Screaming to the Wind?

Stop

Stop please

Can't you see what you are doing? 
Did you loose your heart?

Or did you loose your way?

That love you had has gone astray Alone the tears

They fall so cold

Can't you see or hear them Alone the tears?

You turned away

Your lovers love forgotten? Alone the pain

Alone behind

Your running so fast

But to what?

Do you see your love?

Or do you see the mirror?

Do you love yourself?

When you should just love each other How much pain?

How much hope?

How much do you trade?

For one?

For each other?

Love stands and it's still waiting Though cold unused

Though dusty from time

It's not too late to get it right Once was could be

Ahead

If you believe

If you try

It's sun will shine

If you tend it's wing will fly

But you must come

You must come out

Out of the shadows

Out of yourself

Out to each other

But do not hasten

Do not pause

Time is ticking

And so it does

Run

Out 

Thanksgiving Aint Bout No Drumstick!

There are so many things in life that happen that we are not even aware of. As children we take everything for granted. We are born and we have our parents that care for us. They carry us where we need to go, they wake and tend to us in the middle of the night when we cry. They bath us from head to toe. Our parents cloth us in the best that they can muster. Through our lives our parents sacrifice over and over again because they love. Two people loved each other so much that their love could no longer be contained in themselves, and with the help of God, they made someone new. God is very much the same way. He created this world and us because of his love. I believe that God had so much love in him that he couldn’t contain it no more, and because of his love he created this world everything in it so that we would have a wonderful place to live. Like a child that so takes for granted what all their parents do for them so do we so often and too easily take for granted what God does for us. I am sure that there are many out there that would make the claim, “God’s done nothing for me. Everything I am I have done for myself.” Know this though, God is love. God is true perfect love and we get that from him. God also gives us free will and we can walk away from him, but make no mistake places in this world where people have chosen to walk away from God and are surrounded by the like live a much colder, unfulfilling life. Many stuck there yearn for more. They may not know what it is but when they find God they absorb him with great passion. God is willing to help you with anything. He is willing to help you. He is not an ATM or genie. Your wish is not his command, and that is where frustration enters. God wants you to love him with all your mind, body and heart and to love everyone you meet as yourself. He loves you despite of what you choose and always awaits the day of your return and reciprocation. He sent his son, Jesus and taught us how to love. His teachings are still alive to this day. He sends the Holy Spirit to help guide you. He has angels that watch over us and help with his bidding. This world is full of so many of God’s gifts that he has given to you. As we enter this time of Thanksgiving one must ask, are you thankful? And if so, do you show it?

Luke 17:11-19

11On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. 12And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

How Much Love Can You Handle?

How Much Love Can You Handle?

I without a doubt love few things more than my children. The only two things that I can think of are God and my wife. Other than that nothing comes above my children. Funny thing is though is that those two would want me to do anything for my children to keep them safe. I know some may be appalled that I hold my God and my wife above my children but they are the foundation on how I decide to treat my children and how I raise them. I keep a watchful eye and I try and keep away all those that would possibly bring them harm or take them down the wrong path. God is the same way. We are his children and he loves us all. He wants us to take care of each other. He wants us to influence each other for good not evil. God knows that we are flawed though. He gave us free will to choose or refuse, and when we make mistakes he will forgive without pause. We have to ask for forgiveness though. We must repent for our mistakes. God calls on us to do the same for those that wrong us. We are to love all at all times. We are to forgive, because forgiving is love. Just as someone who comes to God with an honest and truly sorrowful heart will be forgiven, so must we forgive those that ask for forgiveness. When we truly forgive, not only do we help mend that who has done wrong, but also we heal a part of our own heart that is hurt from being wronged. It’s not always easy to do. Many times I have been scorned by my fellow brother or sister and I have had to goto God. I ask him in prayer, “God please help me forgive. I don’t want to feel this anger or pain.” It takes time and reflection and prayer but God helps me through just like with everything else. To keep my days clear I am always looking at my heart and the actions of others. If I can help or advise I do. I pray daily to confer with God on things. Daily I try and spend time reading his son’s teachings to “stay in the zone” and to become stronger. I ask for the Holy Spirit to be with me always to direct me at times when I am weak. For not only do I love my children and I love all. I do not want to see anyone fall nor lead any one too. We are all children of God there for God loves us all and wants us all to keep each other safe and in love. How much more can you love today?

