#oppressed people everywhere are my brothers and sisters and in them i see the suffering and pain of my family and ancestors long gone

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people need to get more comfortable with leaving people behind. if you’ve done all you can do, imparted all the knowledge you can impart, shared all the experiences you can share, and people are still not opening their eyes? then it’s time to move past them. you can not forcibly radicalise someone, there needs to be a desire to learn on their end

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O Allah! I invoke You with Your Great Name which is greater than your names, more glorious than Your names and more beloved than them. I invoke You with this name, with which if You are invoked to open the locks of the gates of the Heaven they will be opened with mercy and if You are invoked with it to open up the narrow gates of the earth with deliverance they will be opened up

, O Allah! the Sustainer of the worlds, O the One who forgives the sinners.Forgive me. O Allah Make me and my children of those who mantain salaah and accept my supplication. O Allah, forgive me, my parents and all the believers on the Day of Reckoning. O Allah, make me most grateful to You and to remember You in abundance and act upon Your advice and to remember Your will. O Allah, I beg You for that which incites Your Mercy and the means of Your forgiveness, safety from every sin, the benefit from every good deed, success in attaining Jannah and deliverance from Fire. May Allah accept my prayers and supplications. Ameen Ya Rabbulalameen. O Allah, Accept our supplication protect our families and love ones bring happiness and joy to our lives reliave our distress forgive our parents and offspring and grant us the highest status, harmony,age, strength of this life and highest. Every day is special day but Friday is unique.May Almighty Allah make you unique and be a symbol of good example to others, uplift you, strengthen and guide your iman, forgive you and your parents but living and dead,count you among those who are granted paradise. O Allah, Your forgiveness is wider than our sins and we have more hope in your mercy then our deeds.forgive us yah Allah, accept our prayers and save us from our known and unknown fear protect us from the evil we see and that we don t to see ameen

O Allah, forgive our parents and the parents of our parents and for our religious leaders, teachers and all those who have a right over us, have mercy upon them all, protect them from all haram and pardon them. O Allah, open a way for our eligible brothers and sisters to marry as soon as possible, Let them marry a person who is sincere and devoted to You and who is compatible with him. O Allah, please grant the married people healthy children, who are in need of it badly, make them great Muslim parents, please grant them children who will grow up to be a source of Mercy for them. O Allah, increase the love between the husband and wife in our communities, grant them sabr and guide them to identify each other’s status and responsibilities and help them to fulfil. O Allah, help orphans and poor wherever they are, give me the means and ability to do whatever we can for them. O Allah, open a way for us to go to Hajj as soon as possible, so that we can fulfil our obligation towards You. O Allah, help all of my brothers and sisters who are suffering for your sake through torture, violence, in jails, and imprisonments around the world, please forgive their sins and help them to be free from the evil torture. (twice). O Allah grant victory to Islam and the Muslims, and raise with your virtue the word of truth and faith. O Allah Guide our sisters to be in parda and not to be victim of false fashion. O Allah Guide our young brothers and sisters to get away from haram relationships and Allah avoid us from being the victims of the show-world which has come to us in form of social media. O Allah Make us among the best users of internet – all for halal use, help us not to become victim of the evil things, help our ummah to get away from pornography, drugs, alcohol, zina and even thoughts of all these.O Allah Help us to be among the pious people of the world, help us by granting the inner strength to control our desires. O Allah, help us to offer five times prayer’s in masjid’s with the open heart. O Allah, be with our oppressed and weak Muslim brothers and sisters especially in Syria, Yemen, (mostly the middle east) and everywhere in the world O Allah, be for them and not against them. Be with them and not upon them. O Allah, make them steadfast in their standing, oh Allah grant them victory against those who transgresses them, and grant them unity in their efforts and their ranks and unite them on their message and preserve all that is of value and sanctity to them. O Allah, feed their hungry, O Allah, heal their injured,. O Allah, fix their broken, O Allah, grant safety and assurance to their families, and grant them security in their own lands. O Allah, be the guardian of their orphans, O Allah, conceal their imperfections, clothe them and accept the martyrs from amongst them. O Allah, give sanctity and preservation to their lives and blood and protect their lands. O Allah, be upon those who have transgressed against them.

O Allah, be upon the oppressors those who killed, who exiled and kicked out, those who destroyed and attacked, what people value and care for most and spread evil, corruption and chaos on earth.YA beautiful! You’re Beautiful and You love beauty so beautify my soul that beautifies the vessel it’s kept in. Help me see the beauty in things when everything seems ugly. YA Allah! You’re Gentle and Kind and you have put beauty in generosity, so when I lose my patience and I’m pushed to the edge of my kindness, pull me back and pour buckets of softness in my heart so it can pump with ease and let others breathe the breeze… YA Perfectly Wise! You’re closer to me than my jugular vein, but if I pull back and my heart disconnects, pump the blood through my veins so I can feel the pain – the pain of being far away from You and the pain of being so numb. The pain of apathy and the pain of a cold heart. YA Responder to Prayer ! You respond whenever a servant calls upon You so please accept…accept…accept my prayer! Ya Loving One! I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love so make Your love more beloved to me than myself and my beloved. Ya Forgiving! Rinse my soul of sins that hide beneath the skin – the sins that no one knows of, except You…Separate the layers around my bones and wash my heart from the evil that makes it dark.

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LIGHT OF LIFE 337

John 1:4

WHERE WE MUST DRAW LINES 19 – SHEEP AND GOATS 3

Mat 25:31-33 "WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMES IN HIS GLORY AND ALL HIS ANGELS ARE WITH HIM, he will sit on HIS GLORIOUS THRONE. THE PEOPLE OF EVERY NATION WILL BE GATHERED IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WILL SEPARATE THEM AS A SHEPHERD SEPARATES THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS. HE WILL PUT THE SHEEP ON HIS RIGHT BUT THE GOATS ON HIS LEFT. GW

In this final segment, we are going to discuss what really separated the Sheep from Goats.

Remember I told us that Jesus presented the end time story in a parable here?

So, it can only be seen as pictorials and simile of the actual events and prophetic declarations.

These were the final words and last Parable from Jesus, according to Matthew, and it finalizes all divine Commandments.

Mat 25:34-36 Then THE KING WILL SAY TO THOSE ON HIS RIGHT, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, INHERIT THE KINGDOM PREPARED FOR YOU FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I WAS SICK AND YOU TOOK CARE OF ME, I WAS IN PRISON AND YOU VISITED ME.’ NET

In the [actual] final judgment, the focus was on the individual deeds of persons of these nations.

Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small alike, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened, the book of the living. THE DEAD WERE JUDGED ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY HAD DONE, AS RECORDED IN THE BOOKS. GNB

But in the Matthew 25 Parable, they were judged in reference to a specified standard of service: Love and Care for the needy, poor and oppressed.

In a way, it’s all the same thing, right?

Though in Rev, they were judged according to what they actually did; in Matt, they were judged according to specifics that they were supposed to do, but they either did, or failed to do.

Mat 25:42-43 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink. I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I WAS NAKED, BUT YOU DID NOT GIVE ME ANY CLOTHES TO WEAR. I WAS SICK AND IN JAIL, BUT YOU DID NOT TAKE CARE OF ME." CEV

I want you to see how this “standard” – by which separation of “workers” happened – shows us a replication of the Character and Personality of Jesus Himself.

Let’s start by looking [again] at God’s overall and central purpose.

Rom 8:29 For HE KNEW ALL ABOUT US BEFORE WE WERE BORN AND HE DESTINED US FROM THE BEGINNING TO SHARE THE LIKENESS OF HIS SON. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO WILL BECOME JUST LIKE HIM. TPT

Every single human is destined to conform to the image, personality and Character of Jesus.

God will not accept or relate firmly with anyone who is not presented in the full image of His Son Jesus.

Psa 2:10-12 Be smart, all you rulers, and pay close attention. Serve and honor the LORD; be glad and tremble. SHOW RESPECT TO HIS SON because if you don't, the LORD might become furious and suddenly destroy you. But he blesses and protects everyone who runs to him. CEV

The least expectation from every man will be utmost regard for Jesus and all He stands for.

Mat 1:21 She will give birth to a son and you are to name him ‘Savior,’ for he is DESTINED to give his life to SAVE HIS PEOPLE from their sins.” TPT

Jesus stands for Salvation, and “He saves His People” means He identified as one with humanity.

Also, in all His mission amongst men, he does nothing but help and do good to people.

Act 10:38 You know about JESUS OF NAZARETH and how GOD POURED OUT ON HIM THE HOLY SPIRIT AND POWER. HE WENT EVERYWHERE, DOING GOOD AND HEALING ALL WHO WERE UNDER THE POWER OF THE DEVIL, for God was with him.

All the Anointing on Jesus’ life was applied to helping people.

Many will want anointing for “status upgrade” and respect. Jesus suffered insult, yet he kept His “cool”.

1Pe 2:23-24 who when He was reviled did not revile in return. WHEN HE SUFFERED, HE DID NOT THREATEN, but gave Himself up to Him who judges righteously. HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BODY ON THE TREE, THAT DYING TO SINS, WE MIGHT LIVE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS; by whose stripes you were healed. MKJV

The major reason why Jesus avoided offenses was so He won’t be distracted from his mission of saving men and because His time was too short in doing it all.

Imagine such love and care?

Rom 9:28 FOR HE WILL FINISH THE WORK, AND CUT IT SHORT IN RIGHTEOUSNESS: because A SHORT WORK WILL THE LORD MAKE upon the earth. KJV

But even though the work was so short (3.5 years), it acknowledges the standard of Righteousness, which is the replication of His Divine Character.

That’s why the Judgment will come. Yet Jesus wanted every man to have the Opportunity to become like Him, so He pleaded with God to forgive.

Luk 23:34 Then Jesus said, "FATHER, FORGIVE THEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING." MEANWHILE, THE SOLDIERS DIVIDED HIS CLOTHES AMONG THEMSELVES BY THROWING DICE. GW

Therefore beloved, we should pity the one who is insulted and he decides to stop doing the good he does in Church, or the one who is asked for help but he is quick to call the needy “lazy” because he wants to fully enjoy his “hard-earned” resources.

Judgement is coming; we all will be separated into 2 groups: The Sheep and Goats. To which side will you, or will I, be sent?

Mat 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! NET

Imagine then, that all GOATS, who won’t become like Jesus, but remain selfish, greedy, proud and wicked, will suffer the same punishment satan will suffer.

You will not be a Goat, in Jesus name.

Join us on Monday for another thrilling and insightful subtopic.

Keep Shinning!

Brother Prince

Friday, April 07, 2023

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Queer Poetry Collection

Trans Hate

Being trans comes with many joys, finally discovering yourself, finding people who understand you the euphoria of looking like yourself for the first time the pride in breaking the chains of the gender binary It also comes with some unavoidable pain not feeling like your body is your own living some of your life as someone you’re not your voice not sounding like you clothes never fitting quite right and some easily avoidable suffering like societal oppression being abused and made fun of just for living as our true selves being referred to by terms that aren’t your own

Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton Ron DeSantis, Joe Harding Ted Cruz, Donald Trump theses men do nothing to help instead they encourage the torment and through their positions of power they spread their harmful ideas transphobia snakes its way through the republican party spreading it’s tendrils through the darkest corners

Greg Abbott Ken Paxton and their long pointy nails ripping trans children from their parents drawing blood where lives could be spared blocking the pathways to happy healthier lives trans kids in Texas directly under fire trans kids everywhere can feel their pain

Ron DeSantis Joe Harding and their massive obnoxious mouths talking over anyone who’s different or odd running their mouths as if they’re better than the rest of us stopping children from sharing their stories or even learning that they are not alone other people feel that way it’s not wrong to be queer queerness should be celerbrated not erased from our vocabulary

Ted Cruz and his two sided hair cut viewed from one side he is a protector from the other side he is a transphobe one perspective buys into his tale of biological supremacy among children, kids who just want to play the other view point sees the evil forcing kids to hide their true self or leave the game that they love

Donald Trump and his blaring orange skin the bright color acts as a beacon calling similar minded people to his side gathering support for causes that deserve no recognition preventing people from serving their country because their gender doesn’t align with your expectations preventing brave men women and people from serving simply because of what’s in their pants

Six fallen saviors leaders turned corrupt they were supposed to empower the people they serve instead they terrorize them powerful people, political leaders they are supposed to guide the way to a better future not turn us around and send us back to bigotry oppression and hatred

