An Old Irish (?) Blessing

May you be in Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead.

William's Blessing

May all your addictions be trivial.
May all your habits be harmless.
May all your compulsions be inconsequential.

Of Liberals, Cheifs, and Indians

Why are collectivists and globalists so eager to quash the rights of sovereign nations and democracies, self determination and freedom of the individual?

P.S. Haven't they ever heard of The Prime Directive? Maybe they're more Star Wars fans...admire Chancellor Palpatine they do.

Of Gluttony and Envy

Wounds of His hands?

Isaiah 49:16 GNT

Jerusalem, I can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands.

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Kill Not Murder

Mark 10:19 GNT

You know the commandments: 'Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; do not cheat; respect your father and your mother.'"

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Last week I messed us the lectionary...and the psalter.  I don't know how because they cycle independently.  I've probably done it before.  I thought too that I've probably blogged the wrong scripture here too.  I was a week behind in the lectionary...and I have no idea how I got lost in the Psalms.  At first I was angry with myself.  Then I thought of the writtings of an old monk--Br. Bede OHC I believe--who admonished the reader to not be overly hard on oneself when making a mistake.  He was speaking specifically about meditation, but I believe the same applies to The Daily Office.  Sort of like, it's the message that's important and not so much the medium.

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William's Guide to Being a Good Atheist

The Four Primary Rules

1.  Treat people of faith how you want them to treat you, not how religion has offended against you.  This rule can be expanded to include all people.

2.  All people should be free in thought, belief and expression.  Ideas should be expressed openly and freely in society,  not wrongly punished as they once were by the church.

3.  Judge a person--if you must judge them--not by their words or creed, but by their actions.

4. People are evil by nature and pursue their own self interests while helping others requires sacrifice of self to some degree.   No misguided creed should be used to accuse.  Neither should it be used to affirm.  Help others when they need help--if you can help--while accepting help from all who offer it to you and you will escape evil.

If you truly believe that the world would be better without religion or that all wars have been about reigion, that's fine.  There's nothing wrong with that.   If you hate God, that's odd but okay too.  The only problem is when we force others to think or act in a certain way, to conform, to self censor.  This list is not all inclusive or final.  It is a place to start.

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One of my favourite parts in the Psalms tells us not to worry about those who prosper from evil or to be angry. Bad things come from anger and the evil will get theirs. It reads a little better in the Good News version.

37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.  Psalms http://bit.ly/bibleappkjv

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Tolerance Theory

The only reason we're all still alive is that the machines can't disrupt the time stream without risking their creation.

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Today's assigned Gospel reading had two things catch my attention. 1, Jesus was upset with the crowd but at the same time sad for them. 2, Jesus told the demons not to reveal His identity.

Mark 2:23-3:12 NIV

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?" He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some…

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Today's Gospel reading seems to go with Saturday night's reading.

1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.  Mark http://bit.ly/bibleappkjv

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As I read this Gospel reading Saturday night, I was again impressed with the exclusivity of it and by how "un-Jesuslike" it seems.

16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.  Mark http://bit.ly/bibleappkjv

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