Luke 17:1-6

1And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. 3Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; 4and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive him." 5The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 6And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Are You Lonely or Broken Hearted?

To have a broken heart is a terrible thing. I have been through a lot and I would have to say that after being hungry (I mean really hungry with no food), penniless or sick having a broken heart is the worst feeling ever. Being broken hearted, feeling not worthy, not loved and so alone is the worst feeling ever. If you are hungry and you feel like you are loved then you have people you can go to for help. Being poor you can consult loved ones for ideas on how to pull yourself up, or in a pinch get some assistance. Even the many times I have been sick, I have been lucky when I felt loved because I felt I had some place to go for not only healing of the body but also of the heart and mind. Know this, God loves EVERYBODY.  I know that some may think, “Oh well I met this person that said that they were a christian and they turned me away.” For that I am truly sorry. Just because someone is a christian doesn’t mean that they don’t make mistakes, that they don’t sin or fall short of God’s call to love all, but that is person. I am talking about God. God loves all and he wants us all in our fellowship. Are there things that we all do that God doesn’t like? Yes, but God still loves. There are reasons he wants us to behave the way he desires. He wants us safe, happy and in balance. He wants us to love one another. He wants us to love and take care of ourselves. The biggest sinners out there, he still loves them and is waiting for them to come home to him. He sent his son Jesus to teach us that we all should love each other, that we should all forgive each other for God himself loves and forgives all. Jesus himself even died on the cross and took the blame for all the sins of everyone because God loves us. God comes to us as the Holy Spirt to try and help us through our days. God wants no one left behind. Are some of us harder to love than others? Maybe for us but not for God, he sees beauty ,strength and ability in all of us. God calls all of us to take Jesus as our personal savior, to become baptized in the Holy Spirt and become born again. God wants us to love him above everything else because he made everything. He wants us to love ourselves and take care of ourselves and he wants us to love everyone around us and help those in need. God wish is that no one in this world walks with a broken heart. All you have to do is accept him because he already has accepted you. God already loves you and he is waiting for you right now. 

Luke 15:1-10

1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3So he told them this parable: 4"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' 7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' 10Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents." 

Yes, I am Part of the 99%

Yes, I am Part of the 99%

I would say that I am part of the 99%. If you ask parents 99% of them will tell you that they will do just about anything for any one of their children. I am not a rich, smart or talented man but my wife and I make sure that our children have the best food we can get them, the warmest clothes to wear and the safest home to live in. When they work hard, meet and exceed expectations we give them the best gifts that we can afford. We want them to have better than we did, be smarter than we were and grow to be stronger than we are now. We do this because of love. All that we ask is that they abide by the rules of our house and we do our best to teach them to be the people they can be. God is the same. He is the parent of all and he has so many gifts to offer. He only asks that we love him and follow his two rules which all 10 commandments were built upon. Love the Lord your God with all your mind, body and soul and love everyone around you as you love yourself. God even sent his only son to teach us how to love and who even took the blame for all of our sins because of his love for us. He sends the Holy Spirit to help guide us through our days. All we have to do is believe and accept. When we accept him and partake in his sacraments we receive grace and gifts that help us to even achieve more, more than we could ever achieve by ourselves. But do we accept him? Do you accept God? Are you willing to let him into your life so that he can love you and share with you what he has to offer. Little is more heartbreaking for a parent than to see one of their children turn away from them and never come back. The pain a parent feels when a child refuses the love and knowledge of their parents is pure agony. To see a child make mistakes and feel pain because they refuse the knowledge of their parents is horrendous for a parent. We worry and lecture and even sometimes scream to get through to our children. To try and keep our children from making the same mistakes that the parents have so they don’t have to feel the same pain because as parents we love. Many times what children see as a parents anger is actually a parents fear. And like a good parent God is waiting and hoping that his lost children will come home so that he can share with them. Because God loves us and he doesn’t want us to feel needless pain, but it’s a two way street. We have to turn around and accept him. Are you ready to come home to God?

