small;"> this time</span>, we can <b>choose</b> to<span style="font-size: small;"> celebrate <span style="font-size: small;">Jesus's birth<span style="font-size: small;">day<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 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style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We will do this f<span style="font-size: small;">or our <i>children</i> and<i> grandchildren</i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">--not disrespecting the deceased a<span style="font-size: small;">nd their survivors<span style="font-size: small;">...</span>but honoring a very LIVING Christ!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Yes, r</span>espectfully and joyfully, we will celebrate this Christmas, with a care to remembering to serve our brothers and sisters who--for one reason or another--find themselves in<i> material, <span style="font-size: small;">psychological and spiritual </span>need.</i></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span 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style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Together<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>today, we love others, Ch<span style="font-size: small;">ristmas lights</span> <span style="font-size: small;">turned on </span>or not<span style="font-size: small;">...</span></span>knowing f<span style="font-size: small;">ull well that the <span style="font-size: small;">most important 'Christmas light' of all is<span style="font-size: small;"> the one burning in our hearts fo<span style="font-size: small;">r our Lor<span style="font-size: small;">d<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>Jesus<span style="font-size: 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<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span 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<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span 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style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">With Love in Christ<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rev. Barbara Sexton</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span 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<b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">God Bless and keep the little children. Rest In Peace.</span></span></i></b><br />
<span class="versetext" id="1th5-23" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">- <b>Charlotte Bacon</b>, 2/22/06, female<br />
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- <b>Anne Marie Murphy</b>, 07/25/60, female<br />
- <b>Emilie Parker</b>, 5/12/06, female<br />
- <b>Jack Pinto</b>, 5/06/06, male<br />
- <b>Noah Pozner</b>, 11/20/06, male<br />
- <b>Caroline Previdi</b>, 9/07/06, female<br />
- <b>Jessica Rekos</b>, 5/10/06, female<br />
- <b>Avielle Richman</b>, 10/17/06, female<br />
- <b>Lauren Rousseau</b>, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified)<br />
- <b>Mary Sherlach</b>, 2/11/56, female<br />
- <b>Victoria Soto</b>, 11/04/85, female<br />
- <b>Benjamin Wheeler</b>, 9/12/06, male<br />
- <b>Allison N. Wyatt</b>, 7/03/06, female</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: yellow; color: black;">UPDATE: </b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html </a></span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Dear Readers:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I don't know about you, but I
think it is time that all Americans--citizens and those here
legally--take a cold, hard look at the realities of this election cycle.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">
We are not stupid and we no longer are ignorant. As I witness the
growing 'Sharia Compliance' in Europe, I see it creeping into all areas
of life in the United States, even here in Connecticut where it has a
fine foothold.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Watch this 'compilation' video of
President Obama 'clips' and draw your own conclusions. From where I
stand as a member of the same 'denomination' (movement, it's called) the
UCC (the United Church of Christ), I believe President Obama is trying
to have the 'best of both worlds' with his religious affiliations--a
tactic doomed to fail because those born of Muslim fathers ARE Muslims,
period.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> It may be falsely flattering to
some 'Christians' that our President attempts to masquerade as a
Christian. But at his core, it seems quite obvious that Obama is
faithful to the Muslim roots of his childhood. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> This is quite reasonable,
actually, if not for all the tension, racial divide, threats from abroad
and domestically by Islamic terrorists and discord our President's
'choice' has produced for all of <i>us.</i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I feel that he is not interested
in protecting the interests of those of us who come from the
Judeo-Christian tradition or even protecting our right to observe
whatever religious beliefs we choose to. I'd actually rather the
President HAD no religious affiliation than to put us in the position he
has today.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> If you are one of those who voted for President Obama and now have 'voters remorse', remember this: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> It was the OBAMA TEAM who 'decided' to inject religion into the last Presidential race.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> It was the OBAMA TEAM who played a
'bait and switch' by utilizing the racially hurtful 'religio-political
system' known as 'Black Liberation Theology' (also of the UCC) to garner
votes and funding. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I know. I was there at his first 'Presidential Speech' given in a 'church meeting setting' in Hartford, CT. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> And hard as it is to believe, for a
period of time (before I wisened up), I was called upon, as an
elected local church officer, to 'defend' the rantings of the Reverend
Jeremiah Wright!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> "Got a problem with anti-white, anti-America Chicago Trinity news? Talk to <i>her.</i>"
Egads, that seems like eons ago, and I still can't believe I allowed
myself to be put in that position without doing further investigation.
Shame on me!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> As
for 'the Islamization of America': Are they KIDDING? Did they think we
would not NOTICE? Did they think we would not CARE? Did they think we
would not REACT? </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Our political leaders think very little of us. By the time <i>some</i> people wake up, this could all be a 'fait accompli'. Thank God we have our sturdy and upright TEA PARTY CANDIDATES!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <i> This</i> formerly politically inactive Reverend has come to life and is alive and well working with the TEA PARTY PATRIOTS. </span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> For
the love of God and country, dear ones, PLEASE use the DISCERNMENT and
INTELLIGENCE the Good Lord gave you and get politically active today!
Our aim should be PEACE at any cost, without being stupid about it. Our
aim should be to PRESERVE our American way-of-life.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I really don't know if it is possible for the United States of America to peacefully exist with the Muslim world. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I do not know if the preponderance
of Muslims in America are 'the GOOD ONES' or not. As for Muslims in
the rest of the world, I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to
figure out that anti-American sentiment predominates.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> To date, Muslims have been
remarkably quiet and rather surreptitious and largely self-serving in
the U.S. They have a public relations problem to beat the band.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> So-called 'Interfaith Events'
we've been witnessing in the Northeast, especially, have done nothing
but promote Muslim initiatives, and that with<i> no consideration for non-Muslim sentiment</i>. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I don't know how our President
will shake out eventually. I find it hard to believe that a
strong-willed person such as he would allow himself to be TOO
manipulated. Many of us were hoping to 'root for' the black guy. But I
chose to vote for McCain for reasons that had absolutely nothing to do
with anything but good old American politics.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> The OBAMA TEAM turned it all into a game of class, racial, social, ethnic and religious upheaval.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> We don't need this.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">For you in Christ,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Reverend Barbara Sexton</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"</span></b><br />
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Dear Ones:<br />
Well, I don't know about any 'major' Muslim leaders, but I count <i>one </i>Muslim 'group' 'locally', at least, who has spoken up against the horrendous anti-American violence flaring up in the Middle East and all over the world.<br />
That 'one group' is <i>'The Muslim Coalition of Connecticut'. </i>I thank them for speaking forth:<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">"Latest Announcements September 12, 2012"</span><br />
<span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;">"The
Muslim Coalition of Connecticut strongly condemns the violent attacks
on American embassies in Egypt and Libya. Nothing is worth the cost of a
human life, and we firmly believe that there is no honor or faith in
committing such violence.<br />We extend our deepest condolences to the
families of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the other three
American personnel at this tragic time."</span><br />
LINK: <a href="http://www.muslimcoalitionct.org/">http://www.muslimcoalitionct.org/</a><br />
This is a good start." But things have been largely silent about anything remotely related to caring about the United States of America, let alone non-Muslims in general. <br />
American Muslims are as silent as they have been since 9/11. Except to attend a few 'interfaith Iftars' here and there, there is nothing.<br />
They offer no real words of sympathy for the American lives lost due to Muslim extremists.<br />
With Love in Christ-<br />
Rev. Barbara Sexton<br />
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"<br />
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