It Hurts

“Women’s reproductive rights” “After a woman gives birth” “Her” “He or she” “Girls” “Ladies and gentleman” [Women’s room] [Men’s room] “Girl’s team” “Boy’s team” “Son or daughter” “Mom and dad” “Brother or sister”

Everyone pretends I don’t exist Everyone tries to deny my existence Everyone implies I’m not there Everything is structured to ignore my existence Every tradition pretends I’m not real

It hurts I try to hide it I shrug it off I ignore it I say it’s ok

But it isn’t Every Little Stab Hurts

I. Exist. Too. Just because I don’t fit Into your neat little boxes Doesn’t mean I’m not real Doesn’t mean you can just ignore me I have a uterus too I play on this team too I’m listening to your speeches too I exist in this world too

How about “Reproductive rights” “After a person gives birth” “Their” “They” “United” “Folks” [Bathroom] “Coach A’s team” “Coach B’s team” “Child” “Parents” “Sibling”

Just change a few words It’s not very hard And it can make a world of a difference It can make me feel seen and heard It can make me feel real It can make me feel like I have a place in this world Because I do Weather or not you care to acknowledge me I am here and I am queer

Transitional Years

Alone Scared What am I supposed to do What is gender How do I stay safe How do I explain these feelings What is going on inside me What is going on around me

I am so glad that time is over The fear The questioning The confusion No more hiding who I am just because I don’t understand it And I’m afraid the world won’t either No more hiding inside Afraid of the plague that’s taken over the world

I can be free now I can be myself I can be unapologetically myself I can be a normal kid

I’m never getting those years back Those 2 years spent hiding in the darkness of my room Or all the years before spent believing in a lie I lost my transitional years To a plague And to a different kind of transition

I went in one person And came out a totally new version of myself

New name New pronouns New perspective on the world

I’m not alone in my struggles, I wish younger me knew that Other people feel the way you do And everyone is there for you You don’t have to question alone It’s ok to let others know you’re confused and scared

I’m happy for my friends Who aren’t going through that alone I’m glad I can be there to support them To show them that they aren’t alone To show them the light at the end of the tunnel To be an example of a happy ending

I just wish younger me was that brave Younger me was too afraid of the unknown To admit to anyone else that I didn’t know Didn’t know who I was Instead of letting others help me to find myself I hid myself from everyone I hid myself from myself I denied who I am Because I thought I had to know To pick To tell everyone I thought I had to know who I was Before I could tell people who I’m not I thought I had to pick between Being truly myself And being a part of my team I thought if I told someone I would have to tell everyone So I chose hiding I chose the past I chose my team

Sure, it made me who I am But couldn’t have there been An easier path to this point? We’ll never know At least for now, I’m just happy to have made it here I hid away for 2 years And in the process I found myself I pulled back the coat of lies That I had been building up my whole life I eased out of it And I burned it The freedom I found Was well worth the pain That the path here caused I am myself And I am never turning back

The Queer Fight

Gay marriage was legalized In the united states Within my lifetime And I’m still in highschool

The first time an Openly transgender athlete Competed in the olympics was Last summer I watched them Go on to win gold

Stonewall The AIDs crisis Those are things of the past To my generation Yes, they’re important history But they aren’t our battles

Our Fights are: Bathroom bills Trans athletes Representation for EVERYone Skyrocketing mental illnesses

Things are much better than they were 50,30,20, even 10 years ago But we’re not there yet We’re still seen as other As something different Something to be feared and hated There are still so many countries Where I could be killed Just for being myself And even more Where I couldn’t marry the person I love Just because we’re the same gender Hell even in the usa I can’t marry The people that I love Since you can only marry one person

Yeah representation has gotten better But you still have to go looking for it And the little that you can find is mostly Just gay, mlm or wlw There’s the occasional mspec A sprinkling of binary trans people A spot of enbies And a tiny tiny spec of aspecs I can see queer people but I can Hardly see myself And my multifaceted identity Nonbinary, trans, genderfluid, mspec, ace, ambiam

This is our fight And we’re not stopping Until we’re all equal

The Black Ring

Black ring Right middle finger A fuck you to Fucking anyone

It’s a physical reminder Something to rub When I feel Like an other Like I’m missing out That I’m too queer Or not queer enough It grounds me Reminds me I’m not alone

It’s a signal A way to let others know “Hey, you’re not alone” It’s subtle But powerful It’s simple But meaningful

It’s a piece of me I almost never take it off It represents a part of me That can’t otherwise Be seen and understood Even with the ring Only some people care To see and understand But I do and some do And that’s enough for me

Black ring Right middle finger A reminder A Symbol A part of me How I say “I’m Proud, Proud to be Ace.”

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12th April >> (@ZenitEnglish) #PopeFrancis #Pope Francis Holy Father’s ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Blessing This Easter From Inside an Empty Vatican Basilica (Full Text).

‘May Christ, who has already defeated death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation, dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end’

Pope Francis after his Easter Mass, gave his message “Urbi et Orbi” from inside the Vatican Basilica. In light of the worldwide coronavirus epidemic, no pilgrims were present. Only present in St. Peter’s Square were police, journalists and seagulls. Millions more listened through radio and television around the world:

Following is the Vatican-provided text of his prepared message:

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!

Today the Church’s proclamation echoes throughout the world: “Jesus Christ is risen!” – “He is truly risen!”.

Like a new flame this Good News springs up in the night: the night of a world already faced with epochal challenges and now oppressed by a pandemic severely testing our whole human family. In this night, the Church’s voice rings out: “Christ, my hope, is risen!” (Easter Sequence).

This is a different “contagion”, a message transmitted from heart to heart – for every human heart awaits this Good News. It is the contagion of hope: “Christ, my hope, is risen!”. This is no magic formula that makes problems vanish. No, the resurrection of Christ is not that. Instead, it is the victory of love over the root of evil, a victory that does not “by-pass” suffering and death, but passes through them, opening a path in the abyss, transforming evil into good: this is the unique hallmark of the power of God.

The Risen Lord is also the Crucified One, not someone else. In his glorious body he bears indelible wounds: wounds that have become windows of hope. Let us turn our gaze to him that he may heal the wounds of an afflicted humanity.

Today my thoughts turn in the first place to the many who have been directly affected by the coronavirus: the sick, those who have died and family members who mourn the loss of their loved ones, to whom, in some cases, they were unable even to bid a final farewell. May the Lord of life welcome the departed into his kingdom and grant comfort and hope to those still suffering, especially the elderly and those who are alone. May he never withdraw his consolation and help from those who are especially vulnerable, such as persons who work in nursing homes, or live in barracks and prisons. For many, this is an Easter of solitude lived amid the sorrow and hardship that the pandemic is causing, from physical suffering to economic difficulties.

This disease has not only deprived us of human closeness, but also of the possibility of receiving in person the consolation that flows from the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist and Reconciliation. In many countries, it has not been possible to approach them, but the Lord has not left us alone! United in our prayer, we are convinced that he has laid his hand upon us (cf. Ps 138:5), firmly reassuring us: Do not be afraid, “I have risen and I am with you still!” (cf. Roman Missal, Entrance Antiphon, Mass of Easter Sunday).

May Jesus, our Passover, grant strength and hope to doctors and nurses, who everywhere offer a witness of care and love for our neighbours, to the point of exhaustion and not infrequently at the expense of their own health. Our gratitude and affection go to them, to all who work diligently to guarantee the essential services necessary for civil society, and to the law enforcement and military personnel who in many countries have helped ease people’s difficulties and sufferings.

In these weeks, the lives of millions of people have suddenly changed. For many, remaining at home has been an opportunity to reflect, to withdraw from the frenetic pace of life, stay with loved ones and enjoy their company. For many, though, this is also a time of worry about an uncertain future, about jobs that are at risk and about other consequences of the current crisis. I encourage political leaders to work actively for the common good, to provide the means and resources needed to enable everyone to lead a dignified life and, when circumstances allow, to assist them in resuming their normal daily activities.

This is not a time for indifference, because the whole world is suffering and needs to be united in facing the pandemic. May the risen Jesus grant hope to all the poor, to those living on the peripheries, to refugees and the homeless. May these, the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters living in the cities and peripheries of every part of the world, not be abandoned. Let us ensure that they do not lack basic necessities (all the more difficult to find now that many businesses are closed) such as medicine and especially the possibility of adequate health care. In light of the present circumstances, may international sanctions be relaxed, since these make it difficult for countries on which they have been imposed to provide adequate support to their citizens, and may all nations be put in a position to meet the greatest needs of the moment through the reduction, if not the forgiveness, of the debt burdening the balance sheets of the poorest nations.

This is not a time for self-centredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all, without distinguishing between persons. Among the many areas of the world affected by the coronavirus, I think in a special way of Europe. After the Second World War, this beloved continent was able to rise again, thanks to a concrete spirit of solidarity that enabled it to overcome the rivalries of the past. It is more urgent than ever, especially in the present circumstances, that these rivalries do not regain force, but that all recognize themselves as part of a single family and support one another. The European Union is presently facing an epochal challenge, on which will depend not only its future but that of the whole world. Let us not lose the opportunity to give further proof of solidarity, also by turning to innovative solutions. The only alternative is the selfishness of particular interests and the temptation of a return to the past, at the risk of severely damaging the peaceful coexistence and development of future generations.

This is not a time for division. May Christ our peace enlighten all who have responsibility in conflicts, that they may have the courage to support the appeal for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world. This is not a time for continuing to manufacture and deal in arms, spending vast amounts of money that ought to be used to care for others and save lives. Rather, may this be a time for finally ending the long war that has caused such great bloodshed in Syria, the conflict in Yemen and the hostilities in Iraq and in Lebanon. May this be the time when Israelis and Palestinians resume dialogue in order to find a stable and lasting solution that will allow both to live in peace. May the sufferings of the people who live in the eastern regions of Ukraine come to an end. May the terrorist attacks carried out against so many innocent people in different African countries come to an end.

This is not a time for forgetfulness. The crisis we are facing should not make us forget the many other crises that bring suffering to so many people. May the Lord of life be close to all those in Asia and Africa who are experiencing grave humanitarian crises, as in the Province of Cabo Delgado in the north of Mozambique. May he warm the hearts of the many refugees displaced because of wars, drought and famine. May he grant protection to migrants and refugees, many of them children, who are living in unbearable conditions, especially in Libya and on the border between Greece and Turkey. In Venezuela, may he enable concrete and immediate solutions to be reached that can permit international assistance to a population suffering from the grave political, socio-economic and health situation.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Indifference, self-centredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We want to ban these words for ever! They seem to prevail when fear and death overwhelm us, that is, when we do not let the Lord Jesus triumph in our hearts and lives. May Christ, who has already defeated death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation, dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end.

[Original text: Italian]

© Libreria Editrice Vatican

12th APRIL 2020 12:53CATHOLIC CHURCH, POPE AND HOLY SEE

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Bow Out Or Take Part In The Race

🇵🇸 Palestine needs you ! 🇵🇸

United we stand, divided we fall. Together, let us make the change we want to see in the world. Our every action, thoughts and ideas is part of the future. 

ARE WE CHOOSING A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS? OR ARE WE CHASING THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY?

Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi ( Rahmatullahi Allayh ) had explained in his Tafsir that Musjidul Haraam is continuously under the protection of Allah Ta’ala. The kuffaar will not be able to gain control of Baitullah, and the condition of the muslim ummah does not affect this protection. This protection has no interruption. 

However, the condition of Musjid-Al-Aqsa is centred and based on the condition of the muslim Ummah. 

If the ummah is obedient to Allah Ta’ala, then Musjid-Al-Aqsa would be in there full control. If the Ummah is in the disobedience of Allah Ta’ala, then the muslim ummah loses control of Musjid-Al-Aqsa and the land of Palestine. Resulting in control being handed over to our enemies. 

This is what we see today, a great majority of the muslim ummah are heedless of the commandments of Allah Ta’ala, unfortunately engaging recklessly in sins.

My write up is one of self reflection and spiritual connection.

The question is ... what can you and I do to reclaim STOLEN Palestinian land ?

We raise our voices against the Israeli Zionist forces who discrete our beloved Masjid-Al- Aqsa, we march against the injustice, we adorn the keffiyeh and wave the Palestinian flag everywhere. By all means, STAND UP AND GIVE A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS PALESTINIANS!

