Search For God
It’s getting hot out there what with all the sinning most of us are doing. Do you think air conditioning is going to save you from the devil? The only thing that will save us is an abiding faith in God. Let’s continue a search for God and stop all this messing around.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Where To Go Next To Find God
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I think the place to go next is to the heart of the matter. How do you know there really is a God? Who amongst us hasn’t asked that question? Let’s try and find an answer together. Let’s attempt to establish some proof positive. Let’s try to prove the existence of God by eliminating the alternatives. Let’s ask ourselves some questions:
1. Who else but God could have created the universe?
2. Who else could have given us the ability to reason and to talk?
3. Who else could have given us the desire to believe in God?
4. Why else would we want to have faith in one Supreme Being?
5. Why else would miracles happen?
6. How can we believe in the future without faith?
7. How can we believe in ourselves if we don’t believe in God?
The answer to all these questions is to take the ‘little leap’ of faith that God is real and He is always with us.
Ask yourself the question: do you believe you could go on living a worthwhile life without faith in God? Could you find happiness without faith? Could you feel secure without faith that God would protect you from the dangers you live with? Could you have peace of mind without knowing that God was watching out for you?
But questions aren’t answers or proof positive, are they? The fact is the proof is in believing. The proof that God exists lies in our willingness to believe that he does. The proof lies in what we truly believe in our hearts and minds. It resides in our imagination. It is a matter of faith.
Take the ‘little leap’ of faith that makes you believe that God exists and is real. Get inspired to find God.
Once you accept God in your heart as a matter of faith, you will know what direction to take next. You will know to follow your instincts.
You will know to take a direct path to God. Your faith will be proof positive that God exists. Please keep searching to find your faith in God.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Magic of Faith, which can be accessed at www.faith123.com and the Faith Patch Manual. To discover more proof that God is real please visit:
http://www.faith-patch.com
I think the place to go next is to the heart of the matter. How do you know there really is a God? Who amongst us hasn’t asked that question? Let’s try and find an answer together. Let’s attempt to establish some proof positive. Let’s try to prove the existence of God by eliminating the alternatives. Let’s ask ourselves some questions:
1. Who else but God could have created the universe?
2. Who else could have given us the ability to reason and to talk?
3. Who else could have given us the desire to believe in God?
4. Why else would we want to have faith in one Supreme Being?
5. Why else would miracles happen?
6. How can we believe in the future without faith?
7. How can we believe in ourselves if we don’t believe in God?
The answer to all these questions is to take the ‘little leap’ of faith that God is real and He is always with us.
Ask yourself the question: do you believe you could go on living a worthwhile life without faith in God? Could you find happiness without faith? Could you feel secure without faith that God would protect you from the dangers you live with? Could you have peace of mind without knowing that God was watching out for you?
But questions aren’t answers or proof positive, are they? The fact is the proof is in believing. The proof that God exists lies in our willingness to believe that he does. The proof lies in what we truly believe in our hearts and minds. It resides in our imagination. It is a matter of faith.
Take the ‘little leap’ of faith that makes you believe that God exists and is real. Get inspired to find God.
Once you accept God in your heart as a matter of faith, you will know what direction to take next. You will know to follow your instincts.
You will know to take a direct path to God. Your faith will be proof positive that God exists. Please keep searching to find your faith in God.
Arthur Levine is the author of the Magic of Faith, which can be accessed at www.faith123.com and the Faith Patch Manual. To discover more proof that God is real please visit:
http://www.faith-patch.com
Thursday, May 25, 2006
A Kiss From God
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Don’t we all want to feel God’s warm embrace? Aren’t you looking to be touched by his kindness and caring? Continue your search to find God’s grace and you will find it. Have a happy holiday weekend, but please don’t take a holiday from your search for God.
Don’t we all want to feel God’s warm embrace? Aren’t you looking to be touched by his kindness and caring? Continue your search to find God’s grace and you will find it. Have a happy holiday weekend, but please don’t take a holiday from your search for God.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Ten Magical Keys To Finding Your Faith
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I have a Magic Genie friend named Glorious. He has taught me a lot about finding my faith. Glorious has revealed to me 99 Magical Keys to finding faith. In a spirit of kindness and caring that Glorious has instilled in me, I thought I would share ten of the Magical Keys with you.
Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Sometimes it takes a little magic to believe in what we cannot see or understand.
1. Caring about others is a Magical Key to finding your faith.
2. Remember that only God has the right to sit in judgment.
3. Try and do something worthwhile with your life.
4. Have the grace to share your faith and learn to express it.
5. Have forgiveness in your heart for your fellow human beings.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions.
7. Be willing to repent for your sins.
8. The most meaningful thing you can do is to have faith in God.
9. Have faith that God loves you.
10. Your state of mind will determine how easy it will be for you to find your faith.
Discover the rest of the Magical Keys to finding faith at www.faith123.com.
I have a Magic Genie friend named Glorious. He has taught me a lot about finding my faith. Glorious has revealed to me 99 Magical Keys to finding faith. In a spirit of kindness and caring that Glorious has instilled in me, I thought I would share ten of the Magical Keys with you.
Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Sometimes it takes a little magic to believe in what we cannot see or understand.
1. Caring about others is a Magical Key to finding your faith.
2. Remember that only God has the right to sit in judgment.
3. Try and do something worthwhile with your life.
4. Have the grace to share your faith and learn to express it.
5. Have forgiveness in your heart for your fellow human beings.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions.
7. Be willing to repent for your sins.
8. The most meaningful thing you can do is to have faith in God.
9. Have faith that God loves you.
10. Your state of mind will determine how easy it will be for you to find your faith.
Discover the rest of the Magical Keys to finding faith at www.faith123.com.
Monday, May 22, 2006
The Faith Attracter Factor
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Are you making yourself attractive to God? Would you like to make yourself irresistible to God? All you have to do to accomplish this is to become a believer – A Person of Faith.
And just as God will be attracted to be by your side, your faith in him will attract you to the ways of our common Lord.
I think that as a Person of Faith you will find yourself more attractive to all people of good faith as well. Don’t you want to share a common bond with other people of good faith? Don’t you want to feel wonderful?
It’s time for you to step out and fulfill your promise. Do the good works that can benefit those you care about and society in general. It’s time for you to step out and make yourself attractive to God.
Being a Person of Faith is something you can do something about every day. Start to take ‘little leaps’ of faith in order to get closer to God.
Start to become an operative of God. When you do you will gain a sense of satisfaction that you have never known before. You will begin to feel fulfilled. You will begin to feel more secure.
You will be able to cope with the troubles of our time like terrorism and natural disasters. You will begin to follow in the footsteps of God.
