Last night, I knelt down in a prayer, asking the Almighty God for strength and wisdom. I was so lost and suspicious of myself. Then I started going online searching for inspiration and I heard this beautiful hymn that I had never heard of before. At the same time, all the beautiful memories of my LDS mission came back to me. Although I'm not religiously active in LDS church anymore, I am still always staying active and useful in life. Thank God and the church for giving me the chance to serve a mission in Canada approximately 30 years ago, which will always be one of most precious and loving memories throughout my life until the end. Hopefully in the near future, I would be able to get motivated enough to feel like revisiting this precious land of the USA that used to be the icon of pure freedom, peace and kindhearted people to the world. ＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋ Homeward Bound In the quiet misty morning When the moon has gone to bed, When the sparrows stop their singing And the sky is clear and red, When the summer's ceased its gleaming When the corn is past its prime, When adventure's lost its meaning - I'll be homeward bound in time Bind me not to the pasture Chain me not to the plow Set me free to find my calling And I'll return to you somehow If you find it's me you're missing If you're hoping I'll return, To your thoughts I'll soon be listening, And in the road I'll stop and turn Then the wind will set me racing As my journey nears its end And the path I'll be retracing When I'm homeward bound again Bind me not to the pasture Chain me not to the plow Set me free to find my calling And I'll return to you somehow (softly) Bind me not to the pasture Chain me not to the plow Set me free to find my calling And I'll return to you somehow +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I was having a very difficult morning after very little sleep once when the broadcast came on the tv. My soul was calmed and I felt at peace. Ever since that day I feel that same peace each time I hear it sung by the choir.
Marta Thompson Keen composed a most beautiful song and lyrics. For me, only Sir Bryn Terfel of Wales is the vocalist that brings out the beautiful flow of life.
John Newton, once in the slave trade business, until he met the authentic Person of Jesus Christ Not a counterfeit Christ. of which there are many saying Jesus was only a created being, not very Jehovah God, uncreated, God from eternity to eternity. Claiming to know and be serving what you think is Christ Jesus, when the reality hits, and you find it is a counterfeit Christ , and a counterfeit (distorted to deceive) Jesus will say "I never knew you" One would think that Jesus true identity of being Very God in the Flesh, would not have been corrupted by so many. and yet Joseph Smith did that very thing... Before you get irritated, What will it hurt to investigate the many counterfeits, and then see what Jesus had to say, and what the Jews understood. When Jesus asked His disciples: "who do men say that I AM ?" ...... This is the one question of utmost important doctrines of Christ. here are a few re definitions that have come through the ages: for the jehovah witness, Jesus is a created being, formerly Michael the archangel, ...and not equal to Jehovah for the Bahai Jesus is one of nine great manifestations, a created being for the Spiritest he is an advanced medium, but only a creation for the Theosophist he is an incarnated world soul, a product of creation for the Unitarian he is an extraordinarily good man, and nothing more than a created being for the Later Day Saint, Jesus is a created being, one god among many other gods, and the brother of Lucifer for the Christian Scientist he is but a Divine Principle Each one cannot be right, nor claim exclusivity. What did scripture say of Jesus claim ? What did Jesus claim? The common denominator of all the above is Jesus is only seen as a created being, not the eternal Jehovah God Jesus made it very clear that if you do not believe He is the Eternal Jehovah God that Moses talked to and listened to on Mt Sinai, you will die in your sin.....the sin of unbelief. (Jn ch 8 vs 24 ) He cannot be redefined to suit a cult founders belief ideas, which are stated above In the 8th chapter of John,vs 12-59, Jesus gave a clear dialog of EXACTLY who He is, that He and the father are ONE, and ended the dialog by saying: " before Abraham was I AM. IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE WRONG JESUS, YOU WILL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN My prayer : "Lord may these wonderful people, not be deceived by a false Christ and twisted gospel that Jesus and Paul warned about...... , rather may they come to believe in who you said you are, the eternal and Almighty God, Amen
Hmmmm... Nice to meet you, enlightened one who is putting himself in the place of Jesus as judge. The self-righteous prayer was a nice touch. "Bless these misguided simpletons who don't have the same enlightenment that I have. I will be sad to see them burn in hell for eternity from my exalted perch high above them."
