Christian Reflection and Prayer

An unprecedented opportunity is at hand.
A promise to be realized.
A truth to be perfected.
A challenge to be met.
An honor to be earned.
A right to be exercised.
An experiment in democracy to be
strengthened.

And one thing is certain...

Your vote
Is critical!
Today we each have a chance
to make a difference.
Will your voice be heard? Will your vote
be counted?
Be connected.
Empower yourself.
THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY
VOTE FOR IT!

GOD BLESS AMERICA,
GOD BLESS ALL HIS CREATION

You shall not murder (Exodus 20:13).

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person.
If someone strikes you on the right cheek,
turn to him the other also (Matthew 5:39).

Reflection:

I think the time has come. We claim to follow the
teachings of the Son of God, the Savior of the World.
Then let's start doing it. Jesus Christ constantly teaches
us to "love your enemies", "turn the other cheek", "do not
resist evil with evil". When are we going to get the hint?
When are we going to follow the teachings of Christ. Please
don't say that you are a Christian just to get votes! These
teaching's are not off the cuff remarks from Christ, they are
the very basis of what Christ was telling us. He does not
ever speak of war, of killing, He only speaks of peace and love.
When are we going to learn that the way to overcome evil, the
way to overcome our enemies, IS TO DO MORE GOOD.
We turn our enemies into friends, by the good we do. When
you do good things, you are no longer seen as a threat!
When there is evil power in control, the way to overcome that
power is to do more good for the less powerful. You see Christ
taught us the meek shall inherit the earth, not the powerful.
My Christian brother's and sister's, especially those running for
office, don't take my word for this, read your Bible. If you can read
the teachings of Jesus Christ, and find where Christ teaches us
that violence, war, aggression, police action, and killing are
acceptable responses to evil, please oh please let me know
where. Because if you can't, then please think about calling
yourself a Christian, and I mean know judgment here,
only an opinion. I certainly have enough logs in my own eyes to be
looking for the specks in others eyes. Finally I'm not trying to
convert anyone here, I'm only asking that the one's who claIm to
converted, ACT LIKE IT!!!!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS YOU!

Quote:

Muriel Lester
Social Activist, Gandhian Pacifist
(1883-1968)

"The job of the peacemaker is to stop war,
to purify the world, to get it saved from poverty and riches,
to heal the sick, to comfort the sad, to wake up those who
have not yet found God."

(IN OTHER WORDS TO DO GOOD!)

A STORY ABOUT HUMILITY AND PRIDE
FROM ROBERT SCHULLER SR. 10/12/08

Many years ago, a very humble looking
couple went to see the President of Harvard
(I don't remember his name, but I know the
story well). They had traveled a long way
to get there. The secretary asked them if
they had an appointment, and they said
they didn't but wanted to see the president
anyway.

The woman wore a plain gingham dress
and the man one of those ill-fitting suits that
farmers sometimes wear. They definitely
were not Ivy League. They didn't pass the
cultural test at all. And so the secretary said,
"I'm so sorry, he doesn't have time
today. He's in meetings all day." They said,
"Well, we'll just wait."

And they waited hour after hour. The secretary
hoped they would get tired and leave. But they
didn't, and as time wore on until the end of the
day, the president eventually came out of his
office. He was stuck with them.

The woman in the gingham dress approached
him and said, "Mr. President, we just want to
talk to you for a minute. We had a son and he
went to Harvard for one year and he just loved
this school, but he died and we want to leave
a memorial to him on your campus." And the
president said, "That's nice, but if we had a
memorial on this campus for every student
who attended school here and died, we probably
would look like a cemetery. We just don't do that."

Then she smoothed out her wrinkled dress
and said, "We don't want a statue, we just
wanted to build a building and have our son's
name on it."

And the president said to the couple who
appeared by their dress to be poor farmers,
"You must know, buildings are very expensive.
All the buildings in this Harvard campus
(and this was a long time ago) cost us seven
and a half million dollars."

The woman then turned to her husband
and said, "Honey, if that's all it costs,
let's build our own university." And they
turned to the president and said, "Goodbye sir."
They returned to California and soon built a
university to carry the name of their son -
Stanford University.

Wow!