Now is the time to go into action, and this is a call to action. Imagine that God is calling you to be all that you can be. Aren’t you attracted to God and to the opportunity to do his good works?
Are you making yourself attractive to God? Would you like to make yourself irresistible to God? All you have to do to accomplish this is to become a believer – A Person of Faith.
And just as God will be attracted to be by your side, your faith in him will attract you to the ways of our common Lord.
I think that as a Person of Faith you will find yourself more attractive to all people of good faith as well. Don’t you want to share a common bond with other people of good faith? Don’t you want to feel wonderful?
It’s time for you to step out and fulfill your promise. Do the good works that can benefit those you care about and society in general. It’s time for you to step out and make yourself attractive to God.
Being a Person of Faith is something you can do something about every day. Start to take ‘little leaps’ of faith in order to get closer to God.
Start to become an operative of God. When you do you will gain a sense of satisfaction that you have never known before. You will begin to feel fulfilled. You will begin to feel more secure.
You will be able to cope with the troubles of our time like terrorism and natural disasters. You will begin to follow in the footsteps of God.
Now is the time to go into action, and this is a call to action. Imagine that God is calling you to be all that you can be. Aren’t you attracted to God and to the opportunity to do his good works?
Friday, May 19, 2006
Genetically Predisposed to Faith
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Have you ever wondered how much faith you really have? If you are like me there have been times in your life when you question how much faith you have: times when you doubt your ability to cope with personal difficulties, and times when the threat of terrorism or natural disasters feels overwhelming. This is the time to strip away your inhibitions and use your imagination to find more faith.
We are all genetically predisposed to have faith. It is a gift from God. The instinct to have faith is as strong as our will to survive. It is in fact part of our survival mechanism. Without faith we do not have the courage to go on. Without faith we have no hope. Without faith we cannot fulfill the promise that is within each of us to do something worthwhile with our lives. That is why God instilled in us the need to have faith.
Your imagination is a reflection of what your subconscious mind or soul is thinking. These thoughts creep into your mind when you first wake up or interject themselves into your thinking at odd times of the day with seemingly no reason or continuity to what you were doing of thinking about. Don’t discount these thoughts out of hand. Don’t let years of rigid adherence to a particular way of thinking stop you from finding more faith. Don’t let it stop you from finding new ways to get more faith. I don’t believe that God cares about labels. I think it’s what is in your heart that counts.
When you strip away your inhibitions you will discover that you are a good and worthwhile person who is entitled to have faith. You are entitled to feel good about yourself. God gave us our imaginations, which allow us to worship him in any way that we believe is right. God in his infinite wisdom gave us the right to make choices. He must have known what he was doing.
Try and strip away your inhibitions and imagine how wonderful it would be to have faith in the Almighty without any preconditions. Try and imagine that God in his wisdom allows the natural evolution of nature to take its course as part of the creation of his grand design. Try and believe in that which we cannot see or understand. Try to use your imagination to listen to the words of the Lord so that you may begin to understand.
Are you deep down in your heart a faith seeker? Do you hunger to have more faith? Are you willing to strip away your inhibitions and use your imagination to help you find more faith in the one Supreme Being? You don’t have to be hesitant anymore. You are not alone in your quest to find more faith. You don’t have to be afraid to have your desire to become a person of faith exposed. We are all stripped naked in the eyes of God. We are all creatures of his divine creation. We can all become people of faith. We can all learn to express our faith in God.
Arthur Levine, Faith Builder Imaginator, is the author of The Magic of Faith, which can be previewed at http://www.Faith123.com
Have you ever wondered how much faith you really have? If you are like me there have been times in your life when you question how much faith you have: times when you doubt your ability to cope with personal difficulties, and times when the threat of terrorism or natural disasters feels overwhelming. This is the time to strip away your inhibitions and use your imagination to find more faith.
We are all genetically predisposed to have faith. It is a gift from God. The instinct to have faith is as strong as our will to survive. It is in fact part of our survival mechanism. Without faith we do not have the courage to go on. Without faith we have no hope. Without faith we cannot fulfill the promise that is within each of us to do something worthwhile with our lives. That is why God instilled in us the need to have faith.
Your imagination is a reflection of what your subconscious mind or soul is thinking. These thoughts creep into your mind when you first wake up or interject themselves into your thinking at odd times of the day with seemingly no reason or continuity to what you were doing of thinking about. Don’t discount these thoughts out of hand. Don’t let years of rigid adherence to a particular way of thinking stop you from finding more faith. Don’t let it stop you from finding new ways to get more faith. I don’t believe that God cares about labels. I think it’s what is in your heart that counts.
When you strip away your inhibitions you will discover that you are a good and worthwhile person who is entitled to have faith. You are entitled to feel good about yourself. God gave us our imaginations, which allow us to worship him in any way that we believe is right. God in his infinite wisdom gave us the right to make choices. He must have known what he was doing.
Try and strip away your inhibitions and imagine how wonderful it would be to have faith in the Almighty without any preconditions. Try and imagine that God in his wisdom allows the natural evolution of nature to take its course as part of the creation of his grand design. Try and believe in that which we cannot see or understand. Try to use your imagination to listen to the words of the Lord so that you may begin to understand.
Are you deep down in your heart a faith seeker? Do you hunger to have more faith? Are you willing to strip away your inhibitions and use your imagination to help you find more faith in the one Supreme Being? You don’t have to be hesitant anymore. You are not alone in your quest to find more faith. You don’t have to be afraid to have your desire to become a person of faith exposed. We are all stripped naked in the eyes of God. We are all creatures of his divine creation. We can all become people of faith. We can all learn to express our faith in God.
Arthur Levine, Faith Builder Imaginator, is the author of The Magic of Faith, which can be previewed at http://www.Faith123.com
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Immigration – Using God’s Inspiration To Solve The Problem
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Is our current Immigration open door policy providing a fertile hunting grounds for terrorists or is the spirit of “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” still alive and well in God’s country?
Talk about “huddled masses”, what do you call twelve million illegal immigrants? Is this what the poet Emma Lazarus had in mind when she used the term?
I have an idea, why don’t we just impose a huge illegal immigrant tax. We could probably eliminate our national debt in no time at all. The only problem with this self defeating strategy is that then no one would want to come to this country. Perhaps we should make it a both ways border tax. That way we could charge these illegal immigrants coming and going. There is nothing illegal about that is there?