For a long time, a lot of media outlets have suppressed the Palestinian point of view and falsely equated Israel’s suffering with that of its occupied territories. Now, with the social media outlet available to Palestinians, they aim to seize control of the narrative from them to present a clearer picture. 

Amidst the Israeli airstrikes, when many countries, especially Arab capitals, are muted, voices on social media are loud and clear. Join the movement, your awareness makes a difference.

How do you know your social media is helping Palestine? If it weren’t creating any impact, why would Israeli authorities ask Facebook to take action against social media posts by young Palestinians? Since then, Facebook has taken action against hundreds of Palestinian accounts so far by removing their posts, photographs and videos.

This is not a conflict or a simple argument at the tea table, this is injustice, torture, theft and oppression ! 

In what way are we living up to the words of the pious? How can we dress immodestly, Abandon the Quran, scroll TikTok trends  for hours, engage in immorality,  disobedience to the creator and the creation has become the order of the day and ill-treat society, yet we expect Palestine to be free ? 

My mates, let us ask ourselves, What are we doing to help our Palestinian brothers and  sisters ? Are we causing more corruption or are we adopting the sunnah lifestyle for Allah ta’alas pleasure to come down upon us, our communities, the Palestinians and the world at large. 

Checking statistics of how much of the Gaza Strip is left or how many Palestinians were imprisoned or killed is NOT doing justice ! WE HAVE TO DROP THE NATIONALISTS FLAG AND RAISE THE BANNER OF TAWHEED. 

We participate in apartheid Isreal awareness and express our solidarity with the Palestinian people who, for generations, have had to pay the price of settler colonialism taking their land, homes and lives.  Although our hearts go out to the Palestinian families of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem who are facing forced expulsions under threat of violence by Israeli authorities.

 What is happening in Palestine is part of a broader spectrum destroying the strength, lives and livelihoods of the Palestinian people. There are over 200,000 Israelis living in illegal settlements on Palestinian land in East Jerusalem alone. This is theft! 

Tonight when you're tucked all warm in your bed with the only worry in your head being the hard decision of deciding to order a quarter chicken or nuggets this weekend, just think of the Palestinian father that worries that tonight his roof might get blown by a missile, or that mother who has to chose which child she’s going to feed the last meal to . 

With the looting and KZN unrest, we only felt a fraction of what these brave Palestinian soldiers suffer on the daily. 

Our problems are minute when it comes to the real life tragedies of these Palestinian young boys and girls that are being deprived of safety, a happy childhood, even an education, yet we are here abusing the fact that we can freely access so many amenities. 

i don't want to come across as too harsh, with my humble perspective i am trying to get across. 

May Allah ta’ala make us from the people he is pleased with, may he guide and protect us from evil and haraam and may he make our actions so sincere that we can be the reason to the freedom of the Palestinians and the protection of the sacred and treasured land of Palestine. 

A sincere Duaa for our real heroes, our Palestinian brothers and sisters :  

Ya  Allah, Ya arhamurrahimeen  convert Palestine 🇵🇸 into a happy, peaceful state with Islam practiced in every corner of Palestine and and Ya Allah convert Musjid-Al-Aqsa to the sacred mosque that it is, make it such that all Muslims can enter and leave Musjid-Al-Aqsa freely, pray in Musjid-Al-Aqsa regularly and grant Musjid-Al-Aqsa the sanctity that it deserves. 

Ya Allah, Ya arhamurrahimeen grant  the Palestinians multitude of blessings, miracles and immense ease, in both the worlds. 

Ya arhamurrahimeen ! Pour upon the Palestinians  patience, make them steadfast, and grant them victory over the Disbelievers.

Ya arhamurrahimeen! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine. O Allah! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine and in every place, O Lord of Majesty and Bounty.

 Ya arhamurrahimeen! Plot for them, and suffice them with what You please, if You support them then nobody can overpower them, and if You forsake them, then who will be able to support them after You?

Ya arhamurrahimeen! Whoever wants to harm us and our lands and the Muslims, then keep them busy with their own troubles, and return their plots to their own necks, and make their plans the cause of their own destruction

Ya Rabb we have asked for freedom of the Palestinians, and for Palestine to regain its land and happiness, we ask from you, and nothing would come to us unless you grant it , with khair and Aafiyah and immense blessings upon Palestine and its people. 

Aameen Ya Allah 

My point of view doesn't fit the western narrative now, does it ? 

Written by Hafiza Aziza Haffejee 

edited by my favs, luv y’all. 

[travelingprincess]

Selective Iconoclasm

This post was written in response to this thread on Reddit which railed against the idols that were destroyed in Afghanistan.

Iconoclasm For Me, But Not For Thee

Most of the comments on the post are bemoaning the loss of "great heritage" and how savage, unlearned and terrible it is that the terrorists destroyed the idols in their own lands. Me, reading this—I'm bewildered. Any ruling regime has the right to do in their land as they see fit. Of course, a nation used to imperialism, colonialism, economic plundering and setting up puppet governments is also used to seeing everything as theirs, inherently. But even so the hypocrisy is astounding.

This is particularly moreso considering that right now in the United States, there are large movements and a sea change in social attitude regarding many monuments and statues scattered across the land. The people rage that these represent slavery (Confederate soldier statues) or an unsavory colonial past that spits on the indigenous populations (Mount Rushmore), etc. So they want to tear down historical statues because they find them offensive.

Yet when others in their own countries tear down historic statues and monuments because they are an affront to Allah The Most High, this is considered a huge shame. When people set up their land to be in line with the beliefs they hold and their way of life—they're "wrong!" Unbelievable. Furthermore, these statues are not just war victors or "great" leaders, but persons in history who represented a huge amount of oppression and considered themselves gods (aouthubillah). Even irreligious persons should have a major problem with these figures because of what is known about them.

And I say again—it is their. Own. Country. They can do as they like.

The Buddha Event

Others in the comments also brought up a related event when this group in Afghanistan also destroyed some Buddha statue (apparently the largest in the world or a pair of them). Interestingly enough, someone quoted a snippet from Mullah Omar (no idea who that is, but from the comments, looks like he's a part of or the leader of the terrorists):

I did not want to destroy the Bamiyan Buddha. In fact, some foreigners came to me and said they would like to conduct the repair work of the Bamiyan Buddha that had been slightly damaged due to rains. This shocked me. I thought, these callous people have no regard for thousands of living human beings—the Afghans who are dying of hunger, but they are so concerned about non-living objects like the Buddha. This was extremely deplorable. That is why I ordered its destruction. Had they come for humanitarian work, I would have never ordered the Buddha's destruction

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, innit? It's absolutely disgusting that aid money was being sent to repair a statue when children were dying and being drone attacked and anyone who cannot bring themselves to say that should really take a hard look at themselves. I'm actually surprised those guys were initially protecting and leaving the statues unharmed. Apparently, even hindu temples and such are protected currently because they're places of active worship. Reddit intellectuals don't like to talk about that though, of course.

Obvious Disclaimer Is Obvious

We—and indeed, Islam—does not support any terrorist groups. None of them have an Islamic leg to stand on in terms of legality of what they're doing according to the Shariah. You'll note they're referred to as terrorists in my post, which is what they are; they do the most harm to Muslims by their actions and by the ramifications of those actions. But make no mistake: invading American forces are terrorists also. Both can be true at the same time.

To my brothers and sisters in Islam out there who are drawn in by the words of these groups because of the suffering of the Ummah everywhere: learn your religion from those upon the Sunnah. Nothing is more important than this. Armed with this knowledge, you will never be lead astray by extremism in either direction (fanaticism vs negligence). We are a middle nation.

[yessigmo]

Just another ordinary day

I am a writer that doesn’t know what to write about, better yet, doesn’t know how to start flowing all the things going through her head. Looking within her and what awaits... As within in as without, I must see first the love I have for myself because only that way I can feel as of service to love others with respect. And to do it with honor. To educate the rest because we are all one. We are all connected. How can I help?  Guide me, Lord. I am at your service to contribute to the best of mankind. To the beauty of your rivers, oceans, the wind we feel when you touch us, your eternal love for all of us. We are all your creation dear godly universe, whatever shape or figure or whatever, we are all yet so ignorant to know who you truly are. There is yet no known face for the creator of this beauty. Now lord, how can I help if I can’t even help myself first? – Or is this the way of learning it? - This trip. I’ve known deep down is a road to you, because I am yet still ignorant. The difference, if any, would be the self-will of seeking you. Because it’s not as easy as I thought. Till this day I can see that I continue to trip over the same rock. Over and over. Help me shade this shame away. We all think we have “the story” that our story is different from everyone else and therefore is more special, more meaningful. That our story is the greatest of them all, as if we actually had an audience that would be interested to read about how we are able to overcome all our fears and obstacles. – Truth be told, no one is reading. No one is there to even care, for they are minding their own business, they are also trying to write their own. We are all trying to impress an audience that is not there. Although there is of course those that make it in the “scene” and have that ‘audience’. I want to help in any way I can. I want to change the world. And so far, the only outcome is that I have to work on myself first. Then, when I am trying to think of ways on making this world a better one – boom – I’m faced with reality of things. The way life “has” to be. I realize the more I know about all sorts of topics (crisis) I see they all have their negative side. It scares me to know that I will only be able to contribute very little. A grain of sand. I feel so small facing all the truths about life.  I think I found the root of the problem. We are all controlled to think a certain way. From time before us. I can relate it to many events in all sorts of literature. All has been here for as long as we have record of it. Patterns that relate to this truth. So, are you scare to see? I see what my intuition tells me. My analytical thinking sees patterns of oppression to mankind. I understand why at some level this has to exist. I understand it, and that is why I can’t hate it. We all have learned the importance of order and if there is no order and discipline there would be chaos. So, to what extend is all of this ‘okay’ to control and oppress to reduce chaos? And most importantly…who is the one that says what is okay and what isn’t? Why are we born into the slavery of spiritual beliefs, media, the monetary life and property? Mother Nature, the land is free! – Who and why decides our lives? I don’t understand. Has anyone ever asked these questions before? Has anyone wondered before? People all over the world get torture for thinking for themselves. For having their own beliefs. It hurts so badly to see this. And to think that this could be the root of life’s current stage. They all preach similar fundamental ways to live happy, supposedly but they are all fighting against one another. It’s so hard to ignore what I see now. To ignore that we are oppress to think liberally. Is it that they do not trust us at all? What about those that have warm hearts and great minds? Why so much hate? Why so much suffering? Why so much ego? I come to ask myself, “If I can’t do anything to help my fellow brothers and sisters to freedom, then why live?” I can’t find my life reasonable if it’s not to serve. - There again, I am faced with the toughest questions. Are you ready to die for that believe? Are you ready to be wiped out of the map for thinking differently? I wish to live more moments where I am able to share this to as many people I can. Only freedom. For my brothers and sisters in north Korea, China, Philippines, Russia, Peru, Venezuela, Honduras, Ecuador, Africa, and everywhere. For those that can’t see the beauty of life. For those that fear every time they speak up and dream. I ask the universe the guidance, the path to contribute. To really contribute and raise awareness. For that is the only thing so far that I see possible to do. To have faith that in many years to come, everything will get better, to later also go back to being complicated. Accept what your current reality is. I hope that this misery is put out for all those that suffer. And even though we are separated by the terms of “miles away”, we are all connected. Why fear that earth can’t possibly give us the fruits and veggies and even animals with moderation to feed our mouths? –  Because we egger to have more. Competing with our neighbor to be better and more what? Special?  So, then I ask “Is that your own way of thinking, deep down?” or was that shoved deep in your throat? Did you ever doubt if that’s what you truly wanted or did you allow for your surrounding determine that for you? Why would you ever doubt on your own mind, of your natural instincts? Are you truly free within you? Do you even know what that means? Have you ever wondered?                  Current Status; I do not have a home, I move from point A to point B. I don’t have anywhere to go. For now, all I can do is discover myself within, because that is the only thing I can honestly prefer doing than contributing for others to get rich and self-centered. I have been told, that I am an idealist, I have been told that I will do great things, no one knows if that is true, nothing but death is certain.  

Somewhere in the coast of Quintana Roo, 2016

I thank you if you are reading this. Two years later after I wrote this piece above and I am shocked at how my life has turned out. I still ask myself these questions from time to time. 

One thing is certain a part from death, this is a never-ending story. The progress is slow and you have to learn to love the patience it takes. 

