We have had over 2,000 years to learn how to walk, but still we crawl when we should be running. I do not exclude myself. I am not a perfect person by any stretch. I would like to be, but I am only human. I am judgemental; I try not to be, yet I fail. I try not to be critical of others...oops, I failed again. I try to think in a positive manner. I do a little better on this. I seldom get depressed. I know that I don't drink or run around, but every once in a while I let go with a"sh..t" word in a moment of frustration. I try to curb my vocabulary, but occasionally something "slips" out and then I fuss at myself. "Now, why did I say that!" It didn't help...I could have...should have said "O Sugar," instead of what came flying out of my mouth. I continue to try to be a better person, and it isn't always easy.
I try to read a chapter of the Bible each day, but sometimes I get busy and plain outright forget. I try to say the Rosary every day, but find that sometimes my memory fails and I stumble over a word here and there. I am only human and I know that I have legions of faults and failures. Still, I try and that is all any of us can do in this world. I don't think sainthood is in my Genes or DNA!
I don't usually say much about morals, ethics or religion here within this post. I am a coward and don't want to be called a "phony." My sister already does that. In a sense she is right because I mostly sit in silence about my beliefs, but no one likes to be derided or thought of as a fake. I know I don't.
There are two sides to every coin. There is the face coin that we show publicly; the side we want our friends and neighbors to see. Then there is the backside of the coin, the side that only our families or foes get to know and often wish they had not. However, there is a third side of the same coin that no one seems to notice. It is the edge of that same coin. the circle that goes 'round and 'round, never ending and "never seen." That same coin should be called a true eternity ring rather than referring to it as a side edge. It is the Master's side of the coin and it is eternal.
I am not a preacher/teacher capable of proselytizing. No one of our age or culture wants to hear it. The best way to get "THE WORD" out is by example. Thus, I try to live a good and decent life and in recognition of my weaknesses and failures of which there are many.
Let thy speech be bettter than silence, or be silent.
by Dionyassius of Halicarnassus.
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Good morning Mabel,
I am on the fly this morning, have to go to Decatur to Pet Smart and get flea treatment. Yup, those little buggers have attacked my dog something fierce. Needless to say even though the cat does not go out, they are now all over him too. Just what I did not need!
Your writing is very interesting. All any of us can do is try our best. None of us is perfect, the bible even tells us that. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. But truthfully, trying to do good, be good and write about scripture when he gives you a word is not being a phony.
I am sorry your sister calls you a phony. She has no right to do that. Seems like families, my own included a quick to judge when someone is trying their best. My family, except for Leon, all think I am crazy. So be it!! I know who and what I am and I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I try hard and that is all that matters. God loves me no matter what. And He loves you too.
Love, Alice
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