We could also double the minimum wage, in which case the farmers might automate and eliminate the need for cheap labor. Our food prices would rise, inflation would set in, unemployment would grow, and our own citizens might become more willing to take low paying jobs again, thus eliminating the need for immigrants altogether except from a ‘ do the right thing’ point of view. What about granting them all amnesty? Amnesty from what? I thought everyone has a right to pursue the American dream. What does a guest worker program mean? I thought you had to live here to work here. So many choices, it is hard to know which to choose
Perhaps if we stopped offering illegal immigrants free health care and schooling for their children we could reduce the flow substantially, but I am afraid we might run the risk of growing our own illegal immigrant terrorists from this formerly hard working lot who would become upset at the lack of equal social services being supplied to them. Besides, we probably don’t have enough buses in this country to send twelve million people home and we surely can’t expect them to walk although that is how many of them got here. Do you think this whole problem is part of a French conspiracy? After all they sent us the Statue of Liberty on which Emma Lazarus’s poem is inscribed. I doubt it. It seems unlikely given that they have their own immigration problems.
What does the temporary or guest worker program proposed by the President and by some in congress really mean? Does it mean that illegal immigrants will have to work in this country until they are granted citizenship and then can stop working and go on welfare or refuse to take the low paying jobs that some corporations originally hired them for. What’s to stop these twelve million illegal immigrants from forming their own unified union and going on strike for higher wages and pension plans. Can illegal immigrants have 401K plans? Can they take tax deductions on their tax returns for foreign travel as a business expense? So many questions and no one seems to have all the answers. What would happen to our trade deficit if these people stopped buying American goods that are made in China? This thing has ramifications that none of us may have thought of. Is this what Emma Lazarus was alluding to when she said, “I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Are we the golden scapegoat for the world? Why not try to reverse the trend by helping Mexico employ their own citizens at a good living wage. We could even institute a buy Mexican policy. It might be cheaper than buying goods from China considering that we wouldn’t have to pay long distance freight charges.
What should we do to protect ourselves from foreign terrorists who might sneak across the border with all the peaceful and hard working immigrants? Perhaps we should install an honor system instead of a wall of National Guard troops on their two-week summer tour of duty. We could ask all the illegal immigrants to report any terrorists crossing over with them – anonymously of course. Another approach that might work is to require all illegal immigrants to travel lightly. We should limit them to one small carry across the border type bag and allow nothing big enough to conceal a bomb. Probably something the size of a passport wallet would be safe.
Another approach would be to make Spanish our primary language instead of English. That way so many of us wouldn’t be able to understand our utility bills that we might have to migrate to England to find a commonly spoken language, then let’s see who revolts against whom. The only problem with this scenario is that the Muslim minority in England might object to being overpowered by a new bunch of migrating American Christians. I almost forgot to mention the negative affect this transmigration might have on our national sovereignty, but then we are not talking about a flock of birds, are we? We are talking about a mass of humanity. When Emma Lazarus spoke of “the wretched refuse of your teaming shore”, do you think she had us, or the illegal immigrants in mind?
You might well ask where God comes into this whole mess. I believe it goes back to my belief that this is God’s homeland every bit as much as it is ours. I can almost see Him using the poet Emma Lazarus’s famous words, “send these the homeless, tempest-tost to me” as His own. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if God put those words in Emma Lazarus’s mind. Maybe we should find a way to honor the words of the poet and the thoughts of God at the same time. How about making all these illegal immigrants legitimate citizens of God’s world. They are anyway, aren’t they? There has got to be a better way to protect the rights of American citizens and at the same time give comfort to these struggling masses of immigrants. Can we look to God for the inspiration to find the answers?
Is our current Immigration open door policy providing a fertile hunting grounds for terrorists or is the spirit of “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” still alive and well in God’s country?
Talk about “huddled masses”, what do you call twelve million illegal immigrants? Is this what the poet Emma Lazarus had in mind when she used the term?
I have an idea, why don’t we just impose a huge illegal immigrant tax. We could probably eliminate our national debt in no time at all. The only problem with this self defeating strategy is that then no one would want to come to this country. Perhaps we should make it a both ways border tax. That way we could charge these illegal immigrants coming and going. There is nothing illegal about that is there?
We could also double the minimum wage, in which case the farmers might automate and eliminate the need for cheap labor. Our food prices would rise, inflation would set in, unemployment would grow, and our own citizens might become more willing to take low paying jobs again, thus eliminating the need for immigrants altogether except from a ‘ do the right thing’ point of view. What about granting them all amnesty? Amnesty from what? I thought everyone has a right to pursue the American dream. What does a guest worker program mean? I thought you had to live here to work here. So many choices, it is hard to know which to choose
Perhaps if we stopped offering illegal immigrants free health care and schooling for their children we could reduce the flow substantially, but I am afraid we might run the risk of growing our own illegal immigrant terrorists from this formerly hard working lot who would become upset at the lack of equal social services being supplied to them. Besides, we probably don’t have enough buses in this country to send twelve million people home and we surely can’t expect them to walk although that is how many of them got here. Do you think this whole problem is part of a French conspiracy? After all they sent us the Statue of Liberty on which Emma Lazarus’s poem is inscribed. I doubt it. It seems unlikely given that they have their own immigration problems.
What does the temporary or guest worker program proposed by the President and by some in congress really mean? Does it mean that illegal immigrants will have to work in this country until they are granted citizenship and then can stop working and go on welfare or refuse to take the low paying jobs that some corporations originally hired them for. What’s to stop these twelve million illegal immigrants from forming their own unified union and going on strike for higher wages and pension plans. Can illegal immigrants have 401K plans? Can they take tax deductions on their tax returns for foreign travel as a business expense? So many questions and no one seems to have all the answers. What would happen to our trade deficit if these people stopped buying American goods that are made in China? This thing has ramifications that none of us may have thought of. Is this what Emma Lazarus was alluding to when she said, “I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Are we the golden scapegoat for the world? Why not try to reverse the trend by helping Mexico employ their own citizens at a good living wage. We could even institute a buy Mexican policy. It might be cheaper than buying goods from China considering that we wouldn’t have to pay long distance freight charges.
What should we do to protect ourselves from foreign terrorists who might sneak across the border with all the peaceful and hard working immigrants? Perhaps we should install an honor system instead of a wall of National Guard troops on their two-week summer tour of duty. We could ask all the illegal immigrants to report any terrorists crossing over with them – anonymously of course. Another approach that might work is to require all illegal immigrants to travel lightly. We should limit them to one small carry across the border type bag and allow nothing big enough to conceal a bomb. Probably something the size of a passport wallet would be safe.
Another approach would be to make Spanish our primary language instead of English. That way so many of us wouldn’t be able to understand our utility bills that we might have to migrate to England to find a commonly spoken language, then let’s see who revolts against whom. The only problem with this scenario is that the Muslim minority in England might object to being overpowered by a new bunch of migrating American Christians. I almost forgot to mention the negative affect this transmigration might have on our national sovereignty, but then we are not talking about a flock of birds, are we? We are talking about a mass of humanity. When Emma Lazarus spoke of “the wretched refuse of your teaming shore”, do you think she had us, or the illegal immigrants in mind?
