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Intellectual Humility (. . . ?)

by rkcdlitt

Jesus gives us one great message early in his ministry. It includes many items of God’s care and mercy for those less fortunate and afflicted members of our society; we call this “The Sermon on the Mount.” Jesus goes on to say that each person is special to God. For example, God says to Jacob, “I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; You are mine.” (Isa 43). The gift God gives us humans is light to see others as He does!
Our leaders decide how to care for those in need; but this care is superficial; it does not look at the need of the poor and what is asked for by Jesus in his sermon. Why is it that those with high degrees showing their intelligence and wearing their three-piece suits, eating the finest of steaks, feel that it is proper to allow those in need to wear cast-off clothing, eat donated food in church basements, and live on the streets in cardboard boxes. Where is the devotion to mankind? Where is the love?
In his sermon, Jesus goes on to say that those in need are the light of the world, and they are hidden by society just like a lamp hidden under a bowl Then he tells his people, go, do your thing, with the light of God shining out from within them, for all to see; do God’s work as He would ask. You, after all, are His beloved people.
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Dreams as Symbols

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I am but a wee breath of air
blended with the mild breeze
that gently tingles the small hairs on your forearms.
Beloved one, it is I, God breathing life into you.

I gave life to you in Eden
with the same breeze you now feel
I gave you control of my creation
Yet you lost trust in my benevolence, my love.

Look at my clouds, great symbols
of trust and prosperity, bringing water
and wealth! For you, my beloved
relax, think of clouds as good;
I made them for You.

©Russell Kendall Career, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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I am lost

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I am lost. . .
I have fallen!
My sense of life is tragic;
the prophets tell me
to talk about it,
show my astonishment,
pay attention to God’s Salvation,
get back up. . . pursue
a life of character,
work with God’s helping hand
to gain inspiration and integrity. . .
and be lost no more.

©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Guidance Be Felt and Known

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God. . .
His Presence felt all the time;
I love him!
He is mysterious. . .
hard to receive His omnipresence.
Yet, Her wisdom is strongest. . .
when we allot it with others!
We create myths and mysteries. . .
Is Jesus real?
Is resurrection real?
God’s persistent presence. . .
God’s loving Grace. . .
The words in my mind. . .
How sweeter than honey!
God’s life sustaining life force. . .
He is creative and sustaining. . .
Opening my eyes, ears, minds, to all
A shower of goodness for all people to enjoy. . .
Her Guidance to be Felt and Known!
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Leadership

by rkcdlitt

We step out our doors –
see the need all around:
homeless families,
begging for a meal;
veterans in need of care,
lying in the doorway of an abandoned building.
We look to our government
and find false promises.
The wealthy families
are blind to the need;
the poor are blamed
for a lack of industry.
Our churches promise help,
but first the ancient boilers must be replaced,
the old pews refinished,
and the altar shined for Jesus to see.
There is no leadership here
except from God –
WE must take God’s lead
for those he chose to live with on earth.
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Obeying God’s Word

by rkcdlitt

Not an easy task, obeying God’s Word. We read our Bibles and other holy books and see such requests as “sell all your possessions to follow me.” This is a hard task to follow, considering that we toil hard to live in our nice homes and drive our nice cars. This is why we spent all that money to attend college. Why would God ask us to do this to follow Him? Well, He doesn’t! God asks us to do two things: Love Him and love each other as we love ourselves. Period. Exclamation point! Period. God gave us this law and asks us to follow it. And, He knows the content of our hearts. We cannot separate ourselves from God, nor can we ignore His call for action.
he other day, God turned me around and I notice a lump across the parking lot. I entered the café behind me with my wife for breakfast. Something was eating at me while I joked with the server and spoke with those around us. My wife said that the lump was a homeless person. We then discussed how wrong our country is with its many multibillionaires, trillion-dollar corporations, billions spent on the military, and thousands upon thousands of poor and homeless who cannot afford life in these United States. When we left the cafe, God invited me to cross the parking lot to a man dressed in all his clothing, sweating in this heat, an old worn beach towel draped over his head. I asked his forgiveness as I handed him enough to have breakfast at the café we just left. We spoke for a minute; he blessed me for what I gave him; I discovered that he is a veteran with PTSD and is unemployable.
Our society has left behind (and written off as useless) him and all his brothers and sisters who are either homeless or in deep poverty. It is up to us to do what our society will not do. I gave this poor man enough for a breakfast; I feel guilty because I cannot do much more. Is this obeying God’s Word? Am I loving my neighbor as myself? Am I loving God?!!!!
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Image of God?

by rkcdlitt

I have no picture of God in my mind; I cannot imagine God in the shape of a human being; that would diminish God to something imperfect, as we are. My image of God is standing behind a table passing out plates of steaming hot ziti with fresh buns to those who haven’t eaten a good meal in days; I see God also in the back of a truck handing out warm jackets to those who have no protection against the cold nights on the streets of the cities and have no places to sleep except on those very streets. I remember the Bible teaching that God came to earth 2000 years ago, lived with the poor, the few did not like it, so they hung Him on a piece of wood. I picture God not forgetting the many whom the few have continued to overlook and forgotten, but God continues to bless and say, “Here I am, just for you!. . .especially for you!”
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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I Do Not Set Aside the Grace of God

by rkcdlitt

There are so many things that can and do go wrong in our lives that we need a strong base to support us. This cannot be human or material but must be divine and spiritual. We have this innate longing to be better; lucky we have this wonderful teacher who said, “Not my will, but Thine.” And in the country today, I ask for the Grace of God to go to the children; they are being left behind by our society. I cry for them as Jesus cried for Lazarus and all of Jerusalem. The Romans of our day, our government, have taken all of the resources away from the poorest children of our society. I cry at their loss; I pray for the Grace of God to protect them, to soften the cruel hearts of our government to restore what has been taken from them.

©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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Sense of Isolation

by rkcdlitt

I spent many years as a small businessman. A do-it-yourself, analytical person, all alone, no one can tell me what to do semi-successful businessman. Then semi-tragedy struck; I lost my business; during my recovery period, I volunteered doing what I liked, including assisting as a summer swim team coach, where I quickly learned that it wasn’t all about me, it was about them. Eventually, this led to me being a replacement high school swim team coach. After two seasons, I was asked why I never became a teacher. I had no answer, but those in charge at the school encouraged me and within a year, I had a master’s degree in history and began teaching at that same high school where I put my others first belief to work. I told the students up front that there is so much to learn about history that together you and I, teacher and students, were going to learn something this year about history. This excelled for my 25 years of teaching career, first in the high school years, and then in college years of teaching, after I returned to study for a doctorate in literature. I always approached my students, letting them know that we were equals; titles meant nothing; we were here to experience life together; there is to be no isolation in our studies or our lives.
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True Friendship

by rkcdlitt

We are what God made us. We think we are weak and flawed, but that is only because society says we are. Let’s put away all the harsh words, all the slander, anger, and bitterness, and remember that our dislike and hatred for another hurts us more than it hurts those we think we hate. In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes: “Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.” Can we at least try this first step to true friendship?

©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.

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