What I Learned In Church...Again!

Current mood: blessed
Category: Life

Anyone who's been with me since the beginning of the year, I apologize. I have been on vacation it feels like since my birthday. True, I have put out some popular blogs. But my purpose is more than that. I need to share what I learn with as many people as I can.

So before we have church, let me share a few things I have learned or am still learning since March:

Black vodka makes an excellent dirty martini, I have no idea how I used to mix it in 2002 but since I was in New Orleans it is safe to assume I drank it straight.

I can get fat. My horoscope says people born on my date will never have weight problems…bullshit! I cry "Shenanigans!" on horoscopes. They also tell me I'm going to get a ton of loving and I end up at home reading Indian erotica. So let me make my own fortune for the time being. And let me get my big ass back in the gym!

Mike was right. I am an asshole. Sometimes being nice is not what will help people. I want to be helpful more than I want to be nice, at times, more than I want to be liked. Like it would be nice if I could take all you to all the different churches and learning experiences I've been to and let you see what I have seen. But it doesn't work like that so I write and hopefully, my stream of thought comes across for the rest of you all to understand. Plus, I'm tired of yall embarrassing me at church. WAKE UP NIGGAH! DANG! Cain't take yall nowhere!

To emphasize this, the gospel [Matthew Chapter 15] we read was about Jesus not only ignoring and dismissing a woman he also called her a dog. Jesus called a female a dog. A female dog…

That wasn't the message on Sunday though. Father John wanted us all to be more welcoming of each other as church members. Be together! Church is a house of fellowship. Our missions may be individual but we are connected by a few common principles. Church is supposed to be where we celebrate that connection. And in the world, we can find a way to connect and communicate with our fellow human beings.

Even churches and churchgoers get caught up in the times. With so much reality TV going on, how many of us catch ourselves becoming fascinated with the lives of demons. We have to pay attention to ourselves when we fail to see the common themes in other human beings. People may be a different religion, race, income, intelligence, nationality, sex, age, political party, sexual orientation; drive a different car, live on the other side of town, go to different clubs, join different gangs. It's even so bad; drug users discriminate against other drug users!

It was predicted that Jesus would come and be refused. In Isaiah chapter 56 it was even foretold that strangers would be able to share the blessing of the chosen people. Since the Israelites rejected Jesus, salvation was offered to the rest of the world to make Israel jealous. So now, God is not local anymore. He's got worldwide distribution. He's bigger than the Internet! And sometimes you will be surprised who has a good word for you. The people who "should have" understood are not always the ones who do. Many are called...

Racism is not even the big thing now. There is too much separation at home, at work, at church, all over the world. Yeah, we are all different and we are all into different things but there will always be something in common with the person next to you. They are there with you. You may think your co-worker is retarded but guess what? Your dumb ass applied for the same job as the retard! Just be there as a coworker. Quit worrying how your neighbor rolls. You live in the same wack ass neighborhood! Mow his lawn if it bothers you that much. Other wise, shut your yap and live. If your apartment neighbor is jamming too loud, go party! Leave the lady in the express lane with 50 groceries alone! She can't count…NO WAIT! Forget that! Throw something at that damned lady! Don't worry about what kind of person is there with you. Just be happy that SOMEONE is there.

We are not alone. If we close our eyes and cover our ears sometimes, we can learn to just be. And then maybe we will learn to be with others.

All this week lets see if we can't learn to erase the separation within our own communities…

EXACTLY! And see I need to put aside my fear of bad food, or voodoo and focus on the greater good. All that matters is we are both hungry, YOU have food and you are sharing. Forget the negatives. Let's focus on the positives to acheive our common goals. And thank you for the food! I may be a little late and a lot drunk when I get there...



Preach, brotha preach! This is another reason why you need to watch American Zeitgeist!

JR

just wait until my diatribe on the latests violaters!



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