i read the headlines..
saw the rabbits having their fur pulled out while nailed to a board
to be repeated when their fur regrew
the opening of a new domestic violence shelter
where abused women can feel safe
the cry of the pope against the capitalistic mindset and the unfettered pursuit of profit
at the cost of a steadily growing poor segment of the world's population
while that denomination controls a massive portion of the world's wealth
the fotos of voodoo practitioners in haiti
releasing control of their spirit to some higher powers ..
thinking that some of us ' christians ' are not far removed
whether it's drive for wealth or power under the guise of religion ..
world systems under the control of the powers of darkness
and some of us need to head more in that direction
in the battle of our spirit vs. body
the fotos of female heroin addicts in vancouver
tearing at my heart
the news of the madness in the Central African Republic
4 1/2 million people in dire straits as civil war rolls on
the article that posits we could be growing the same housing bubble mess again
and the unfettered lunacy that the love of money fosters
at the expense of the underprivileged
and the profit of the ' have's '
the cuts in food aid to the growing poor
many of them children
at a time when winter rolls in
one state's pledge to review over 6,000 unexamined child abuse cases
God help us ...
the effect of increased methane on the atmosphere
much apparently emitted from cattle in the southwest US
and the continued deforestation of this planet
chasing that $ again
.. .. . . . . . .
and methinks
this world is so broken
so damaged
so badly in need of a massive makeover ..
but
there are massive roadblocks
the greatest of which is
mindset/worldview/perspective ..
the powers that be
(think money)
control the media
control the politics
and the politicians
at every level
and the politicians and the media
and the banks and insurance companies and medical facilities and the entertainments industry
control us
through propaganda
readily disseminated through the media that pervades our homes
from the time we awake till bedtime
virtually all day
every day
it's a sad sad catch22 ..
.. .. ... . . .
a thought ..
restrict the media intrusion on your life
specify when and what you will allow yourself and your family to watch/play/surf
encourage reading
without recourse to distracting surfing
engender people time
shared moments with persons in your immediate environemt
people you can be with and touch and sit at table with
sharing a meal
lockdown this powerful influence on your worldview
or you join the madmad cattledrive into coocooland
where levis and lexus and leotards and linguini
rule your head
determine your consumption
and drive you down the moremoremore road of futility and vanity and waste
.. . . . . ...... . .
when all is said and all is done
and we look back on our lives
what can we say we have accomplished
to foster good
to encourage relationship
to build and not destroy
to provide a future for those behind
to open doors for homeless people
lay tables for the hungry
clothe the cold
bind up the wounds of the broken
father the orphan
embrace the abused
comfort the aged ..
... . . . . .
wash the feet of people ..
people that God created
in his image and likeness
people he gave himself for
to redeem them from the very powers that underlie this wicked world system ..
the same one we foster by our lifestyles and mindsets and spending
... .
the Way of Jesus
is defined from the heart
it fosters renewal
breathes life and hope and peace
breeds freedom from this world system
gives life to the dying
calls for death to my self
that i can live for others
encourages me to
compassion
empathy
sharing
caring
giving
embrace
acceptance
loving .... ..
all the while
looking for the image of God himself
in the face of each one
think on these things ..
selah ..~
shalom
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