You might well ask where God comes into this whole mess. I believe it goes back to my belief that this is God’s homeland every bit as much as it is ours. I can almost see Him using the poet Emma Lazarus’s famous words, “send these the homeless, tempest-tost to me” as His own. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if God put those words in Emma Lazarus’s mind. Maybe we should find a way to honor the words of the poet and the thoughts of God at the same time. How about making all these illegal immigrants legitimate citizens of God’s world. They are anyway, aren’t they? There has got to be a better way to protect the rights of American citizens and at the same time give comfort to these struggling masses of immigrants. Can we look to God for the inspiration to find the answers?
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
The War In Iraq - Is This God's Will?
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Is bringing democracy to Iraq in accordance with God’s wishes? I’ve heard a lot about God’s Kingdom, but I never heard anyone call it God’s parliament or congress. When did the concept of spreading democracy and freedom in the Middle East become a basis for faith in the righteousness of going to war? When did God sanction the concept of a preemptive war to promulgate American interests? When did this war become God’s will?
When President Bush was asked by Bob Woodward of the Washington Post if he had consulted with the former President before ordering the invasion of Iraq, Bush replied that, “ he is the wrong father to appeal to in terms of strength; there is a higher father that I appeal to.” But can we hold God responsible for everything. I think that sometimes we have to take responsibility for our own actions.
I think that people that go to war usually believe that they have God on their side no matter which side they are on. But does God actually take sides in conflicts that involve different philosophies or religious beliefs? Aren’t we all God’s children? Why would He want us to fight with and kill each other?
I always thought that both Christian and Muslim religions preached love and kindness for other people. Perhaps it is the more radical elements within each religion that preach the concept of my way or the highway. Is it the will of the people to allow our religious beliefs to be radicalized or have we allowed small fanatical elements in both religions to seize control of our emotions and force us into a war we really don’t want and don’t believe in, using the name of the Almighty whether it is God or Allah.
Recent polls indicate that more than sixty percent of the American public doesn’t believe in the war with Iraq. The cost of the war includes twenty-four hundred Americans killed, seventeen thousand wounded, and more than thirty thousand Iraqis killed. Is this terrible price in terms of lost humanity God’s will? The cost of the war in money to America is more than six billion a month, presumably at the expense of domestic social projects. The cost in suffering and stress to all people of good faith seems to me to be incalculable and too high. Is it God’s will that America bring freedom and liberty to the whole world whether or not they want to be liberated?
Recent surveys indicate that approximately eighty percent of Iraqis want American forces out of their country. They view us as occupiers not liberators. If democracy in some form is to come to Iraq, I don’t believe Americans can force it down their throats. The country seems poised at the brink of a civil war. We had our own civil war. I don’t think it is our business to participate in another countries internal conflicts. One has to question whether our participation in what may well turn out to be a fiasco in the name of democratization is really God’s will.
How can we justify or rationalize creating insecurity in another country to foster a greater sense of security in our own country? Is this God’s will? I think that instead of forcing our opinions and western style democratic beliefs on people of other religious backgrounds in Muslim countries, we would be better served to learn how to live in peace with people who do not have a democratic tradition and do not share our philosophies or beliefs on separation of church and state in government. Is it God’s will to remake Muslim beliefs into an American style Christian-Judaic political ethic?
Perhaps it is time to turn inward and look into our own souls to find the mercy and kindness that I believe to be God’s will. Perhaps it is time for America to stop trying to remake the world in our own image. Perhaps it is time to give peace a chance. Perhaps it is time to try asking God for his guidance in this matter instead of predetermining and interpreting His will in accordance with our own personal desires and philosophies. Maybe what we have to do is to have a little more compassion and understanding for other people’s point of view.
Is bringing democracy to Iraq in accordance with God’s wishes? I’ve heard a lot about God’s Kingdom, but I never heard anyone call it God’s parliament or congress. When did the concept of spreading democracy and freedom in the Middle East become a basis for faith in the righteousness of going to war? When did God sanction the concept of a preemptive war to promulgate American interests? When did this war become God’s will?
When President Bush was asked by Bob Woodward of the Washington Post if he had consulted with the former President before ordering the invasion of Iraq, Bush replied that, “ he is the wrong father to appeal to in terms of strength; there is a higher father that I appeal to.” But can we hold God responsible for everything. I think that sometimes we have to take responsibility for our own actions.
I think that people that go to war usually believe that they have God on their side no matter which side they are on. But does God actually take sides in conflicts that involve different philosophies or religious beliefs? Aren’t we all God’s children? Why would He want us to fight with and kill each other?
I always thought that both Christian and Muslim religions preached love and kindness for other people. Perhaps it is the more radical elements within each religion that preach the concept of my way or the highway. Is it the will of the people to allow our religious beliefs to be radicalized or have we allowed small fanatical elements in both religions to seize control of our emotions and force us into a war we really don’t want and don’t believe in, using the name of the Almighty whether it is God or Allah.
Recent polls indicate that more than sixty percent of the American public doesn’t believe in the war with Iraq. The cost of the war includes twenty-four hundred Americans killed, seventeen thousand wounded, and more than thirty thousand Iraqis killed. Is this terrible price in terms of lost humanity God’s will? The cost of the war in money to America is more than six billion a month, presumably at the expense of domestic social projects. The cost in suffering and stress to all people of good faith seems to me to be incalculable and too high. Is it God’s will that America bring freedom and liberty to the whole world whether or not they want to be liberated?
Recent surveys indicate that approximately eighty percent of Iraqis want American forces out of their country. They view us as occupiers not liberators. If democracy in some form is to come to Iraq, I don’t believe Americans can force it down their throats. The country seems poised at the brink of a civil war. We had our own civil war. I don’t think it is our business to participate in another countries internal conflicts. One has to question whether our participation in what may well turn out to be a fiasco in the name of democratization is really God’s will.
How can we justify or rationalize creating insecurity in another country to foster a greater sense of security in our own country? Is this God’s will? I think that instead of forcing our opinions and western style democratic beliefs on people of other religious backgrounds in Muslim countries, we would be better served to learn how to live in peace with people who do not have a democratic tradition and do not share our philosophies or beliefs on separation of church and state in government. Is it God’s will to remake Muslim beliefs into an American style Christian-Judaic political ethic?
