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GET REAL---

Just finished reading one of the most profound and profoundly
disturbing writings ever- Ann Rice, the world renowned and
internationally recognized author - has disclaimed the church-
but has claimed Christ!  Look what author Rice says, with
respect, is she has fought the hypocrisy of the church about
issues which are close to her heart, and she's just tired of the
plastic way that they are handling it- so- she says that she
is going to follow Jesus- not the hypocrits? WOW- people
can we please take this as a valid wake up call?

Oh Boy- here we go...

This isn't one of those blistering attack articles on the church-
Ann Rice, has said - really, all that needs to be said there-
and we all feel the issues.  I don't know a single Christian
who doesn't honestly evaluate where they stand.  Yes I
do know some folks who frankly are better at acting the
act than being in the show- if you know what that means-
you ain' one- because when you are in the show- you don't
have time to sit idly by and condemn folks- it isn't worth
it- my knees can only take so much "Lord forgive me
for being judgmental, when judgement belongs to only
You- You are the only one worthy to sit on the throne."




Thanks for the music...but...
We have a lot of work to do, still,  and the most of that work begins
by bending our knees, by humbling ourselves; yes, it's true we are
surrounded by arrogant, thieving, lying, lovers of self, lovers of money;
shameless -ignorant- beyond unbelievable heathens; but you know,
what they need is what we have, love.  Only when the love we have
is the kind of love that someone as profoundly thoughtful as Ann
Rice, who has faced so many trials, says that she accepts the
teachings of Christ, but can't deal with the way the church is,
then perhaps we need to put a question mark on that love?

Folks where the heathens were outside the walls - have we
invited them in to be - just like us- or have we become,
just like them? 

Pray with me, won't you:  "Jesus we are
at a loss for words at Your splendor, at Your wonderful
grace; Lord we know You are Love, we don't understand
that - not really, until we have to give up all for You, and
Jesus, even then, we don't know what it was like to be You,
for You were alone when You shouldn't have been; the
very people whom You had literally led to be knowers of
Your truth, they became filled with fear, when they should
have been filled with awe at the power of Your name- so
Jesus we ask You for grace and forgivness, we're just
like them; we sin, when we needn't and we don't love
as we should, and we want to do better at it Lord, so
we ask You, in the name of the Father - God, to help
us become more bent kneed and less pridefully freed
from the yoke which You provide evenly upon us
in Your greatness.  -En domino Patris, et Filli,
En Spiritus SAncti.  - Amen