ONE...
So as you can see I have placed a banner for the ONE Campaign. I have signed this declaration and hope that you too will look into it and sign. (just click on the banner) This is for a great cause and when it comes to helping others that is what I like to do most.
You know I have never read the bible from cover to cover, I am a religious person, I attend mass regularly but not all the time. But if there is one thing that I have learned while growing up with the family that I have, it is that God is not looking for the world's greatest person, he is not counting our sins and keeping score, he is not judging us like we do each other. He is COUNTING on us to help each other. We are all brothers and sisters, deep down to the roots we come from the same place no matter your religion, beliefs, color, hair, eyes, sex, job, etc. I was watching a show one day when I was about 12 or 13yrs. old, and this was shortly after my father had his first heart attack. And in the show there was a couple of individuals that were fighting and at the end the two ended up in the hospital. Well the nurse mentioned something about how "God must feel, seeing his children fighting, hurting, and killing each other" And this is true if you have children (which I don't) but if you do think about how it would make you feel if they were constantly hurting each other showing no remorse, no emotion, no LOVE! I know it would hurt me. The same goes for family if it's your brother, sister, mother, father, aunt, cousin etc. If one of them got hurt or died, would it hurt you? And maybe not a family member just that one person that is so dear to your heart.
This one campaign is about helping each other, it is about doing what our higher power wants us to do, help the poor, help each other The following is a verse (a favorite of mine from the bible):
Matthew 25:31-47 (The Message)
The Sheep and the Goats
31 "When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. 32 Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, 33 putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, "Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation.
35 And here's why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
36 I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.'
37 "Then those "sheep' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? 38 -39 And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?'
40 Then the King will say, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me--you did it to me.'
41 "Then he will turn to the "goats,' the ones on his left, and say, "Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. 42 And why? Because--
I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43 I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.'
44 "Then those "goats' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?'
45 "He will answer them, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me--you failed to do it to me.'
46 "Then those "goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the "sheep' to their eternal reward."
Call me what you will, I don't like to "preach" to my friends or family and I don't but when I am asked what I believe in I will not lie to them, so I will not lie to you. Don't take this entry as me "preaching" "God knows I don't like being preached at either" but do realize that this is what this ONE campaign is all about helping each other, and at the end you will be rewarded.
Thanks,
PurpleFuel
You know I have never read the bible from cover to cover, I am a religious person, I attend mass regularly but not all the time. But if there is one thing that I have learned while growing up with the family that I have, it is that God is not looking for the world's greatest person, he is not counting our sins and keeping score, he is not judging us like we do each other. He is COUNTING on us to help each other. We are all brothers and sisters, deep down to the roots we come from the same place no matter your religion, beliefs, color, hair, eyes, sex, job, etc. I was watching a show one day when I was about 12 or 13yrs. old, and this was shortly after my father had his first heart attack. And in the show there was a couple of individuals that were fighting and at the end the two ended up in the hospital. Well the nurse mentioned something about how "God must feel, seeing his children fighting, hurting, and killing each other" And this is true if you have children (which I don't) but if you do think about how it would make you feel if they were constantly hurting each other showing no remorse, no emotion, no LOVE! I know it would hurt me. The same goes for family if it's your brother, sister, mother, father, aunt, cousin etc. If one of them got hurt or died, would it hurt you? And maybe not a family member just that one person that is so dear to your heart.
This one campaign is about helping each other, it is about doing what our higher power wants us to do, help the poor, help each other The following is a verse (a favorite of mine from the bible):
Matthew 25:31-47 (The Message)
The Sheep and the Goats
31 "When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. 32 Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, 33 putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, "Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation.
35 And here's why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
36 I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.'
37 "Then those "sheep' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? 38 -39 And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?'
40 Then the King will say, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me--you did it to me.'
41 "Then he will turn to the "goats,' the ones on his left, and say, "Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. 42 And why? Because--
I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43 I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.'
44 "Then those "goats' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?'
45 "He will answer them, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me--you failed to do it to me.'
46 "Then those "goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the "sheep' to their eternal reward."
Call me what you will, I don't like to "preach" to my friends or family and I don't but when I am asked what I believe in I will not lie to them, so I will not lie to you. Don't take this entry as me "preaching" "God knows I don't like being preached at either" but do realize that this is what this ONE campaign is all about helping each other, and at the end you will be rewarded.
Thanks,
PurpleFuel
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