Perhaps it is time to turn inward and look into our own souls to find the mercy and kindness that I believe to be God’s will. Perhaps it is time for America to stop trying to remake the world in our own image. Perhaps it is time to give peace a chance. Perhaps it is time to try asking God for his guidance in this matter instead of predetermining and interpreting His will in accordance with our own personal desires and philosophies. Maybe what we have to do is to have a little more compassion and understanding for other people’s point of view.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Faith Building Made Easy
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Hi, I’m Glorious the Faith Building Magic Genie. I’m here to help you build your faith so that you can cope with the troubled times in which we live. Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Oh yes you can. I can read your mind you know. I am almost perfect. Too bad I can’t say the same for you. Don’t worry, I am here to help.
Stop being scared about terrorists and dirty bombs. If we spent more time policing our own area these terrorists might not be able to get the stuff they need to make these terrible things. Join the dust buster’s brigade. The environment we live in can make a difference you know. Go out and get a life. Please help to straighten up the mess. Stop shriveling in the corner. You can make a difference.
Hi, I’m Glorious the Faith Building Magic Genie. I’m here to help you build your faith so that you can cope with the troubled times in which we live. Couldn’t you use a little more faith today? Oh yes you can. I can read your mind you know. I am almost perfect. Too bad I can’t say the same for you. Don’t worry, I am here to help.
Stop being scared about terrorists and dirty bombs. If we spent more time policing our own area these terrorists might not be able to get the stuff they need to make these terrible things. Join the dust buster’s brigade. The environment we live in can make a difference you know. Go out and get a life. Please help to straighten up the mess. Stop shriveling in the corner. You can make a difference.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Are You Insecure?
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If you feel insecure don’t be ashamed. Learn to live with uncertainty. The uncertainty has always been there, You were just too busy to notice.
Don’t mope around frozen in fear that your actions may be misunderstood. Get busy again. Keep yourself occupied, and whatever you do, please don’t sit around doing nothing.
Continue your search for God. That should help make you a happy camper. At least it will take your mind off what you can’t do anything about. Only God can make us feel secure so keep searching for his message of kindness and caring.
If you feel insecure don’t be ashamed. Learn to live with uncertainty. The uncertainty has always been there, You were just too busy to notice.
Don’t mope around frozen in fear that your actions may be misunderstood. Get busy again. Keep yourself occupied, and whatever you do, please don’t sit around doing nothing.
Continue your search for God. That should help make you a happy camper. At least it will take your mind off what you can’t do anything about. Only God can make us feel secure so keep searching for his message of kindness and caring.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Starting A New Life
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I meet so many couples these days that are moving to a new location to start a new life. What was wrong with the old one? Location isn’t going to change who you are or how you act. Try and redefine your life with Faith right where you are. It’s going to take all your energy to do this. You don’t have the strength to go through moving day at the same time. Spend your time moving in the direction of God. That’s the best way to start a new life.
I meet so many couples these days that are moving to a new location to start a new life. What was wrong with the old one? Location isn’t going to change who you are or how you act. Try and redefine your life with Faith right where you are. It’s going to take all your energy to do this. You don’t have the strength to go through moving day at the same time. Spend your time moving in the direction of God. That’s the best way to start a new life.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
I’m Your Traffic Generator
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Where would you rather have your Web site, in a cornfield in Kansas or right in the middle of Manhattan?
Hi, I’m Arthur Levine the faith-building copywriter, and I can help you build traffic to your Web site by producing and submitting articles for you to the leading article directories on the Internet. From there they get picked up by Internet Magazines (Ezines) for viewing by thousands of their readers.
Which would you rather do, be googled or gobbled up by your competition because no one can see or find the description of your fine product or service.
You have to be seen to be understood. People have to know you are there in order to appreciate the great benefits you have to offer.
When I distribute articles for you they always include a short synopsis about you and your fine company as well as your URL so that everyone will be able to find your Web site by just clicking on your hot linked Web address. Other Web sites will link to you. Your ranking with google will increase. You will establish a presence on the Internet.
All it takes is a click from an interested reader of your article and traffic is generated to your site. This means that the reader notices you, and google notices you. Stop wishing you had traffic and let me help you get it by distributing articles for you that will be seen all over the Web.
This means you will have left the cornfields of Kansas, and now reside in the hearts of your audience right in the middle of Manhattan as the sophisticated purveyor of whatever product or service you have to offer.
This means more leads for your product of service. The final result is more sales and more business assuming your Website is user friendly.
I am so sure that you will find this service valuable that I am offering to provide a free recommendation of changes to your Web site content to assure that it is user friendly. I am confident that when you see what I suggest that you will want to create more traffic to your Web site on an on going basis. I will be happy to do this for you for a reasonable fee.
Arthur Levine is a former columnist for the Religious & Spirituality Forum of United Press International, an Expert and Platinum Author at Ezinearticles.com. He is a faith-building copywriter of Sales letters, Press Releases and Business Plans who has written numerous articles including, “How To Send An E-mail To God.” He is the author of The Magic of Faith, which can be viewed at http://www.faith123.com and he can be contacted there.
Where would you rather have your Web site, in a cornfield in Kansas or right in the middle of Manhattan?
Hi, I’m Arthur Levine the faith-building copywriter, and I can help you build traffic to your Web site by producing and submitting articles for you to the leading article directories on the Internet. From there they get picked up by Internet Magazines (Ezines) for viewing by thousands of their readers.
Which would you rather do, be googled or gobbled up by your competition because no one can see or find the description of your fine product or service.
You have to be seen to be understood. People have to know you are there in order to appreciate the great benefits you have to offer.
When I distribute articles for you they always include a short synopsis about you and your fine company as well as your URL so that everyone will be able to find your Web site by just clicking on your hot linked Web address. Other Web sites will link to you. Your ranking with google will increase. You will establish a presence on the Internet.
All it takes is a click from an interested reader of your article and traffic is generated to your site. This means that the reader notices you, and google notices you. Stop wishing you had traffic and let me help you get it by distributing articles for you that will be seen all over the Web.
This means you will have left the cornfields of Kansas, and now reside in the hearts of your audience right in the middle of Manhattan as the sophisticated purveyor of whatever product or service you have to offer.
This means more leads for your product of service. The final result is more sales and more business assuming your Website is user friendly.
I am so sure that you will find this service valuable that I am offering to provide a free recommendation of changes to your Web site content to assure that it is user friendly. I am confident that when you see what I suggest that you will want to create more traffic to your Web site on an on going basis. I will be happy to do this for you for a reasonable fee.
Arthur Levine is a former columnist for the Religious & Spirituality Forum of United Press International, an Expert and Platinum Author at Ezinearticles.com. He is a faith-building copywriter of Sales letters, Press Releases and Business Plans who has written numerous articles including, “How To Send An E-mail To God.” He is the author of The Magic of Faith, which can be viewed at http://www.faith123.com and he can be contacted there.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
So What if You Can’t be All Things to All People?