Yes, it still is a grain of sand, however it will always be worth while. 

[dfroza]

Are you reborn in Light?

(in the eternal truth of Love)

sharing this is the treasure of the heart amidst all of life’s activities, with its wants and needs and challenges, with its sorrows and its joys.

grace is the only True cure of the heart that leads to eternal life.

and there is deep significance found in writing to illuminate this:

We write to you with words that are clearly understood, and there is no need for you to try to read between the lines of what we write in hopes that you can completely and accurately understand our hearts. We know you have already understood us in a measure and that you will eventually come to understand us fully.

Today’s reading of the Scriptures from the New Testament is the first chapter of the Letter of 2nd Corinthians:

From Paul to God’s called ones, his church in Corinth.

I have been chosen by Jesus Christ to be his apostle according to God’s perfect plan. Our brother Timothy joins me in writing to you and all the holy believers throughout the Roman province of Achaia. May undeserved favor and endless peace be yours continually from our Father God and from our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One!

All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort. He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them this same comfort that God has poured out upon us. And just as we experience the abundance of Christ’s own sufferings, even more of God’s comfort will cascade upon us through our union with Christ.

If troubles weigh us down, that just means that we will receive even more comfort to pass on to you for your deliverance! For the comfort pouring into us empowers us to bring comfort to you. And with this comfort upholding you, you can endure victoriously the same suffering that we experience. Now our hope for you is unshakable, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings you will also share in God’s comforting strength.

Brothers and sisters, you need to know about the severe trials we experienced while we were in western Turkey. All of the hardships we passed through crushed us beyond our ability to endure, and we were so completely overwhelmed that we were about to give up entirely. It felt like we had a death sentence written upon our hearts, and we still feel it to this day. It has taught us to lose all faith in ourselves and to place all of our trust in the God who raises the dead. He has rescued us from terrifying encounters with death. And now we fasten our hopes on him to continue to deliver us from death yet again, as you labor together with us through prayer. Because there are so many interceding for us, our deliverance will cause even more people to give thanks to God. What a gracious gift of mercy surrounds us because of your prayers!

We rejoice in saying with complete honesty and a clear conscience that God has empowered us to conduct ourselves in a holy manner and with no hidden agenda. God’s marvelous grace enables us to minister to everyone with pure motives, not in the clever wisdom of the world. This is especially true in all of our dealings with you. We write to you with words that are clearly understood, and there is no need for you to try to read between the lines of what we write in hopes that you can completely and accurately understand our hearts. We know you have already understood us in a measure and that you will eventually come to understand us fully. Then you’ll be able to boast of us even as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

With this confidence, I’m wanting to visit you before and after my trip to Macedonia so that you enjoy a second experience of grace. Afterward, I’m hoping you will be able to aid me on my journey to Israel. When I revised my itinerary, was I vacillating? Or do I make my plans with unprincipled motives, ready to flip-flop with a “yes” and a “no” in the same breath? Of course not! For as God is true to his word, my promise to you was not a fickle “yes” when I meant “no.”

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and he is the one whom Timothy, Silas, and I have preached to you—and he has never been both a “yes” and a “no.” He has always been and always will be for us a resounding “YES!” For all of God’s promises find their “yes” of fulfillment in him. And as his “yes” and our “amen” ascend to God, we bring him glory!

Now, it is God himself who has anointed us. And he is constantly strengthening both you and us in union with Christ. He knows we are his since he has also stamped his seal of love over our hearts and has given us the Holy Spirit like an engagement ring is given to a bride—a down payment of the blessings to come!

Now, I call upon this faithful God as a witness against me if I’m not telling you the absolute truth. It was because I hold you in my heart that I decided not to return to Corinth, in order to spare you the humiliation of my rebuke. But I don’t want to imply that as leaders we coerce you or somehow want to rule over your faith. Instead, we are your partners who are called to increase your joy. And we know that you already stand firm because of your strong faith.

The Letter of 2nd Corinthians, Chapter 1 (The Passion Translation)

Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the 52nd chapter of the book (scroll) of Isaiah that speaks of a pure message being shared that also reveals the suffering of the Son before it took place on earth:

Wake up! Open your eyes!

Beautiful Zion, put on your majestic strength!

Jerusalem, the sacred city,

put on your glory garments!

Never again will the unclean enter your gates!

Arise and shake off your dust!

Sit enthroned, Jerusalem!

Break off your shackles of bondage from your neck,

you captive daughter of Zion!

For this is what Yahweh has to say:

“You were sold for nothing;

now you will be redeemed without any payment.”

For Yahweh says:

“Long ago, my people went down to Egypt

and lived as foreigners there,

and for no good reason Assyria oppressed them.

And now, what have I here?” says Yahweh.

“Indeed, my people have been taken into bondage without cause

while mocking rulers howl; and every day

my name is continually despised!” says Yahweh.

“Therefore, my people will know the power of my name,

and they will know in that day

that I am the one who promised them, saying,

‘Behold, I am here!’��

What a beautiful sight to behold—

the precious feet of the messenger

coming over the mountains to announce good news!

He comes to refresh us with wonderful news,

announcing salvation to Zion and saying,

“Your Mighty God reigns!”

Listen! The watchmen are shouting in triumph!

Lifting their voices together, they are singing for joy!

For right before their eyes, they can see

Yahweh returning to Zion!

Burst into joyous songs, you rubble of Jerusalem!

For Yahweh has graciously comforted his people;

he has become the Kinsman-Redeemer of Jerusalem!

Yahweh has unveiled his holy arm

before the eyes of all the nations.

To the ends of the earth, everyone everywhere

will see the salvation of our God!

Go! Go, and leave Babylon behind!

Touch nothing unclean as you depart.

Keep your life pure as you leave,

you who carry the vessels of Yahweh!

You will neither have to leave in haste,

nor will you make a frantic escape,

for your God, Yahweh, will go before you.

He will lead you each step and be your rear guard.

“Look! My servant will prosper and succeed!

He will be highly honored, raised up, and greatly exalted!

Just as many were appalled at the sight of him

(for so marred was his appearance, like an object of horror;

he no longer looked like a man),

so now he will startle many nations.

Kings will be shocked speechless before him.

For they will now see a sight unheard of,

and things never considered before now fill their thoughts.”

The Book (Scroll) of Isaiah, Chapter 52 (The Passion Translation)

A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures for friday, july 30 of 2021 with a paired chapter from each Testament of the Bible along with Today’s Proverbs and Psalms

A post by John Parsons that looks at the condition of the heart:

Our Torah reading for this week (i.e., parashat Eikev) appeals for us to let go of our hurt and anger: "Circumcise (i.e., cut away) the barriers to your heart, and be no longer unresponsive to love" (Deut. 10:16). The metaphor of a “circumcised heart” (ברית מילה של הלב) symbolizes cutting away the outer covering of the heart so that it is "opened up" to feel once again. God wants us to let go of "hard feelings" so we can experience compassion (i.e., com+passion: "feeling-with") and sympathy for other people... Heart circumcision represents a radical turning away from the insular realm of the self toward the emotional realm of others and God. When our hearts are open, we are able to receive the flow of the Spirit of God and obey the "law of the Messiah" (תּוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ) to bear one another's burdens (Gal. 6:2).

Physical circumcision represents a sign or mark of inclusion; it is a token that you are one of God's family, a Jew, though it is only a sign or token. Spiritual circumcision is an inner operation of the heart that marks you a true child of heaven. It is about your identity and purpose. Therefore we see the paradox that some physical Jews are not spiritual Jews, and some spiritual Jews are not physical Jews (though some are both), as the Apostle Paul said: For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit (ἐν πνεύματι), not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God (Rom. 2:28-29).

Metaphorically speaking, a heart that is insensitive, indifferent, unfeeling, and callous toward the needs of others is "hard" or "uncircumcised." Often such hardness comes as a result of living in a fallen world. Many wounded people live with "scar tissue" that surrounds their heart, making them feel numb and unwilling to open up and trust others. Their affections have become disordered and they rationalize blaming others or seeking various forms of entitlement. "Turning off your heart" can mean suppressing any positive regard for others (empathy) while nurturing anger and self-righteousness, or it may mean withdrawing from others as a lifeless shell (both approaches vainly attempt to defend the heart from hurt). Although Yeshua always showed great compassion, especially to the wounded and broken in spirit (Isa. 42:3), He regularly condemned the "hardness of heart" (called "sclero-cardia," σκληροκαρδία) of those who resisted his message of healing and love.

A hard heart is closed off and impermeable to love from others, and especially from God. It is a “difficult” (קָשֶׁה) heart, inflexible and even cruel. Scripture uses various images to picture this condition, including a "heart of stone" (Ezek. 36:26, Zech. 7:12), an "uncircumcised heart" (Jer. 9:26), a "stiff neck" (Deut. 31:27), and so on. Stubbornness is really a form of idolatry, an exaltation of self-will that refuses to surrender to God. If you are wounded and afraid to open your heart in trust to others, ask God for healing... [Hebrew for Christians]

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Today’s message (Days of Praise) from the Institute for Creation Research

July 30, 2021

The Voice of the Lord

“The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.” (Psalm 29:3-4)

When did you last consider the majesty of God and the power of His voice? From creation to consummation, Scripture proclaims the power of God’s voice. His Word begins with His speaking everything into existence (Genesis 1), and He completes His Word with eternal declarations (Revelation 21:5-8).

Today’s psalm draws our eyes to God’s power over the natural world. Think about mighty, rolling ocean waves and booming thunder during the fiercest storm. Many would describe them as powerful. While that is a good description for our finite minds to comprehend, as believers we ultimately don’t ascribe power to nature itself (e.g., Mother Nature or natural selection). We choose to give praise to the Lord Jesus Christ, who created and sustains each element of creation (Colossian 1:16-17).

Spurgeon expounded, “The thunder is not only poetically but instructively called ‘the voice of God,’ since it peals from on high; it surpasses all other sounds, it inspires awe, it is entirely independent of man, and has been used on some occasions as the grand accompaniment of God’s speech to Adam’s sons.”

The book of Job also portrays God’s powerful voice. “After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend” (Job 37:4-5). “Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?” (Job 40:9).

The voice of the Lord is unique. His voice alone can create and control. Let us use our words to praise His name and proclaim His wondrous deeds! MH

[tpanan]

My Sunday Daily Blessings

May 30, 2021

Be still quiet your heart and mind, the LORD is here, loving you talking to you...........

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Catholic Observance)  Lectionary 165, Cycle B

First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40

Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the sky to the other: Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live? Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great terrors, all of which the LORD, your God, did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other.

You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever."

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33: 4-5, 6, 9,18-19, 20, 22

"Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be His own."

Second Reading: Romans 8:14-17

Brothers and sisters: For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

Verse before the Gospel: Revelation 1:8

Alleluia, Alleluia

"Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come."

Alleluia, Alleluia

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

**Meditation:

How can we know who God is? Jesus revealed to his disciples the great mystery of our faith - the triune nature of one God in three persons and the inseparable union of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus' mission is to reveal the glory of God to us - a Trinity of persons - God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and to unite us with God in a community of unbreakable unity and everlasting love. The ultimate end, the purpose for which God created us, is the entry of God's sons and daughters into the perfect unity of the blessed Trinity.

Jesus, the Son of God, reveals the Father's true nature The Jews understood God as Creator and Father of all that he made (Deuteronomy 32:6) and they understood the nation of Israel as God's firstborn son (Exodus 4:22). Jesus reveals the Father in an unheard of sense. He is eternally Father by his relationship to his only Son, who, reciprocally, is Son only in relation to his Father (see Matthew 11:27). The Spirit, likewise, is inseparably one with the Father and the Son.

Through baptism we share in the life of the Trinity The mission of Jesus and of the Holy Spirit are the same. That is why Jesus tells his disciples that the Spirit will reveal the glory of the Father and the Son and will speak what is true. Before his Passover, Jesus revealed the Holy Spirit as the "Paraclete" and Helper who will be with Jesus' disciples to teach and guide them "into all the truth" (John 14:17,26; 16:13). In baptism we are called to share in the life of the Holy Trinity here on earth in faith and after death in eternal light.

Clement of Alexandria, a third century church father, wrote: "What an astonishing mystery! There is one Father of the universe, one Logos (Word) of the universe, and also one Holy Spirit, everywhere one and the same; there is also one virgin become mother, and I should like to call her 'Church'."

