Thursday, September 22, 2005

Indignantly yours,

I was going to post my new photos today, till my chat with an old friend a few minutes ago.

My heart broke. Unbelievable, some people. I can't believe we can be so cruel, and heartless, and insensitive, and WITHOUT LOVE to those closest to us. What is wrong with us?

So a mistake was made. And yes, so let's call it what it is:
Sin. Offense. A failing. Whatever.
It is what it is. It was what it was. It happened, it was done, and there were consequences. By no means am I making light of the whole thing and calling the act trivial.

The point is, it didn't end there. Forgiveness was asked, and God gave it. As he always does.

So haven't you ever heard of MERCY?

If HE whom we claim to follow shows us forgiveness, shouldn't we then learn to forgive? Besides, this isn't about the sin anymore. It shouldn't be about the sin anymore. And it wasn't even done unto YOU.

Therefore, you have NO right to pass judgment on others. NONE.

It's a shame we act this way, and yet brand ourselves as followers of God. Sometimes I wonder what Christianity really means to us. What does it mean? Is it just about a bunch of rules to you? Doing what's told you? Not doing what's bad? Showing others what's right and wrong, good and evil? Is that ALL there is to Christianity? Taking sides?

Haven't you heard of GRACE?

And let me tell you, there's a reason why it's there. Unlike our delusional proud selves, God actually knows we're sinners. That we're weak, prone to evil, and we fail. But because of Jesus we have hope. That we can actually be better than ourselves.

THANK GOD THERE'S HOPE!

THAT'S why He gives us grace.
And THAT'S why we need it.
THAT'S why we ought to GIVE it.

I'm no saint, honey. And neither are you.
You claim to know Jesus, and yet you've done this so many times before.
To me. To others. And still it continues.
Time is way too short to keep believing you're own little lie.

So PLEASE
Get off your HIGH HORSE
and please, please
for the love of God
PLEASE
WAKE UP!


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