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Hi, I’m Arthur Levine with a solution for you trying to do everything for everyone you want to do business with. I’m a faith-building copywriter. With me at your side and on your team you can pay attention to acquiring and doing business, and I will describe in eloquent no nonsense business getting terms what you do to the people that count the most – your customers.
It isn’t every day that an opportunity like this comes along for both of us. I want your business and I can help you get the business that you want. It’s a win, win situation. We can both satisfy our needs. Whether it involves writing headline grabbing press releases, investor swaying corporate white papers, or lead generating sales letters, I’m your man.
If you are like me, time is always a problem. It seems we never have enough time to discus the great things we have to offer with the people that count, but I encourage you to take a few minutes of your precious time to see what I have to offer and how I can help make your fine Company grow right now. I promise you it will be time well spent. It may seem like a miracle, but it will only be your faith in me allowing me to brand your corporate image on the minds of the consumers of your service or product.
When was the last time you were comfortable that your corporate message was getting across? I can make this happen. I can put the call to action in your message that will have potential customers swarming to do business with you.
Don’t wait to discover the wonders of excellent copywriting. Set up an appointment with me now. It is a decision you will not regret. Hurry, new business is waiting, and your time is of the essence.
Arthur Levine
info@faith123.com
Hi, I’m Arthur Levine with a solution for you trying to do everything for everyone you want to do business with. I’m a faith-building copywriter. With me at your side and on your team you can pay attention to acquiring and doing business, and I will describe in eloquent no nonsense business getting terms what you do to the people that count the most – your customers.
It isn’t every day that an opportunity like this comes along for both of us. I want your business and I can help you get the business that you want. It’s a win, win situation. We can both satisfy our needs. Whether it involves writing headline grabbing press releases, investor swaying corporate white papers, or lead generating sales letters, I’m your man.
If you are like me, time is always a problem. It seems we never have enough time to discus the great things we have to offer with the people that count, but I encourage you to take a few minutes of your precious time to see what I have to offer and how I can help make your fine Company grow right now. I promise you it will be time well spent. It may seem like a miracle, but it will only be your faith in me allowing me to brand your corporate image on the minds of the consumers of your service or product.
When was the last time you were comfortable that your corporate message was getting across? I can make this happen. I can put the call to action in your message that will have potential customers swarming to do business with you.
Don’t wait to discover the wonders of excellent copywriting. Set up an appointment with me now. It is a decision you will not regret. Hurry, new business is waiting, and your time is of the essence.
Arthur Levine
info@faith123.com
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Desperation Alley
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Do you feel like you can’t go on anymore? Are you having personal or financial or health problems that you don’t think you can deal with. You are not alone. You would be amazed at how many people are trying to cope with the same kinds of problems. Maybe faith in God can help you resolve your difficulties. Maybe He can bring you peace of mind.
If you have not found the God of your dreams – the one that can offer you the kindness and caring that you need – this may be the time to do so. Continue your search for God. It might be the answer to your problems.
Do you feel like you can’t go on anymore? Are you having personal or financial or health problems that you don’t think you can deal with. You are not alone. You would be amazed at how many people are trying to cope with the same kinds of problems. Maybe faith in God can help you resolve your difficulties. Maybe He can bring you peace of mind.
If you have not found the God of your dreams – the one that can offer you the kindness and caring that you need – this may be the time to do so. Continue your search for God. It might be the answer to your problems.
Monday, May 08, 2006
Sick And Tired
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I’m sick and tired of people telling me what to think and how to believe in God. It’s my choice and I think it is your choice too. Why can’t people be happy with the belief systems they have and stop trying to impose their views on other people. It’s none of their business what my politics are and how I choose to worship the Almighty.
I also believe that if people were a little less absolute in their opinion of how this world should be run, we might all be in better shape.
Let’s stop telling other people what to do. Let’s just ask them to be kind and caring towards each other. Let’s allow everyone to decide for themselves what their beliefs are.
I think when we do this we will soon realize that we have more in common than we thought. We have a common bond as human beings. We have a common interest in making our world a better place. Let’s express it in a search for the God of our individual dreams.
I’m sick and tired of people telling me what to think and how to believe in God. It’s my choice and I think it is your choice too. Why can’t people be happy with the belief systems they have and stop trying to impose their views on other people. It’s none of their business what my politics are and how I choose to worship the Almighty.
I also believe that if people were a little less absolute in their opinion of how this world should be run, we might all be in better shape.
Let’s stop telling other people what to do. Let’s just ask them to be kind and caring towards each other. Let’s allow everyone to decide for themselves what their beliefs are.
I think when we do this we will soon realize that we have more in common than we thought. We have a common bond as human beings. We have a common interest in making our world a better place. Let’s express it in a search for the God of our individual dreams.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Stop Shouting – God Can Hear You
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It isn’t necessary to make your presence known. God knows that you are here. He knows what you are thinking. If you have faith there is nothing to worry about. If you are still searching for the God of your dreams, that’s okay too, at least God will know that you are reaching out to him. All you really have to do is to keep Him in mind.
Stop worrying about the small unimportant things in your life, and start to concentrate on what is really important – your search for God. That way you can make sure that He is getting your message.
Are you getting His?
It isn’t necessary to make your presence known. God knows that you are here. He knows what you are thinking. If you have faith there is nothing to worry about. If you are still searching for the God of your dreams, that’s okay too, at least God will know that you are reaching out to him. All you really have to do is to keep Him in mind.
Stop worrying about the small unimportant things in your life, and start to concentrate on what is really important – your search for God. That way you can make sure that He is getting your message.
Are you getting His?
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Do you have Faith?
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I think that most of us believe in God in one way or the other. The real question is how strong is your faith in Him? I know that sometimes events occur that make us question our faith, but this is exactly the time when you need to believe in God the most so that you can take comfort from His caring and kindness.
I think that most of us believe in God in one way or the other. The real question is how strong is your faith in Him? I know that sometimes events occur that make us question our faith, but this is exactly the time when you need to believe in God the most so that you can take comfort from His caring and kindness.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Shocking God
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God must be shocked at what He sees going on around here.
People killing each other for different religious philosophies. Suicide bombers blowing themselves and innocent people up to prove a point. People fighting for the right to live in the part of God's country that they want to call home. Big corporations selling God's resources for outrageously high prices.
Where will it all end? Is this what God wants, or are we making a mess out of His grand design? Nobody seems to have all the answers, but God does. Isn't it time we started listening to the words of God? Isn't it time we started searching for His answers to help us solve our problems?
God must be shocked at what He sees going on around here.