We can have a personal relationship with the Father and the Son through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit How can we personally know the Father and his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ? It is the Holy Spirit who reveals the Father and the Son to us and who gives us the gift of faith to know and understand the truth of God's word. Through the Holy Spirit, we proclaim our ancient faith in the saving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ until he comes again. The Lord gives us his Holy Spirit as our divine Teacher and Helper that we may grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God. Do you seek the wisdom that comes from above and do you willingly obey God's word?

Jesus' departure and ascension into heaven was both an end and a beginning for his disciples. While it was the end of Jesus' physical presence with his beloved disciples, it marked the beginning of Jesus' presence with them in a new way. Jesus promised that he would be with them always to the end of time. He assured them of his power - a power which overcame sin and death. Now as the glorified and risen Lord, ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven, Jesus promised to give his disciples the power of the Holy Spirit, which we see fulfilled ten days later on the Feast of Pentecost (Luke 24:49 and Acts 2:1-4). When the Lord Jesus departed physically from the apostles, they were not left alone or powerless. Jesus assured them of his presence and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Our mission is to proclaim the love of God our Father who saved us through his Son, Jesus Christ, and who unites us in his Holy Spirit Jesus' last words to his apostles point to his saving mission and to their mission to be witnesses of his saving death and his glorious resurrection and to proclaim the good news of salvation to all the world. Their task is to proclaim the "good news" of salvation, not only to the people of Israel, but to all the nations. God's love and gift of salvation is not just for a few, or for a nation, but it is for the whole world - for all who will accept it. The Gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) is the power of God, the power to forgive sins, to heal, to deliver from evil and oppression, and to restore life. Do you believe in the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

May the Lord Jesus put his hands on our eyes also, for then we too shall begin to look not at what is seen but at what is not seen. May he open the eyes that are concerned not with the present but with what is yet to come, may he unseal the heart's vision, that we may gaze on God in the Spirit, through the same Lord, Jesus Christ, whose glory and power will endure throughout the unending succession of ages. (prayer of Origin, 185-254 AD)

Sources:

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

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[yourflygirlslittlegenital]

Transgender Day of Remembrance - Some thoughts

Well, some years ago I organised a Tdor demonstration in Berlin, Brandenburger Tor, legally, with fuckin cop protection (what an irony) and today it is also time to remember some things which are always coming between us activists.

If I want to talk about my discrimination experiences, it is always hard to find a language. I know which words are wrong and I also know which definitions are bad and wrong. This is a result of my discrimination experiences. And I want to use this.

So I don´t use the words “trans” and “cis” and “inter” anymore. My experience is that people assosiate the “right” things with them, the things that the media tells them - mentally disturbed ugly men who want to become women by starting to cloth and style different, strange gay people in coloured bad choosen outfits dancing with unicorns in worn out hillybilly 80s discotheques. Sometimes even I am associate this. You know, all this is not my style. It´s not my life nor what I want to become. I fley the “lgbtiq*” community because I made just worse and worse experiences there. Exploitations (of the discrimination and “outsider” experiences and “identity”), exclusions, foreign determination and other forms of hierarchies and disrespect seemed common there, the music was shite and boring and the “artists” mostly untalented, uninspiring and really bad in what they did.

I never enjoyed these “queer parties” doesn´t matter if it were these typical “homo parties” with terrible 80s sound and German pop folk music or these black leather and whip parties where half of the crowd was having these exaggerated kajal & mascare “designs” while praying for some catholic punishment and ketamine in front of some always the same sounding heavy dark electro/dark techno that was yet banned out of the real club discos for several years nor these “lalalala i am a sweet pink riotgrrrl with a guitar” singsangsong concerts with always the same riffs, paroles and attitudes. “We” weren´t really accepted there ... hell no. Worst were these hippsterish feminist parties where half of the crowd was wearing these boring “don´t beat me” glasses which I am calling “career glasses” where you have to discuss anything about what you “may” do and what not including to define yourself while boring nasal voiced radio music is played in the background and no action is allowed because this is attended to be “unqueer” and therefor ... sexistic and patriarchal.

Anyhow, my taste in music and style was always (made) a problem in these scenes and to different to them and their collective taste in these seemed always to be the evidence of a crime. So I quit these scenes. And their language.

Also my experience is that feminists never really show distance from “cuntists” which disguise themselves as “(terf-) feminists” just to exclude and mock other women for this or that physical attribute, a very sick and ugly form of repeating mistakes you suffered from yourself before. These cuntists, as also the big and never really overcome reference to the cunt as the “core of all feminine” in feminism passed finally to bring me far away from this little sweet pseudoposition called feminism. And I think its more a form of a mask/identity nowadays than a real position. Because most things regarding stereotype genders are nowadays so clear that no one needs to build an ideology or position around it. Sure, this is also a result of the painful process of mass mind assignment and the bourgeoise education technics, but sorry, I can´t take anyone playing the fulltime macho/machista OR feminist serious. Both positions are quite too exaggerated, dumb and unhuman because so many evil shit has taken place in the last time in the name of feminism (also, especially against wrong assigned, inter and trans and other disadvantaged ppl.) while beeing/acting as a macho / machista is a selfevident thing to be wrong, stupid and to avoid for thousands of reasons.

So I am doing my activism just with a bunch of friends who have the same or similar claims, ideas and fights - we are all aware of the fact that the word “trans” f.e. is not only poisoned by the media and nothing to take or even be proud of - it is yet wrong and derrogative in its meaning.

Take the chemistry of old greek language - if two things are “cis”, it means they are on the same side while “trans” means in f.e. a molecule that the second thing is “on the other side”. There is also ortho (next side), para (two sides away) and so on. But only cis means “both together”. Yet this shows how stupid it is to repeat calling yourself (a) “trans” / “transgender” / “transsexual” while not having any serious problem with the shape of your body. Accepting the word “trans” means accepting the ideology of the “right” and the “wrong” body and therefor the theory that you and you body (in general) would be a problem that has to be treaten as a problem. Fuck that.

This is f.e. one thing why I am not connecting really with most other activists anymore. Another is that many/most are believing in strange and often stupid things like that society would just reject them and their existance and human rights for beeing mistaken while ignoring the psychodynamics of power.

I am also fed up with activists who believe in a peaceful revolution for their rights and acceptance - as if Stonewall Riot and all the other important and necessary processes would ever have happened just in a painless and peaceful way - Come back to reality and fight with us, pls!!

Another thing is that we live in a state of permanent oppression, including violence, stigmatisation and taking away our life quality with that. You can hide from seeing this, but anyhow - I don´t want to lie about that any longer.

The media is a bullshit - this is why I don´t read newspapers anymore. All the propaganda and stigmatising articles about the “strange beings who change their gender and where born as a man” and so on, you find em everywhere and in every of these shitpapers, so I will run or find my own press or die without knowing perfectly what is going on. This culture is not my culture, it is cutting away my experience, it is cutting away my life, my style, my knowledge, my ideas and my sexuality - while sexualising me and my sisters in a stupid, ugly and unsuppotably exploitative manner.

I say fuck you to a culture, society that is defining itself as an integrative, democratic dialogue culture while it is in reality a fucked up senseless powerplay and projection of some bunch of poison-filled, stressed and greed controlled human shit disguised in either sexy dresses or boring suits told to be sexy and/or neutral. I am not a part of this and I will never be.

Every nation that has laws which force me to be described as “male” in official documents for being born with a penis can suck my dixk and suffocate. So I don´t want to be part of any state, group or collective that is going with the actual madness of genitalistic assignments - I want to fight for having a place without gender assignments - not at birth nor ever! No fucking laws no fucking “she was born as a man” articles, slander and wikipedia mockings! I am fighting for a place with clean without all walls and media full of this privilegued repressive hatespeech propaganda.

This fight is not a fight for human rights, a bit of respect or beeing heard - I want to fight for having my own territory free of cops, genitalistic media, ugly fetishistic chasers and doctors who shall tell me who to be and what to do and how to hate my body by law and claiming that reproduction is the essential thing in life while justifying laws which demand the permanent castration or other forms of mutilation of my body just to be accepted as a woman. I want to kill all people who are and were involved in this. And never again live in a society that justifies them and their work while telling anyone in the media they would be “experts” about what and who I am while I would be a “transperson”. No. Fuck yea.

Still looking for people having the same in mind. And in their guts. Sorry, you peaceful feminist and queer community embracing activists... but your “riot” is not mine.

I am just still living for revenge. And for a change. Not a repeat of the same walls, prejudices and clichees under the sign of “diversity” “rainbow something” or collective “lgbtiq harmony”. I am just a woman. Not LGFUILHSDLUKADZBKub and not even proud to be a woman. My rainbow -flag is a burning authority with a choped down head -flag, my diversity is the diversity of anyone. Not I am special - everyone is. So I refuse to be categorised as “a little bit different”. Fuck that. Don´t make me a stupid fool. All these representations of “queer” and all the other mainstream “deviant sexuality” bullshit just makes me vomit. I want to break down the walls - not to tighten them.

Also I want to tell my pain and fight to anywhere and not just to find it in a “rainbow corner” of some special nice magazine or in a “safe space”, so I don´t exclude from the mass and the people who don´t want to listen. It is a political,. necessary and social thing, just as the election of any government, the Arab Spring or the next 20 Mio trade of the Coca Cola Company is. And I have the impression that many other activists see this different. These are some reasons why I stopped to interact in ordinary activism. I know that I am not alone with that. But mostly no one is talking about it.

Today I dared to. My last suicide attempt is 8 years ago. I almost passed to die. And wake up in a hospital 3 days later. Especially the sexual herrassment and abuse of the psychotherapists I was forced to communicate with regulary just to be able to juristically change my legal name took away the most power I needed to survive in a world full of genitalistic hate, prejudice and normative propaganda of a culture that is defining itself by excluding, killing and ignoring us and our ancient sisters and brothers and their knowledge, language and experiences. Will they also iradicate us and our words and images? Like our ancestors?

This is what and why I am fighting. At the moment it still seems to be a real small minority within a small minority fight. But I don´t give up now anymore. Read more about our small activist group in

http://antigenitalistischeoffensive2013.tumblr.com/post/64452337251/about-genitalism-and-our-mission

&

https://stopgenitalism.tumblr.com

[xxbalamazxx]

Downfall Of Democracy In The West

I have said it for years now, the writing has been on the wall. Democracy is crumbling around us all. It is shattering into grains smaller than that of sand. Yet the people seem to be ok with it, blinded by their rage, their misunderstanding. Popularism seems to be the new trend, it seems to be the core of what society wants. Popularism, however, is not a system of governance. Rather it is a mere opinion or feeling, a social condemnation for anything shunned, it doesn't matter if it is right or wrong... It is easily manipulated and worse than mob rule… It is the voice of celebrity and notoriety seekers over the want and demand of the masses. It holds no gain other than that of the select few…. Often leading the suppression of one's rights for the obtaining of personal wealth…

Democracy is failing my friends, it is crumbling unto dust. For the first time, we see the vote of people being undone. The rights to privacy, the freedom of speech, the will of the people being abridged. Not to any measurement of justice, nor any measurement of will, rather for the select power acquisition of a few celebrities or corporate powers… It is crushing what once made the west great. is obliterating our system of law. Each generation has its battle, ours has been masked from us. It has been confused with civil movements, and seeking more “Rights” for the few whiles ripping them from others… While in the dark the powers that be move against us… Its time to wake the hell up. How is this occurring?? What is going on? It is simple, democracy is being subverted, the vote of the people is being overturned and not just in one country either.

