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Kevin McCauley's avatar

Well Jim,

Have to say amen to the idea of chastisement.

Reason being the chastisement that has become part of my living these last few years.

A sort of revelation came to me just this morning.

Was thinking about past things and re membered an experience has way back when in first grade in a Catholic school.

Our Lady of Victory at Troy New York.

It was some sort of holyday and has on an aluminum foil costume dressed up as some saint.

Had me a sword a cap and a shield.

Was as proud as wild stallion standing up on a high ridge.

Somehow a jug of chocolate milk got tipped over and wrecked my cap and shield.

Man the devastation and fear came over me and still remember it clearly.

Pretty weird how odd events leave lasting impacts.

Not that it is real big deal just interesting.

But today it had a more metaphoric feel to it.

Have spent my life trying to walk the Narrow way.

Have gone over the lines many times and seem to get back on for a bit.

Bit never for a long time.

This on again off again thing.

It was the same for Israel of the Old Testament records.

On again off again.

So yeah multiply my own experience time millions of us and this is how we get back on the Narrow way.

Trouble with it is 40 thousand denominations.

We gotta find the most basic place to begin.

Doctrinal lines are way too subjective.

My thing is start with Love the Lord Our God with ALL of our heart and might.

Then love our neighbor at least as much as our own selfs.

If we can get that and earn some levels of trust and respect for one another then possibly we can reason together to work out all the other stuff.

Like He said IF we seek first HIs Kingdom and HIS Righteousness, ALL the other things will be added in.

So back to the cap and shield .

Yeah am still that young boy who lost his Helmet of Salvation and His shield of Faith.

Time to get it back.

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Skip's avatar

Mordor on the Potomac, indeed!

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