People killing each other for different religious philosophies. Suicide bombers blowing themselves and innocent people up to prove a point. People fighting for the right to live in the part of God's country that they want to call home. Big corporations selling God's resources for outrageously high prices.
Where will it all end? Is this what God wants, or are we making a mess out of His grand design? Nobody seems to have all the answers, but God does. Isn't it time we started listening to the words of God? Isn't it time we started searching for His answers to help us solve our problems?
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Immigration -- Can God Inspire Us To Solve The Problem?
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Is the spirit of “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” still alive and well in God’s country?
Talk about “huddled masses”, what do you call twelve million illegal immigrants? Is this what the poet Emma Lazarus had in mind when she used the term?
Perhaps if we stopped offering illegal immigrants free health care and schooling for their children we could reduce the flow substantially, but I am afraid we might run the risk of growing our own illegal immigrant terrorists from this formerly hard working lot who would become upset at the lack of equal social services being supplied to them. Besides, we probably don’t have enough buses in this country to send twelve million people home and we surely can’t expect them to walk although that is how many of them got here.
Do you think this whole problem is part of a French conspiracy? After all they sent us the Statue of Liberty on which Emma Lazarus’s poem is inscribed. I doubt it. It seems unlikely given that they have their own immigration problems.
What does the temporary or guest worker program proposed by the President and by some in congress really mean? Does it mean that illegal immigrants will have to work in this country until they are granted citizenship and then can stop working and go on welfare or refuse to take the low paying jobs that some corporations originally hired them for.
What’s to stop these twelve million illegal immigrants from forming their own union and going on strike for higher wages and pension plans? Can illegal immigrants have 401K plans? Can they take tax deductions on their tax returns for foreign travel as a business expense? So many questions and no one seems to have all the answers. What would happen to our trade deficit if these people stopped buying American goods that are made in China? Perhaps we should institute a buy Mexican policy. It might be cheaper than buying goods from China considering that we wouldn’t have to pay long distance freight charges and it might encourage some of the illegal immigrants to go home to find jobs.
What should we do to protect ourselves from foreign terrorists who might sneak across the border with all these peaceful and hard working immigrants? Perhaps we should install an honor system instead of a wall. We could ask all the illegal immigrants to report any terrorists crossing over with them – anonymously of course. Another approach that might work is to require all illegal immigrants to travel lightly. We should limit them to one small carry across the border type bag and allow nothing big enough to conceal a bomb. Probably something the size of a passport wallet would be safe.
You might well ask where God comes into this whole mess. I believe it goes back to my belief that this is God’s homeland every bit as much as it is ours. I can almost see Him using the poet Emma Lazarus’s famous words, “send these the homeless, tempest-tost to me,” as His own. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if God put those words in Emma Lazarus’s mind. Maybe we should find a way to honor the words of the poet and the thoughts of God at the same time.
There has got to be a better way to protect the rights of American citizens and at the same time give comfort to these struggling masses of immigrants. Why can’t we look to God for the inspiration to find the answers?
***
Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith and the Faith Patch Manuel. Check out more of his writing at http://www.faith123.com and at http://www.faith-patch.com and get inspired to find more faith in God. You can also do this by clicking on “Find Faith” or “Find More Faith In God” on the sidebar.
Is the spirit of “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” still alive and well in God’s country?
Talk about “huddled masses”, what do you call twelve million illegal immigrants? Is this what the poet Emma Lazarus had in mind when she used the term?
Perhaps if we stopped offering illegal immigrants free health care and schooling for their children we could reduce the flow substantially, but I am afraid we might run the risk of growing our own illegal immigrant terrorists from this formerly hard working lot who would become upset at the lack of equal social services being supplied to them. Besides, we probably don’t have enough buses in this country to send twelve million people home and we surely can’t expect them to walk although that is how many of them got here.
Do you think this whole problem is part of a French conspiracy? After all they sent us the Statue of Liberty on which Emma Lazarus’s poem is inscribed. I doubt it. It seems unlikely given that they have their own immigration problems.
What does the temporary or guest worker program proposed by the President and by some in congress really mean? Does it mean that illegal immigrants will have to work in this country until they are granted citizenship and then can stop working and go on welfare or refuse to take the low paying jobs that some corporations originally hired them for.
What’s to stop these twelve million illegal immigrants from forming their own union and going on strike for higher wages and pension plans? Can illegal immigrants have 401K plans? Can they take tax deductions on their tax returns for foreign travel as a business expense? So many questions and no one seems to have all the answers. What would happen to our trade deficit if these people stopped buying American goods that are made in China? Perhaps we should institute a buy Mexican policy. It might be cheaper than buying goods from China considering that we wouldn’t have to pay long distance freight charges and it might encourage some of the illegal immigrants to go home to find jobs.
What should we do to protect ourselves from foreign terrorists who might sneak across the border with all these peaceful and hard working immigrants? Perhaps we should install an honor system instead of a wall. We could ask all the illegal immigrants to report any terrorists crossing over with them – anonymously of course. Another approach that might work is to require all illegal immigrants to travel lightly. We should limit them to one small carry across the border type bag and allow nothing big enough to conceal a bomb. Probably something the size of a passport wallet would be safe.
You might well ask where God comes into this whole mess. I believe it goes back to my belief that this is God’s homeland every bit as much as it is ours. I can almost see Him using the poet Emma Lazarus’s famous words, “send these the homeless, tempest-tost to me,” as His own. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if God put those words in Emma Lazarus’s mind. Maybe we should find a way to honor the words of the poet and the thoughts of God at the same time.
There has got to be a better way to protect the rights of American citizens and at the same time give comfort to these struggling masses of immigrants. Why can’t we look to God for the inspiration to find the answers?
***
Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith and the Faith Patch Manuel. Check out more of his writing at http://www.faith123.com and at http://www.faith-patch.com and get inspired to find more faith in God. You can also do this by clicking on “Find Faith” or “Find More Faith In God” on the sidebar.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Mind Meld of The Magic Genies.
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Sometimes it takes a little fantasy to help us understand that the conflict between different religious beliefs in the East and the West has reached critical proportions
“Stretched across the vast ineptitude of my soul, I see the ever present temptation of resurrection. I can take no more of new beginnings. Can you not see how vague is our horizon? Doesn’t the glare of mankind’s failure wrench you from your thoughts of a better tomorrow? Glorious, my irascible Magic Genie brother, where are we in the cosmic theme of things? What is there left for us to do? Standing here on a transparent cloud of nature’s quirky design, what can we hope to find in the future? When will God tell us what to do?”
“My old friend Gali, my magical soul mate, my Magic Genie brother, you are as ever the old world philosopher. We can try again. We can search for a better time. We have less than nothing else to do. We can put our minds together and deduce a new beginning, if not at the very beginning, at least not at the end of humanity. Let’s meld our purpose and share the provisions of our hearts and minds to reinstate the possible. God will give us guidance.”