Step 1: In the United States, a president comes into power, he takes his oath and is sworn into office. Within moments protest start in the streets. Riots break out all over the USA. The president came to power via the system, yet it was not good enough for the masses. For the first time in the history of the USA social media is used by those whom were denied power to disrupt the rightful process of what should have occurred. It immediately becomes normalized. The rule of law becomes undone. The Media immediately starts to report it as a resistance, encouraging for more to join in. Treason to the president, to the government, openly heralds. Yet how did this occur? I am still scratching my head trying to figure it out. While I did not oppose nor support Donald Trump in the elections (I am an independent). It is clear something is a miss, on both sides… To the left ( The Democrats) we had a woman “ Hillary Clinton” seeking power. Openly she commits over 300,000 acts of treason to the USA. Enough to have had her shot before a firing squad. Yet the FBI covers for her. Witnesses “Mysteriously” hang themselves the night before testifying before Congress. Openly her people call for revolt, open violence against the government as she lost the election. She accuses the system of being corrupt, rigged… Yet the system was good enough to get her bigoted husband Bill Clinton into power… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ULl41fNBLA To the other side, President Donald Trump begins to undo years worth of bills that were put into place to help those whom needed help. Overnight corporate power grows, the richer become richer and the poorer becomes poorer. Each side blames each other… Yet they seem to be working together to divide the population and conquer. After all, all bills that are passed by Trump help the Clinton's, and all actions Hillary openly declares, adds more fuel to trumps fire… One sits in the literal office, while the other controls the nation and its media through popular control... Using social media to challenge every bill the president passes, criticizing his actions until the country is divided… Openly weak, openly fractured to all that dare looks towards it… Over the next term, for the first time, singular un-elected groups have sway over the government, policy and more importantly the people…. Step 2: In the United Kingdom the people go to the vote as the largest exercise of democracy takes place in a referendum to leave or stay in the EU “Brexit”. With in the first few months of the exercise, the Media begins to report that Brexit will fail. They push with all their might to sway the people. For the first time openly the Media in the UK begins to attempt to sway the people in another Popular exercise of control. They parade celebrities on T.V, they condemn anyone that would oppose their view as “insane” “unstable” and “racist”, even in some cases calling for violence… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBAYP-BKbg Yet as the voting day draws near like the election in the USA something unexpected occurs. Instead of following the popular opinion of celebrities and the press, the people vote to leave the EU. Overnight the news, the media and the government begin to insult and punish the people… For the first time, direct cuts are targeted against the poor in a cruel retaliation. The government attempts to drop benefits on the lowest of the poor that would see them impoverished to destitution. This, however, was blocked by the House of Lords. Yet to subvert even the most basic checks and balances, the government then brings universal credits to implement the cuts. The Bank Of England increase mortgage rates to apply pressure to the Nation. Guilds and Large corporations raise the prices of food and what the people now deemed Project fear begins… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJRQO50VTKU Un Investigates Uk Poverty With already obscenely high taxes, increases in food& basic's pricing. The threat of the loss of jobs and an economy deliberately destabilized by the unhappy elite the government of the united kingdom announces an apocalyptic view of a post Brexit environment. Immediately a repeat of the USA drama plays out on the world stage. To the left the “ Labour” they openly condemn Brexit, demanding a re-vote. ( Similar to Hillary Clinton in the USA election.) They accuse the government of being corrupt tyrannical, all while voting up bills that harm the population. Jeremy Corbin calls for resistance condemning the Tories... Openly a Popular plot is launched. Every attempt to negotiate a deal with Europe is trampled by the Labour Party. They subvert the mass vote by going to the courts, calling on the queen, and even going to the house of lords ( which labor has condemned as being unelected officials each time they don't agree in their favor). In the past two years, the Prime Minster changes hands not once but two times. From David Cameron to Theresa May. From Theresa May to now Boris Johnson. Much like the despicable acts in the USA, each leader is deemed Tyrannical, Racist, bigoted, and downright nasty by the populist elite. They are targeted, discredited and driven from office… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgWsJPA_B8 Jeremy Corbyn once again tries to change Prime Minister Now three times Democracy has been directly subverted in the courts of the United Kingdom. Each time by a private citizen using the supreme court to overrule actions, suing for openings of parliament. And abusing the democratic process. While I hold no opinion as a Resident of the UK and Not a citizen. The People voted, yet subversion of the vote is blatant. The Entire government works against the will of the people… And I wished, I truly do that it just ended there, but it does not. Step 3: In France, the people riot as their rights are being trampled over. The minimum wage is not enough to live on. Yellowjackets ( workers) take to the streets in protest. In a direct statement of defiance, the government condemns them as unlawful, even terrorist and begin using the military. Chemical weapons are deployed to suppress the movement. In the United Kingdom, the movement spreads and to Holland and Germany, each countries government follows suit… Condemnation erupts, the will of the people is openly oppressed… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw-9o0GXrns It does not seem to matter where you are in the west at the moment, laws violating privacy have become commonplace, with little retaliation from the population, other than “ If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear!”. Yet our forefathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and uncles died for that right to privacy… They died for the right to be at peace… Even worse the freedom of speech and that of the press now goes silenced… Due to popularism, social media pressure and a new generation who do not understand the importance of the right to say a word. The freedom of speech is being slowly oppressed. In the United Kingdom and all of the EU you can be arrested for saying the wrong word, and serve years. Even in the USA now due to social media pressure ( Most of it not even being of western descent.) The rights of the singular person are now trampled on for what is often mislead ideals of the larger sum. The mere words uttered of “ That Offends Me” Are grounds to summon the law… This is what our governments have wanted for a while. An excuse to silence all that oppose them. With offense everywhere and arguments such as Corporate rights, company rights, governmental rights. You can be deemed a sense offender at any time… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnIQalprvR8 From fear-mongering & stripping away rights. To open full-blown governmental rebellion, to that of party politics committing both mass conspiracy and downright treason. Democracy is openly and utterly being subverted at its core. Yet the people seemed to be more concerned by who is offending whom. They seem to be more concerned by someone's right to use whatever bathroom they want to, over the rights that will be left for their children and grandchildren. The reality of things is that it's becoming Orwell's 1984. The people ignore the facts, suffering has erupted on a global scale due to the great division of western nations. Children starve, innocent women and men are detained for merely uttering their desires to have what many of us would so easily give up. In just and Inhuman wars are being ignored without western intervention. Yet it is our duty, our mandate to secure and protect the people of all nations. Not just the ones that are white of skin or western in idealism. But all nations in which a people want to be free… Yet the word of a Russian condemning US or EU forces actions is so easily repeated by our children that are already out of control. The violence spreads through our streets as foreign agents subject the minds of our people with dissidents, simply by using an account on Facebook that says Alabama on its location… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QoTHQV0Dts Sinister forces are implementing plans that are dividing the west while the east unifies. During this process of the last four years Russia, China and Iran have formed a coalition that has thrived off western division. Yet internally nothing is done about it, the people forget that it is through the actions of previous generations that we have lived good lives. That it is was through their sacrifice that we obtained wealth. Yet now the people wag their finger at every success the west has had. They trust in foreign conspiracies than the words of our men and women that were there… It is as if they are looking for a reason to betray, any reason what so ever. We simply stare at our phones and condemn anyone that would speak up against it… As if we are already occupied. Dictators have arisen to the world stage, yet the west continues to focus on which is the best YouTuber while Russia veto’s every and all action to help those in need. For anyone who speaks up about this tyranny, Russia needs not do a thing, for it is commonplace for children and Internet trolls to recite law and give up all morality or virtue… Chemical weapons are used on UK soil by Russian agents, that is backed by Dutch chemists who prove the compound. The people scream “ Leave Russia alone” as if they had done nothing wrong, yet victims lay dead. It is as if some mental illness has taken hold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZf8FwIPAuc Ukraine has an entire province annexed after being threatened by Russia for years. We, their allies abandon them due to the calls of communists in our streets. Russia uses an excuse that there are Russians their so they have the right to take the land by force… Yet in the defense of Ukraine, the law does not apply? Again our people remain silent and do nothing. Three years after Russia uses its hold on the region to choke trade ships and bully the international stage… Russia openly admits to interfering in elections all over the world. It admits to global espionage, yet the modern population sticks its nose up. The only time that matters is when their populist leaders make a point of it. The fact that this level of espionage is back indicating that the west is again on the brink of another cold war… Yet instead of acting, instead of stripping an international threat back down to size… The social influence, the populist elite rather wait until the threat becomes all too real… Until we are again at full-blown war… Because to do nothing today will make them a few more bucks, and it is not their children who will die tomorrow… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHzwMLx-rKc Elected officials in all offices are being run out of power by the minority view votes, well not votes, rather demand made from the sum of losing parties. In the USA the democrats accuse men and women of rape, incest, bigotry and acts of legal violations to grip hold. While in the UK similar processes are occurring. Each is a subversion of the will of the masses. It is as if someone wrote a bad play and we no longer care as we are fixated on celebrities, drama, and perceived special rights for said groups… It is as if not being offensive is more important then protecting our rights and thus protecting our children, our grand children's and their children. For if we are the generation that does nothing… It is us to blame for when they have nothing. How long will this last? How long till we no longer can call ourselves democracies? How long till our old enemies march to our doorstep? How long till we see that the ancient old trick of Divide and conquer is being used upon us today... Rather it is by sinister forces in our governments such as Jeremy Corbin, a known communist, and socialist sympathizer. Or Hillary Clinton who openly committed treason by releasing classified secrets. And perhaps the President of the USA whom is believed to have colluded with Vladimir Putin himself. Or that of foreign powers growing by the day. How long till we wake up? When is it too late to stand up for the rights and ways that our forefathers and mothers fought for? How long till we lose our democracy completely? Will it take another Pearl Harbour for you to finally see? Read the full article

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Persecution of Belief: Who Tore My Happy Family Apart

By Yuan Jing

The arrest from the CCP forced me to leave home.

One day at the end of December, 2013, the bitter wind was roaring outside with giant snowflakes falling from the murky sky. Before long, the pines and cypresses were clothed with a thick white coat.

In the house, my whole family were in a gathering together. Our 11-year-old son was singing a hymn praising God in a sweet voice and dancing to the music, while my husband and I were sitting on the couch, humming and clapping our hands. The merry singing echoed around the room, filling it with warmth. Suddenly, there came an urgent knocking at the door, which stirred up an unpleasant feeling inside me. Immediately, we stopped singing and put away the book of hymn. When the door was opened, my brother-in-law rushed in and said anxiously, “Yuan Jing, something bad has happened. Your sister was arrested by the police while spreading the gospel. When I went to the police station to see her, she told me that the police had been tracking and monitoring you two for three months. They know that you are also a believer in God. This time they got your sister, and their next target is you. So your sister asked me to tell you to go into hiding quickly.”

This unexpected news threw me into a complete loss. I never thought that we had been tracked by the police for three months without knowing it. Now my sister was arrested, and I didn’t know what torment she would suffer. I then thought of the videos I had seen before, in which the brothers and sisters were subjected to ruthless beatings after they fell into the hands of the CCP police. Some of them were wounded, some maimed, and some were even beaten to death. The CCP is really savage! At that time, I was full of worries about my sister, but the urgent situation didn’t allow me to think further, so I simply packed my luggage and hurriedly left home.

Because our son needed to go to school, my husband and I entrusted him to a relative, and then we went into hiding in different places. For the three of us who had always lived together, this was the first time that we were forced to be parted from each other because of the police’s pursuit. As time wore on, my longing for my family was growing intense, especially when Spring Festival approached, so I planned to return home to meet them during the festival. I thought: “The police are on holiday during Spring Festival, so they won’t come to arrest me.” So, on Chinese New Year’s Eve, I set off for the bus station at first light. On my way there, I came across the church leader on a bridge, who said to me, “Thank God I met you here. You can’t go home now. Your sister-in-law was arrested by the police yesterday, and they asked her about the whereabouts of you and your husband. It’s too dangerous for you to go home now. You can’t take that risk. We all know that the CCP in essence is the demon that hates God, and that its policy on belief is ‘Troops Won’t Be Withdrawn Until the Ban Is Done.’ I learned that they had arranged for some people to stake out the houses of the brothers and sisters who are on the run, in attempt to arrest those who return home during Spring Festival because of their longing for families.” Hearing what the church leader said, I came to realize that I had no discernment about the CCP and that I was too simple in my thinking.

After I returned to the host family, I told the host family sister about what had just happened, and then she read me a passage of God’s words: “For thousands of years this has been the land of filth, it is unbearably dirty, misery abounds, ghosts roam its every corner, tricking and deceiving, making groundless accusations,[1] being ruthless and vicious, trampling this ghost town and leaving it littered with dead bodies; the stench of decay covers the land and pervades the air, and it is heavily guarded.[2] Who can see the world beyond the skies? The devil tightly trusses all of man’s body…. Forefathers of the ancient? Beloved leaders? They all oppose God! Their meddling has left all beneath heaven in a state of darkness and chaos! Religious freedom? The legitimate rights and interests of citizens? They are all tricks for covering up sin!”

