[Faith-talk] relationship issues

[David Moore]

Hi Sandra!
Thanks a lot for your input. I really enjoyed what you said. God does not look at your strict behavior on the outside, but what is hidden in the heart. We do need to agree with one another. God created one church, and that one church is made up of all Christians all over the world, God did not create all of these splits and denominations. God really wants his church to be one, and all Christians make the body of Christ here on Earth. The reasons the Church is not doing more for people, is because it is too busy fighting over non assencial petty matters.
David Moore
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From: Sandra Streeter via Faith-Talk
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 8:37 PM
To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: [Faith-talk] relationship issues

So far, two additional comments (though I haven’t yet finished the latest FT installment): David, as Smokey Robinson once said, “I second that emotion,” re the reasons people are unable/unwilling to assist disabled in church. I don’t know if he has a podcast, but today, Glen Beck was talking about artificial intelligence and how scary it could/more-than-likely-will, become, and we are so fettered to our tech nowadays, so it won’t be hard to get us to slide down that slippery slope! I deliberately allow myself a “computer Sabbath” on Sundays—I spend entirely too much time on-screen generally, and both my computer and I need a break; so, other than occasionally checking in to see when a friend expects to pick me up for something, or if snow has made a Sunday service impossible, or something like that, I pretty-much steer clear of my computer. (And don’t think I’m not tempted, sometimes)! I am not impressed!

Sarah, congrats on your new digs and the convenience it affords!

Melissa, I’m with you. I like the Catholic concept of “annulment”—that certain marriages were not meant to be in the first place. I think it’s unfair for some to judge harshly, not knowing that so-and-so was divorced, for instance, because his/her life was in mortal jeopardy from spousal abuse, their spouse was a compulsive cheater (substitute whatever else—alcoholic, anorexic or whatever), and once the non-cheater (non-whateverer) has achieved some healing from the hamburger mill they came through, they could be so ready for a really functional relationship. Sure, “God hates divorce,” but it’s about the spirit of the law, not over-strict adherence to the letter. Just sad.

So true—if we can’t agree to disagree sometimes, our attitudes become stumbling-blocks to those who are exploring the issue of faith. Which is also why I’d like to see more unity in the church as a whole: if all they see is infighting amongst believers, they aren’t going to want any part of church.

Whew, I think I’ve finally maxed out this issue of FT! Hopefully I’m done grousing—yes, I am—there’s a happy story below that I might as well share—and I can start contributing to more positive “Faith Talk”!

So, I was telling my pastor about how much of an inner tantrum I’ve been throwing over just not feeling needed/wanted recently (and how, through conversation with an empty-nester who is also struggling somewhat with that), and she really caught on to the unspoken message of depression I was conveying—and eventually, I said to her, “If you can think of anything that needs doing, and that I might fit there, let me know.” She says she will give it some creative thinking, and inside, I went, “Yay, rah-rah!” She knows I don’t want to be in the prayer-shawl ministry, because my projects are earmarked for the National Eating Disorders Assn., and that I do so much crocheting already that I want something totally-other to do, and am not shy about doing physical labor, as long as it doesn’t strain my “old knees”. So, we’ll see what she comes up with; I’ll keep you all posted as it unfolds. Just nice to see someone willing to think outside the box.


Sandra

Not “Revelation” – tis – that waits
But our unfurnished eyes –
(Emily Dickinson)

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