John 6:37-40

37All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; 39and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. 40For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

Are You Missing Out On The Party?

Life can be so hectic. I am the father of 4 and with 2 of them now in sports it can be very taxing. My wife does a wonderful job working the schedule so that when I come home everything is organized and we can all get to everything that needs to be done. Work, practices, school work, projects and today making sure that she, my mother and I can all get to the voting polls to vote. We are called everyday to do so much and it seems sometimes that no matter what we do we never accomplish everything that we want to. Sadly the most important call of all seems to go unnoticed. God calls us everyday. Some right now maybe rolling their eyes and thinking, “Oh yeah that God thing. I really need to get to that.” But somehow God always gets bumped to the bottom of the list. What is the most important thing is left for last. Many will say, “God great and all but he really has no effect on my day to day life. I save that for Sunday.” Perhaps the reason God has no effect on your life is because you only let him in on Sunday, if at all. I was once guilty of this. God was at the bottom of my list. I called him when I needed something or when I was worried cause I really messed something up. It usually went something like this, “OH GOD SERIOUSLY THIS TIME IF YOU GET ME OUT OF THE BIND I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! HELP!” And then when the coast was clear I would forget immediately if not over a short period of time about my vow. After falling apart completely I slowly gave more and more of my life to God. Why? Cause doing it my way clearly didn’t work. I find that the more I devote my time and ways to God the more fulfilled I am. I am happier with peace and the rough times I handle with a lot more ease. I pray to God everyday. I read the teachings of Jesus and try to learn the lessons. I ask for help from the Holy Spirit to help guide me righteously through my days. Everyday God invites us to his home, his ways so that we can partake of his banquet. He loves you and wants to share. He wants to see you happy and share in your life. You are invited everyday, but will you go?

Luke 14:15-24

15When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!" 16But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; 17and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for all is now ready.' 18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' 19And another said, `I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' 20And another said, `I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 21So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, `Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' 22And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' 23And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"

Was I Going To Fall On My Face?

Have you ever felt so exhausted that you thought you might just collapse? I try and get up every morning and right now I have a cold, not the flu but a cold and it was working against me this morning. “Give up, give up”, my body kept telling me. All I wanted to do was go back home and curl up in bed. Problem is, life isn’t about me. I have 4 wonderful children and they all depend on me. I have a wonderful wife and she depends on me. I want to be healthy and have a long life so that I can provide for them until my children can be on their own. I want a long and healthy life because I love my wife and I do not want her to feel the abandon of an untimely death. Life is not about me. Seems like right now we live in a time wherever we turn everything is saying, “Take care of #1!” In America we live in a culture that encourages us to consume as much as we can, and if we don’t then we aren’t cool, we a big fat loser. God wants you to look outside of yourself. He knows what happens when everyone searches to only feed their own desires. We become self-centered and concieted. Those in need continue in need because those with extra do not care for their fellow person. God doesn’t want us to give our money in taxes to the government so that we they can care for the poor. God wants you to care for the poor. He wants you to see the humanity there. He wants you to see their faces. He wants you to help PERSONALLY. When we help each other we humble ourselves. Through that humility we can build relationships on love and understanding. Through love and understand we can find true peace and happiness. Happiness is not eating as many cheeseburgers possible, trust me I have tried. Happiness isn’t the nice car or the oversized home. Happiness is love and caring for each other. God doesn’t like clicks, he wants us to be one Church following his son Jesus Christ. God is very wise and I consult him everyday. I beg for his help and for him to share his wisdom. I read the teachings of Jesus and learn how to love. I ask for help from the Holy Spirit in times of trial and to help me stay or the path of righteousness. I am no one special. It is not about me. For me, it is about God and it is about YOU. The happiness and peace I find is unending. I encourage you to come into the fold as well. God loves you and is waiting. He wants to share because for God it’s not about him it’s about YOU. Who are YOU living for?

Luke 14:12-14

12He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid. 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."