The sister then fellowshiped this, “From God’s words we can see that the CCP has always been persecuting believers in God. Outwardly, they put up banners saying ‘religious freedom,’ but behind the scenes, they frantically pursue and persecute us Christians, and even adopt various means to banish our beliefs. They hang up banners and post slogans everywhere, from major streets to little alleyways, spread various heretical fallacies on television and the Internet, and use huge rewards to incite neighbors to surveil and report on us believers. Their purpose is to make us renounce our faith and betray God. Their essence is truly evil and despicable, and they are specifically hostile to God. Today, God has become flesh in order to express words and lead us to pursue the truth and walk the correct path in life, and to cleanse and change our corrupt dispositions, so that we can live out the likeness of a real man. But the CCP just doesn’t allow us to believe in God. However, the more they oppress us this way, the more discernment we gain on their evil essence.”

“It’s true. Before, I never experienced such an environment, and thus had no knowledge of the CCP. But through what happened to me recently as well as the revelation of God’s words, I’ve gained some discernment about the CCP’s essence of resisting God. They claim freedom of religious belief, but in fact frantically arrest us believers. They are actually a gang of liars who cheat and deceive people, who act one way to people’s faces and another behind their backs. They really are despicable!” I said, filled with righteous indignation.

A few days later, tortured by the growing longing for my husband and son, I really wanted to go home, but meanwhile I was afraid I would get arrested if I did that, so I was caught in a dilemma. Afterward, I learned that my husband had taken our son home, so I planned to go back to see them. On the night of the eighth day of the first lunar month, I set out under the cover of night. It was a dark night with no stars but a waning moon hanging in the sky, and from time to time, there came the whistles of the birds. The deathly silence struck fear into my heart and I thought: “Will the police find out if I go home? Can I make it home safely? Will I be able to see my son?” Along the way, I kept praying to God, asking Him to lead and protect me. With a nervous heart, I finally arrived at my front door. Before entering the house, I looked around to make sure that no one had seen me and then quickly opened the door. At the sight of my little boy, who was thinner and darker than the last time I had seen him, I felt so distressed and, in a broken voice, I called his name.

Upon seeing me, my son cried out, “Mom, you’re back …” And then he threw himself into my arms. After a while, he stopped crying and said to me, “Mom, grandma and auntie gave me some gift money, and I’m going to save it.” “Why?” I asked. “Because I saw in the videos that many uncles and aunties were arrested due to their faith in God. If someday you and dad get arrested by the police, I can use that money to pay for the school fees and buy food. Then you won’t need to worry about me.”

Hearing what my son said, I couldn’t help but shed tears and hold him to my chest, and he again burst into tears. Feeling heart-piercing pain, I thought: “I just believe in God and follow the correct path, but the police persecute me to such an extent where I even have to sneak into my own house to see my son, who is only 11 years old yet has to worry about his future life. All this is caused by the CCP police.” Though I got home safely that night, I felt very insecure in my heart. Because there were many surveillance cameras around my house, once the police found out that I was at home, they would definitely come to arrest me. So the next day when dawn was just breaking, I woke up my son and said to him, “I have to go, sweetheart.” Hearing this, my son tugged at my coat and looked at me with some reluctance. After a moment of hesitation, he unclenched his fingers and said, “OK, mom. I understand.” Casting a last longing look at my son, I overcame the reluctance in my heart and trudged out of the house.

My family being shattered, God’s love guided me.

Unconsciously, four years passed. In 2018, I needed to go to my hometown church to take care of something, and I wanted to take this opportunity to go home and see my husband and son. One morning in August, I woke up early and set out in Sister Wang’s car. Along the way, the thought of meeting my husband and son made me both nervous and excited. I thought: “It has been four years since I left home. How are my husband and son doing?” Meanwhile, I was worried about my safety, so I kept praying to God in my heart.

Sitting in the car, I looked outside through the window. The familiar streets and shops before my eyes made my desire to meet my husband and son even stronger. Sister Wang then reminded me, saying, “After all, you have been away from home for a long time. We don’t know anything about the situation of your family, so we’d better be cautious. You also need to pray to God more in your heart.” What Sister Wang said served as a reminder to me. It’s true! China, after all, is a country that has no freedom of belief and cannot tolerate the existence of Christians. It is necessary for me to be cautious. So after we arrived, I asked Sister Wang to wait for me in a place, and I planned to go to Sister Wu, who ran a shop in the vicinity, to get some information about the environment.

Wearing a mask, glasses and a cap, I walked toward Sister Wu’s shop. After entering the shop, I recognized Sister Wu and then happily walked over to her. At first, she thought I was a normal customer and greeted me, smilingly, “Can I help you, ma’am?”

“It’s me. Yuan Jing,” said I as I pulled off the cap and mask.

At the sight of me, Sister Wu’s smile immediately froze and her face became somewhat grave. She then drew me aside and said in a low voice, “Sister Yuan, why did you come back today? Now the CCP has stepped up its persecution of belief, and they are wantonly arresting us. Your husband was arrested on June 30 at his brother’s home, and now has been sentenced to prison. A while ago, the police went to your brothers’ houses to ask your whereabouts, and threatened that they wouldn’t stop until they got you. It seems that they won’t let you off this time. So please don’t go home.”

Upon hearing this news, I felt a deep oppression at heart and couldn’t help trembling all over.

“Then … what about my son?” I asked, choked with sobs. “Do you know where he is now?”

“I don’t know exactly where he is. I just know that he has recently been ill. But there are some brothers and sisters looking after him, so you don’t need to worry,” said Sister Wu as she gently patted on my hand.

Learning that my son was sick, I really wished to immediately fly to him, but I didn’t know where he was. Besides, as the police were hunting for me, I knew if I blindly went to the brothers’ and sisters’ houses to look for my son, I would subject them to danger. At that time, my heart was torn by a piercing pain.

Sister Wu then said, “The situation here has been really tense. On June 25, the CCP launched a joint operation, during which many well-known brothers and sisters were arrested. It’s dangerous for you to stay here, so you’d better continue hiding yourself somewhere else. Be careful! Remember to pray to and rely on God more.”

Under Sister Wu’s exhortations, I left her shop with a heavy heart.

I then went back to the place where Sister Wang had been waiting for me. Sitting in her car, my mind was in a whirl. I thought: “Now my husband is in the demonic prison. How will the evil police torture him? Will he be able to stand it? And my son—how should he live?”

Just then, Sister Wang said gently, “Yuan Jing, we should look at this thing in accordance with God’s words. I remember God’s words saying, ‘Proof of the great red dragon’s progressive collapse can be seen in the continued maturation of the people. This can be obviously seen by anyone. The maturation of the people is a sign of the enemy’s demise.’ And in the West there is a saying: ‘Those whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes mad.’ The time when the CCP persecutes Christians to the extreme is the time when God destroys it. Nowadays, the CCP is incredibly savage, everywhere arresting Christians, but the brothers and sisters didn’t succumb to its despotic power and sell out the interests of the church. Since your husband has been sentenced to prison, it shows that he didn’t betray God. He didn’t sign the letter of repentance or become Judas. This is a strong and resounding testimony, and even more something that can give comfort to God. We should pray for him and entrust him to God, asking God to give him faith and the will to endure suffering, and lead him to experience His work in the demonic prison. Your son’s illness is also in God’s hands. Besides, the brothers and sisters in the church will take good care of him. You don’t need to worry.” Hearing the sister’s fellowshiping, I nodded my head.

After I returned to the sister’s home, I read a passage of God’s words: “Perhaps you all remember these words: ‘For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.’ In the past, you have all heard this saying, yet none understood the true meaning of the words. Today, you know well the real significance they hold. These words are what God will accomplish in the last days. And they will be accomplished upon those cruelly afflicted by the great red dragon in the land where it lies. The great red dragon persecutes God and is the enemy of God, so in this land, those who believe in God are subjected to humiliation and persecution. That is why these words will become reality in you group of people. … Because of people’s suffering, their caliber, and all the satanic disposition of people in this unclean land, God does His work of purification and conquest so that, from this, He may gain glory and gain those who stand witness to His deeds. This is the full significance of all the sacrifices that God has made for this group of people.”

In pondering God’s words, I came to understand this: Today, my husband is under arrest, I am suffering the separation from my son because of the CCP’s persecution, and our family can’t reunite—it’s true that we have suffered some hardships, but there are God’s good intentions behind this persecution and tribulation. Such trials and tribulations have strengthened my resolution to follow God. At the same time, I’ve seen how God uses the CCP government to do service for perfecting us into overcomers, to allow us to see its evil essence more clearly, and to strengthen our faith in Him, so that we can be eligible to inherit His blessings and promise in the future. So our suffering has value and meaning. Having recognized this, I made this prayer to God in my heart: “O God! Though my whole family have suffered some hardships in this environment, I know our suffering is valuable. I am willing to suffer and entrust my husband and son into Your hands….”

In October, I unexpectedly received a letter from my aunt (a believer in God), in which she said, “Yuan Jing, now you’re wanted by the police on the national network. They say that you are a church leader. They repeatedly forced your husband to tell them where you are, and also often went to your mother’s and brother’s houses to ask your whereabouts. So you mustn’t come back. Don’t worry about your son. He is now living with his aunt.” After reading the letter, I was stunned. I had never expected that the CCP would put so much energy into a common person like me. They treated me, an unarmed country woman who just has faith in God as a national fugitive, investing so much human and material resources in pursuing me—how ridiculous they are! In today’s society, there are so many evil people involved in stealing, robbery, assault, and murder, etc., but the police don’t do anything about them. Instead, they rampantly arrest and persecute us believers in God. They are truly mindless and preposterous!

Being hunted and wanted by the CCP on the network, I could only stay in the sister’s house, not daring to go out, let alone return home. Whenever I thought of how sad my son was when he learned that his father had been arrested, I really wanted to go back to him and comfort him by his side, but I just couldn’t. My helplessness, my suffering, my struggle—who brought all this to me? The CCP claims to allow freedom of religion and constantly says that it is us Christians who don’t want our families and abandon our children. But is it really the case? It was actually their ceaseless pursuit that caused me to flee and unable to return home. At this thought, a wave of pain welled up in my heart and I couldn’t stop tears falling down my cheeks. God, however, silently gave me faith and strength by my side. I then thought of the saints who followed the Lord Jesus Christ throughout the ages—which among them hadn’t endured suffering? So I wiped my tears and made a resolution that no matter how arduous the way ahead would be, I would follow God to the end. Over the past few years, I learned to rely on and look up to God when encountering difficulties, and every time I didn’t understand God’s will and lived in weakness and pain, it was God’s words that led me out of my suffering. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I just want to say: With God beside me, I shall not be alone!

[pope-francis-quotes]

