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Sunday, April 20. 2014

Tears

I cannot hear this one without tearing up. We ask non-believer and other-believer readers to be tolerant of all of our Holy Week posts: it's just my "spiritual orientation," ya dig? In my blood. At Maggie's, all spiritual orientations are welcome.


Everybody has his own spiritual orientation, like it or not. It's human. Christians orient themselves to Christ, who we see as the Messiah who was promised, our North Star, rock, redeemer and salvation. As apes, there may be only a little good in us, but we can be changed. That's the offer. Take it or leave it. Speaking only for myself, I don't care at all about eternal life but I care very much about the richness and depth of my life today.





Posted by Bird Dog in Religion at 05:00 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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Speaking only for myself, I don't care at all about eternal life but I care very much about the richness and depth of my life today.

Amen brother.

Happy Easter.
#1 Tom Francis on 2014-04-20 08:55 (Reply)
Do not apologize for your faith and devotion!

He has risen ... He has risen indeed!!

Happy Easter.
#2 Nat Brooks on 2014-04-20 09:08 (Reply)
This desert-dwelling pagan hopes you have a blessed day.
-Kv
#3 Kv on 2014-04-20 09:12 (Reply)
Do not apologize for the posts on your site - it's why I visit. I ignore the ones from your new member, which are disruptive. The faith and devotion daily displayed here in a practical sense are a beacon for us. Happy Easter!
#4 Old Salt on 2014-04-20 09:12 (Reply)
Here's a contemporary remake on that classic that I like very much:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDxEQROXaH8&feature=kp

My teens will be singing this at Mass...
#5 Tom Armstrong on 2014-04-20 09:25 (Reply)
I am an areligious seeker, I suppose is the best way to put it. I have strong Christian relatives. I envy their faith in that it certainly appears to help them be better people than perhaps would otherwise be the case. Their lives indeed do have a richness and depth missing in too many lives.

They pray earnestly for me and I appreciate it. One should never need to nor have to apologize for true faith.

Have a Happy Easter. "He has risen" has been wonderful news for many.
#6 JorgXMcKie on 2014-04-20 11:07 (Reply)
Він воскрес! ("He has Risen!" hat-tip to the Ukrainian Orthodox faith my family practices)
#7 fred zeppelin on 2014-04-20 11:15 (Reply)
He has risen indeed.
#8 Jim on 2014-04-20 15:38 (Reply)
Between Church choir, my chamber choir and the concert choir I was a guest of, I've had a lot of singing this last two weeks - and I've enjoyed every second! Happy Easter!
#9 RonF on 2014-04-20 15:50 (Reply)
To all, a happy and blessed Easter. That which was promised to man did indeed happen, Kristos Voskres! (Spelling May be off, loose translation from the Slovak/Ukrainian/Czech/etc., ). The rationale for the faith depends upon His rising from the dead and ascending into heaven. The contemplative nature of the question, "would you allow this to happen to your Son" leads to many hours college type discussions that saw lots of coffee and cannabis. How many of us would not/could not allow the murder of their son, if they could prevent it? It was/is an act of supreme love by our God. One is humbled by the story. Vostine Voskres! He has risen! Indeed, He has risen!
#10 Stephen Lawrence on 2014-04-20 22:06 (Reply)

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