Guest guest Posted July 2, 2001 Report Share Posted July 2, 2001 I had to do this! I wrote this during my own 2 year dedicated search, to find why I should want to live in/on this earth with all I saw around me. YES, I understand intention of self, and unfortunately, I saw the wrong intentions of those who used people for their own pleasures/benefits. I searched for the 'real' honest 'loving' sincere' people, and felt I didn't know anyone who was purely loving. Only God, and me, --I thought. As I said I was in the barn TOO long. Now-free! The Search... Friends are people who need each other, ---until they don't need each other anymore! Acquaintances, are people in passing, and in life'spassing,---life's experiences, friends, and acquaintances,---are teachers, who wait patiently,---as we make our mistakes! Our teachers wait, perhaps not in vain for the chosen few, who find themselves on the first step of asking, beyond their own comprehension, for guidance and understanding. When we are ready for guidance, our teachers will grab our shoulders, and turn us, -towards our own answers. They point us to a mirror, and we are at face, -with our own selves! Between the images,-we find that `special knowing', Our only,---finally found friend, - our spiritual self! This is not learned,-it is EARNED! It is a new level,-one of GRAND UNDERSTANDING, -a gift, -to oversee. Intimidation, -from others, is a game, -of the two edged sword. This cannot hurt you,-for they imagine its strength. Its handler, will lash at you in a frenzy, And, you will NOT MOVE! The word, -that YOU carry at your side, -is TRUTH! With this, -you cannot be harmed. Learning of the forces in life, -rekindles the brightest light. The truth becomes clear, and you now recognize false worship. Love of life, -has a new meaning. The victory is just beyond, -and is NOW -a part of you. This understanding must come to you in its own time. And, -you can take the first step. It's as simple as taking a walk in the country, -or quietly, -riding a horse!. Rose Foreman 1982 PS, a year after this, I was given, by my step-father, after my mother died of an anurism, --her great great grandfathers, --family SWORD! I wept! God, has ALWAYS been a very strong force in my life. Nothing else has mattered as much, and I have truely followed what I have heard Him ask of me,--almost all of it. That Path is not an easy one. It is very lonely, and it takes Faith, Belief, and courage. I also heard him say, AGAINST ALL ODDS! I hold to that, in absolute belief, that His plan is greater than mine. I try so hard to work through what he places in front of me. It is placed there to give us strength, understanding, and MORE love of others. Perhaps, when I get it as right, as I can, He will then do as He has promised. Not in MY time, but His! 100% belief in his fact! Rose, LOVE -to ALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2001 Report Share Posted July 2, 2001 It is disillusioning when people let us down. But, then, I know that out of my best intentions, I have let others down, too. Once, I truly realized that I needed to be forgiven, I found it much easier to forgive others. Being an imperfect person, myself, I can only relate to other imperfect people---that gives us something in common. Church (either in the formal or informal sense) is not meant to be a museum for saints but a hospital for sinners. That sounds ambiguous with my last email but I think of it as both/and rather than either/or. Celeste On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:03:33 EDT STHMBC writes: > I had to do this! I wrote this during my own 2 year dedicated > search, to > find why I should want to live in/on this earth with all I saw > around me. > YES, I understand intention of self, and unfortunately, I saw the > wrong > intentions of those who used people for their own > pleasures/benefits. I > searched for the 'real' honest 'loving' sincere' people, and felt I > didn't > know anyone who was purely loving. Only God, and me, --I thought. > As I said > I was in the barn TOO long. Now-free! > The Search... > > Friends are people who need each other, ---until > they don't need each other anymore! > Acquaintances, are people in passing, > and in life'spassing,---life's experiences, > friends, and acquaintances,---are teachers, > who wait patiently,---as we make our mistakes! > > Our teachers wait, perhaps not in vain for the chosen few, > who find themselves on the first step of asking, > beyond their own comprehension, > for guidance and understanding. > > When we are ready for guidance, our teachers will grab our > shoulders, > and turn us, -towards our own answers. > They point us to a mirror, and we are at face, > -with our own selves! > > Between the images,-we find that `special knowing', > Our only,---finally found friend, > - our spiritual self! > > This is not learned,-it is EARNED! > It is a new level,-one of GRAND UNDERSTANDING, > -a gift, -to oversee. > > Intimidation, -from others, is a game, -of the two edged sword. > This cannot hurt you,-for they imagine its strength. > Its handler, will lash at you in a frenzy, > And, you will NOT MOVE! > > The word, -that YOU carry at your side, -is TRUTH! > With this, -you cannot be harmed. > > Learning of the forces in life, -rekindles the brightest light. > The truth becomes clear, and you now recognize false worship. > > Love of life, -has a new meaning. > The victory is just beyond, -and is NOW -a part of you. > > This understanding must come to you in its own time. > And, -you can take the first step. > It's as simple as taking a walk in the country, > -or quietly, -riding a horse!. > Rose Foreman 1982 > PS, a year after this, I was given, by my step-father, after my > mother died > of an anurism, --her great great grandfathers, --family SWORD! I > wept! > God, has ALWAYS been a very strong force in my life. Nothing else > has > mattered as much, and I have truely followed what I have heard Him > ask of > me,--almost all of it. That Path is not an easy one. It is very > lonely, and > it takes Faith, Belief, and courage. I also heard him say, AGAINST > ALL ODDS! > I hold to that, in absolute belief, that His plan is greater than > mine. I > try so hard to work through what he places in front of me. It is > placed > there to give us strength, understanding, and MORE love of others. > Perhaps, > when I get it as right, as I can, He will then do as He has > promised. Not in > MY time, but His! 100% belief in his fact! Rose, LOVE -to ALL > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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