26th November >> Pope Francis’ Angelus Address: On the Solemnity of Christ King of the Universe ~ ‘Jesus Reveals the Decisive Criteria of His Judgment: Concrete Love of One’s Neighbour in Difficulty’ (Zenit.org).- Here is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. * * * Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! In this last Sunday of the Liturgical Year we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ King of the universe. His royalty of guide, of service, is also a royalty that at the end of time will be affirmed as Judgment. Today we have before us Christ as King, Shepherd, and Judge, which shows the criteria of belonging to the Kingdom of God. Here are the criteria. The evangelical page opens with a grandiose vision. Turning to His disciples, Jesus says: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the Angles with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne” (Matthew 25:31). It’s the solemn introduction of the account of the Universal Judgment. After having lived His earthly existence in humility and poverty, Jesus presents Himself now in the divine glory that belongs to Him, surrounded by an angelic array. The whole of humanity is gathered before Him, and He exercises His authority separating one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. To those He placed on His right hand He says: “Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me” (vv. 34-36). The righteous are surprised, because they don’t remember having ever met Jesus, and even less so, having helped Him in that way, but He says: “as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (v. 40). This word never ends striking us, because it reveals to us to what point the love of God reaches: to the point of identifying Himself with us, but not when we are well, when we are healthy and happy, no, but when we are in need. And He lets Himself be found in this hidden way, He stretches His hand out as a beggar. Jesus thus reveals the decisive criteria of his Judgment, namely, concrete love of one’s neighbor in difficulty. And revealed thus is the power of love, the royalty of God: in solidarity with one who suffers, to arouse everywhere attitudes and works of mercy. The parable of the Judgment continues presenting the King who sends away from Him those who during their life were not preoccupied about the needs of brothers. In this case, also they remain surprised and ask: “Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?” Implying: “If we had seen You, we would certainly have helped You!” But the King will answer: “as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to Me” (v. 45). At the end of life, we will be judged on love, namely, on our concrete commitment to love and serve Jesus in our littlest and neediest brothers. That beggar, that needy one that stretches out his hand is Jesus; that sick person that I must visit is Jesus, that imprisoned man is Jesus, that hungry man is Jesus. Let us think about this. Jesus will come at the end of time to judge all the nations, but He comes to us every day, in so many ways, and He asks that we receive Him. May the Virgin Mary help us to meet and receive Him in His Word and in the Eucharist, and at the same time in brothers and sisters suffering hunger, sickness, oppression, injustice. May our heart receive him in the today of our life so that He will receive us in the eternity of His Kingdom of light and peace. [Original text: Italian] [ZENIT’s translation by Virginia m. Forrester] After the Angelus Dear Brothers and Sisters, The news last Friday gave us great grief of the massacre that happened in a mosque in the north of Sinai. I continue to pray for the numerous victims, for the wounded and for all that community, so harshly stricken. May God free us from these tragedies and sustain the efforts of all those who work for peace, for concord and coexistence. Those people were praying at that moment; we too, in silence, pray for them. Proclaimed Blessed yesterday in Cordoba, Argentina, was Mother Catherine of Mary Rodriguez, Founder of the Congregation of Sisters Slaves of the Heart of Jesus, first women’s Religious Institute of Apostolic Life in Argentina. Catherine, who lived in the 19th century, first married and then, remaining a widow, she consecrated herself to God and dedicated herself to the spiritual and material care of the poorest and most vulnerable women. We praise the Lord for this “woman passionate of the Heart of Jesus and of humanity.” I greet you all, pilgrims from Italy and from different countries: the families, parish groups <and> Associations. In particular, I greet the Ukrainian community remembering the Holodomor tragedy, death by hunger caused by the Stalinist regime with millions of victims. I pray for Ukraine so that the strength of faith can contribute to heal the wounds of the past and promote ways of peace. I greet the faithful of Cagliari, Matera, Potenza, Parma, Crotone, and Rossano, as well as the Italian Association of Accompaniers in the Marian Shrines of the world. This evening I will begin my Apostolic Journey to Myanmar and Bangladesh. I ask you to accompany me with prayer so that my presence is a sign of closeness and hope for those populations. I wish you all a happy Sunday. And, please, don’t forget to pray for me. Have a good lunch and goodbye! [Original text: Italian] [ZENIT’s translation by Virginia M. Forrester] © Libreria Editrice Vatican

[almightygodismydependence-blog]

Only Living by God’s Word Can Allow Us to Gain True Freedom

By Xin Ling

I remember the Italian poet Dante once said, “The human race finds itself in a better situation when it has the highest level of freedom.” It can be seen from this that people all desire freedom, and treat it as the highest pursuit in life. However, when speaking of freedom, every person has a different understanding.

Some people think: “As long as I have money, I can lead a carefree, self-indulgent, and golden life rather than looking to others all my life. And that’s freedom.” Some people think: “Once I possess status and power, I can make others revere and admire me, I can issue orders and have everyone at my beck and call, and I’ll be under no one’s control. This is true freedom.” Others think: “It is too oppressive living in the modern world full of tall concrete buildings. If I can get away from the shackles of this material world and live a rural life like Tao Yuanming, the ancient Chinese poet, then that would be true freedom.” And others think: “People living in the democracies ruled according to law all have freedom of speech and so they have freedom.” However, as Christians, what do we understand freedom to mean? Perhaps, many brothers and sisters would say: “The Lord Jesus has redeemed us from sin, and by His grace and protection, our sins have been forgiven. This is our understanding of freedom.” Nevertheless, are our interpretations of freedom what true freedom refers to?

I saw two passages of thought-provoking words in a book, which say: “When people have yet to be saved, their lives are often interfered with, and even controlled by, Satan. In other words, people who have not been saved are prisoners to Satan, they have no freedom, they have not been relinquished by Satan, they are not qualified or entitled to worship God, and they are closely pursued and viciously attacked by Satan. Such people have no happiness to speak of, they have no right to a normal existence to speak of, and moreover they have no dignity to speak of” (“God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself II”). “There is no true freedom in the world. Do you think that having freedom of speech and human rights means freedom for you? Have you escaped from Satan’s influence? Have you broken away from the bondage of satanic disposition? Have you gotten rid of satanic philosophies? You are still living in sin; in that case, how could you have freedom? Is that true freedom?” (“Sermons and Fellowship on Entry Into Life”).

These words are sincere, earnest and profound. They clearly tell us that so long as we still have the corrupt disposition of Satan, live in sin and pursue worldly things, and are still under the restraint and bondage of the flesh, then there is no freedom to speak of. I cannot help but start to reflect: “That’s right. So many people desperately earn money in order to live at ease and indulge the flesh, thus living under the control of money. However, having got money, they get hooked on luxurious and dissipated lifestyles. Although their flesh is completely satisfied, their hearts become extremely empty, and not a few people choose suicide as a way out. From this, we can see that what money brings us is not freedom, but harm, depravity and ruin. There are also many people seeking the freedom gained from having authority, from standing above others. Yet when they have a high position and power they obtain the admiration and adoration of others and are able to do anything they want, but for the sake of protecting their own status and power they fight with each other both openly and in secret, they slaughter each other, and they can never live a normal life. Wherever they stay, they have to be extremely cautious lest they themselves get attacked by others, so they can’t sleep well, and they all end up physically and mentally exhausted and in unendurable pain. In addition, some people forsake this worldly world and go everywhere, leading a wanderer’s life. Even though they enjoy a lot of beautiful scenery and learn about various local ways and customs, they are still unable to find release from their perplexity about life, the emptiness and loneliness in their hearts. There are also the people born in democratic countries: They have freedom of speech, but they inevitably live in corrupt dispositions because we humans all have the same corrupt nature. They are also often bound by fame, status and money, and scramble for these things. How can any of these people find true freedom?

Next, looking at us believers in the Lord, although we have been redeemed by the Lord Jesus, every day we still live in the bondage of sin and can’t practice the Lord’s words; we still follow the evil trends of the world, and lust for material and fleshly enjoyment, living helplessly in a cycle of sinning and confessing. When we interact with others, we rely on our life philosophies to deal with everything. Even though we have some tolerance and patience on the outside, our hearts are full of prejudices and misunderstanding, and we even envy and hate others when we see they are better off than us. Moreover, we are not loyal to God and often tell lies to cheat Him and cheat other people so that we always feel accused. Living in sin, we suffer all forms of spiritual torment and have no way to resolve them. Just as Paul said: “For to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do” (Rom 7:18–19). At present, like the unbelievers we are still bound by all sorts of satanic philosophies and poisons, and we do not have true joy or peace in our hearts. How can we say we are free? Thinking of this, do we feel panic because of the state we are in? Because the Lord said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin. And the servant stays not in the house for ever: but the Son stays ever” (Jhn 8:34–35). As long as we live in sin, we are the slaves of sin and live under the domain of Satan, which means we have no real freedom and will never find relief. Over time, we will only be completely seized by Satan and will lose the chance of salvation. Our lives will become godless.

So how can we truly become free people? God says: “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (Jhn 8:32). “God has bestowed His life, and what He is and has on man, so that man is able to live it out, so that man is able to transform what God is and has and the truth He bestows on them into the direction and the path for them to live. That is, man can rely on this to live, and they can take His word and turn it into their life. … At the same time as man accepting God’s life as their own life, they come to understand the truth, they grow roots, they gain the principles of what it is to be a human, they grow the roots they need to be a human, and they gain the direction they need to walk in to be a human. They no longer suffer the deception of Satan, are no longer deceived by evil people, no longer bound by Satan, no longer used by evil people, no longer polluted, besmirched, bound or seduced by evil trends. Man lives free between heaven and earth and they are released, no longer to be bound or to feel pain. There are no more difficulties, they live free, and they are able to live genuinely under the dominion of God, no longer to suffer harm by any evil and dark forces” (“Man is the Greatest Beneficiary of God’s Management Plan”). “Only if one knows God and has the truth does he live in the light; and only when his view of the world and his view of life change does he change fundamentally. When he has a life goal and comports himself according to the truth; when he absolutely submits to God and lives by God’s word; when he feels assured and brightened deep in his soul; when his heart is free of darkness; and when he lives completely freely and unrestrained in God’s presence—only then does he live a true human life and become a person possessing truth” (“How to Know Man’s Nature”).

From these words of God, I understand that only by coming before God to live by His word and truth, and no longer being deceived and bound by Satan, can we truly live freely. God’s word is the truth, and is an effective medicine to treat our corruption, is the principle for our conduct and dealings with others, and is our weapon for overcoming Satan. After we accept all of the truths from God we possess the ability to differentiate between the positive and the negative; we are able to hate, reject and give up all life philosophies, codes of conduct, lies and fallacies, and evil trends that belong to Satan. Then we are no longer deceived by Satan, no longer bound by sin, and no longer pursue pleasure, or lust for splendor and riches, or seek sensual gratification. When we understand the truth, have our life view and values changed, and know the preciousness of the truth, we can take the bright path of pursuing the truth according to the direction that God points us in. That is to say, when we completely become subject to the dominion of God and live by His word, when none of Satan’s forces can deceive or block us from straying away from God, and when we are freed from the bondage of corrupt disposition and no longer live by the life philosophies of Satan, then we will enter into a state of freedom. That is a kind of pleasure and enjoyment of the spirit. Therefore, only truth can be our life; only living by the truth can allow us to live a new life and gain true freedom.

[sinistraphrodite-blog]

a poem about children that aren't born yet

why would i ever want children ?

i could give birth to :

a girl

she may be raped she may be killed she may be insulted she may be saved she may be protected she probably will be (sexually) harassed if she likes sex, shame will be on her, if she doesn’t, shame will be on her, if she wears make-up, shame will be on her, but if she’s too ugly, shame will be on her, if she wears skirts, shame will be on her, buf if she’s too prude to show her assets, shame will be on her, she will be a vagina made for male pleasure, and if she doesn’t have a vagina, a fake woman made for erasure, not perfect enough, not natural enough, a body supposed to give birth to good boys and new virgins to desire, a body to acquire, a disgusting body with hair and stretch marks, a boring feminist who always barks. a girl.

a boy

he may be a rapist he may be a racist he may be a sexist he may be a feminist he may be a philanthropist, he may be raped as well, he may be harassed as well, surrounded by a fragile, toxic masculinity and gentle taps on his shoulder, surrounded by unsaid rules about his gender, if he cries, shame will be on him, if he’s feminine, shame will on him, if he doesn’t have a penis, shame will be on him, if he likes other boys, shame will be on him, but if he breaks girls, glory will await for him, he will driven away from weakness, the broken embodiement of greatness, not manly enough, not cool enough, a child who could be my nightmare or my pride a man made to be wild. a boy.

a non-binary person

they may never exist, in this world made of categories, they may never exist, in this world of little boxes, or considered as only a bit of a woman, and a bit of a man, as a young person who wants to create new words, to destroy the real world, they will probably be misgendered, and have a mix of what can a girl and a boy live in this universe, condemned to silence, to emptiness, to lines which don’t rhyme, if they don’t have a real gender, well let them be outsiders, let them have less lines than the others, because whatever they do shame will be on them, again and again and again, forever until they get validated, as if they needed others to know they’re breathing, so heart-breaking. a non-binary person.

a muslim

someone who may be terrorist but probably won’t, they don’t need rhyme they don’t need a lot of lines, just a few ones to say how big their heart is, they may be a muslim woman with a hijab in europe who will be rejected or somewhere else a muslim woman with a burqa that will be raped, or a man who will see his children die killed by men who claim to share his faith to pray for the same god, to read the same book, well if it’s true, why did they forgot the line in which allah forbids murder ? someone that white people won’t care about because they are too swarthy, dying on earth and drowning in the sea, oppressed everywhere and by everyone even by their supposed brothers and sisters, safe only in heaven if it does exist, people only talk about them if they are jihadits, or called islamists. a muslim.

a person of color

they may be someone whose life doesn’t matter, may be killed by policemen, killed by white people, killed by african dictators, killed by hungry caused by neocolonialists, killed again and again, thirsty for water and justice, may be used or kidnapped for their melanin or as slaves, they may suffer, they may fight, they may be tired, they may be against other people of color brown black mixed asian latinx their cultures always getting robbed but never really appreciated thirsty for equality and awakeness, never disappearing into nothingness. a person of color.

why would i ever want to have children ?

to make this poem a lie