“I see nothing but shadows Glorious. My thoughts are too disheartened for a meeting of our minds to do any good. Woe is me, where has all the magic gone?”
“It has left us at the entranceway of a new beginning my dear friend Gali if we can only find our way. We must try again. It is God’s will.”
“But they are all gone Glorious, all our friends, their culture, their very humanity. We cannot expect to resuscitate civilization with our own shaky salvation.”
“ I guess Gali there is nothing left to do but have faith. What else is left to us?”
“Maybe you are right Glorious. What else can we do but have faith. I will try again with you. Come, join your thoughts with mine and we will try to begin again. Together we will resonate as one voice; one thought in our attempt with God’s help to resurrect humanity.”
“That’s the spirit Gali. After all, we are nothing if not free spirits.”
“This mind meld must be working Glorious. You are starting to sound like me.”
“And you Gali are starting to think like me. Isn’t it wonderful? Together we shall find the power for humanity’s salvation, and maybe even our own redemption. I can feel it, can’t you? The old magic is coming back. A new future is in the making. May we find a better way to be civilization’s guardians this time under God’s good grace. May we begin again.”
“Can you perceive it Glorious? Can you sense the strength returning to our spirit? Can you not see the vale of despair lifting? Where shall we start my old friend?”
“We must start before the final bombs fall Gali. We must go back in time. We must change the ending to find a new beginning.”
“I see, would that it were ever thus. Can we do this Glorious?”
“Do we have a choice Gali? “What are they waiting for?”
“They are waiting for final instructions Glorious. Here on the frozen Tundra of Siberia they are waiting for the command to let loose the final bombs that will end the world.
“Where will the orders come from Gali? What can we do to stop them? Why are they fighting?”
“They are fighting for different ways of life. They are fighting for religious principals. The orders will come from bunkers buried deep in the earth far from here where men of fanatical endeavor will give the orders. We can only stop them if we can show them that there is no one right way. We must show them that there has got to be a better way than destroying humanity to prove whose way is right. We must reinvigorate them with the possibility of a better tomorrow. We must give them hope Glorious. And we must do so quickly. Time my old friend is not on our side this day. We will have to split up. You must go to the West. I will go to the East. We must get them to stand down. Hurry, we are almost out of time. They are about to destroy the world. There will be nothing again - no humanity, no civilization, no hope for the future. I do not believe this is how God would have it.”
“How will I know what to say Gali?”
“Remember we are of one mind Glorious. We shall know each other’s thoughts. We shall speak as one mind. Hurry, we must find a better way. God will give us the words.”
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Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith. To download a free faith-based Magic Pill, post an Expression of Faith, discover 99 Magical Keys to finding you faith and read more about Glorious the Magic genie in your search for God, access: http://www.faith123.com or just click on “Find Faith” on the sidebar.
Sometimes it takes a little fantasy to help us understand that the conflict between different religious beliefs in the East and the West has reached critical proportions
“Stretched across the vast ineptitude of my soul, I see the ever present temptation of resurrection. I can take no more of new beginnings. Can you not see how vague is our horizon? Doesn’t the glare of mankind’s failure wrench you from your thoughts of a better tomorrow? Glorious, my irascible Magic Genie brother, where are we in the cosmic theme of things? What is there left for us to do? Standing here on a transparent cloud of nature’s quirky design, what can we hope to find in the future? When will God tell us what to do?”
“My old friend Gali, my magical soul mate, my Magic Genie brother, you are as ever the old world philosopher. We can try again. We can search for a better time. We have less than nothing else to do. We can put our minds together and deduce a new beginning, if not at the very beginning, at least not at the end of humanity. Let’s meld our purpose and share the provisions of our hearts and minds to reinstate the possible. God will give us guidance.”
“I see nothing but shadows Glorious. My thoughts are too disheartened for a meeting of our minds to do any good. Woe is me, where has all the magic gone?”
“It has left us at the entranceway of a new beginning my dear friend Gali if we can only find our way. We must try again. It is God’s will.”
“But they are all gone Glorious, all our friends, their culture, their very humanity. We cannot expect to resuscitate civilization with our own shaky salvation.”
“ I guess Gali there is nothing left to do but have faith. What else is left to us?”
“Maybe you are right Glorious. What else can we do but have faith. I will try again with you. Come, join your thoughts with mine and we will try to begin again. Together we will resonate as one voice; one thought in our attempt with God’s help to resurrect humanity.”
“That’s the spirit Gali. After all, we are nothing if not free spirits.”
“This mind meld must be working Glorious. You are starting to sound like me.”
“And you Gali are starting to think like me. Isn’t it wonderful? Together we shall find the power for humanity’s salvation, and maybe even our own redemption. I can feel it, can’t you? The old magic is coming back. A new future is in the making. May we find a better way to be civilization’s guardians this time under God’s good grace. May we begin again.”
“Can you perceive it Glorious? Can you sense the strength returning to our spirit? Can you not see the vale of despair lifting? Where shall we start my old friend?”
“We must start before the final bombs fall Gali. We must go back in time. We must change the ending to find a new beginning.”
“I see, would that it were ever thus. Can we do this Glorious?”
“Do we have a choice Gali? “What are they waiting for?”
“They are waiting for final instructions Glorious. Here on the frozen Tundra of Siberia they are waiting for the command to let loose the final bombs that will end the world.
“Where will the orders come from Gali? What can we do to stop them? Why are they fighting?”
“They are fighting for different ways of life. They are fighting for religious principals. The orders will come from bunkers buried deep in the earth far from here where men of fanatical endeavor will give the orders. We can only stop them if we can show them that there is no one right way. We must show them that there has got to be a better way than destroying humanity to prove whose way is right. We must reinvigorate them with the possibility of a better tomorrow. We must give them hope Glorious. And we must do so quickly. Time my old friend is not on our side this day. We will have to split up. You must go to the West. I will go to the East. We must get them to stand down. Hurry, we are almost out of time. They are about to destroy the world. There will be nothing again - no humanity, no civilization, no hope for the future. I do not believe this is how God would have it.”
“How will I know what to say Gali?”
“Remember we are of one mind Glorious. We shall know each other’s thoughts. We shall speak as one mind. Hurry, we must find a better way. God will give us the words.”
*****
Arthur Levine is the author of The Magic of Faith. To download a free faith-based Magic Pill, post an Expression of Faith, discover 99 Magical Keys to finding you faith and read more about Glorious the Magic genie in your search for God, access: http://www.faith123.com or just click on “Find Faith” on the sidebar.
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