Be
Happy
要开心
Yào kāixīn
幸せになります
Shiawase ni narimasu
ps.34
Es laetus
The story is as old
as the discovery of gold.
The parents of the gifted
were threatened by how their gift was shifted.
They didn't chain me to test the beast,
but on my soul they made a feast.
I had said I am not better than those who came before me.
I prayed to die. 'Take my life.' it is too dark to see.
Be angry, but do not sin.
Happiness is a feeling that you will win.
Fireballs will drive through the night sky.
The Perseids will delight your eye.
I am the bread of life.
I will help you overcome strife.
I will be happy
with a dash of savvy.
You will never make the crab walk straight,
but you can hasten or delay the return to the sea as its fate.
Consider this
for your bliss.
Foreign rule
could be more cruel.
Private property is a responsibility.
Manage it well for your security.
Fear of love will flee from your heart.
Responsible behavior will be the end from the start.
Orientation will be the secret to which you bow.
It will trace enlightenment in how
to wield your trowel.
Time will edify space in the wow of now.
The West favors wheat to rice.
The right amount is always nice.
Happiness will be my praise.
Wisdom will guide me in my ways.
I will rejoice in the feel of reality
with the fruits of factuality.
Let those who listen hear
how gladness grows when truth is near.
Honest speech for truth is science.
It determines beauty in cultural reliance.
Proclaim the greatness of existence with me.
Let us transcend the beast of inhumanity.
I asked for help when it was needed to mend.
I bandaged cuts when my heart bled.
Escape from error
delivered me from terror.
Radiant as the light of day,
I didn't let shame cloud my way.
I called out in my affliction and I was heard.
Love delivered me from the burden of the absurd.
The message of deliverance embraces
those who value life with the aegis of happy faces.
Taste and see. Love is good.
Happy are those who rejoice as we should.
Respect the right to life.
Exercise with good health in your diet.
Use respect to set an example
for those who do not sample angles.
Even young panthers suffer hunger.
Hunger drives them to thunder on the prey down under.
The swirl of chance whirls through the forest.
The lucky hand conducts the chorus.
Those who read reality to find design
do not lack in the discovery of goodness for the mind.
Come youth. Listen to me.
The love of truth will set you free.
I will teach you to respect your rights.
You will win what would have been fights.
Who among you desires justified popularity
and would like the time to enjoy prosperity?
Speak truth to power.
Walk with justice by the hour.
Do not defend cruelty or violence.
Enjoy the benefits of serenity in silence.
Turn from evil. Do good.
Seek peace. Pursue it as you should.
Security protects those mainly
who take risk to value safety.
Punishment is not for destruction.
It is not as good as instruction,
but it is for the correction of insurrection
to root out the weeds in our perception.
Needs cry out. Selection detects them.
Judgment plans. Action tends to amend the withered stem.
Sympathy attends to brokenness. Empathy amends
what led to the breaking of harmony with our friends.
What we do know is this.
We will come to feel each other should we kiss.
Troubles attend the selection of goodness in design,
but effective production provides deliverance divine
from turbulent turmoil in time.
The Son was born of a woman in the fullness of time
to redeem us for adoption as children of the divine.
The Spirit was sent into our hearts to cry
'Abba! Dad!' You are our Father of lights from on high.
We are no longer slaves but decendents.
The offspring are heirs to the real presence.
The Lord GOD will make righteousness and praise spring up before the nations
as seeds give plants growth from the earth in gardened stations.
The quiet increase in the strength of August
produces thrust for us to trust.
Your reward will be great.
Your destiny will rise above your fate.
Security will protect your organization.
Structure will preserve your conceptual elation.
These are those who come from the great ordeal.
The blood of the land has revealed the deal.
The Virgin said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord as the Author of worth.
My spirit rejoices in light from the Savior above the earth.
He has looked with favor on his maiden.
My lowliness has been taken.
The generations will call me blessed.
The new world will test for what is best
in a way that is bereft of deceptive theft
for the war chest.
The least force necessary will correct a crisis.
Retribution will punish those who impose violence,
cruelty or oppression to silence self-reliance.
Restitution is the correction for accident
when repair does not increase damage that wasn't meant.
Those who do no harm will not be punished.
The tail of the scorpion will not admonish.
Those who do not require correction
will not be corrected in the intention
of seeking perfection.
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Psalm 34
Benedicam Dominum
Thank the Dominant
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
2 I will glory in the Lord;
let the humble hear and rejoice.
3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
let us exalt his Name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me out of all my terror.
5 Look upon him and be radiant,
and let not your faces be ashamed.
6 I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me
and saved me from all my troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him,
and he will deliver them.
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who trust in him!
9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.
11 Come, children, and listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who among you loves life
and desires long life to enjoy prosperity?
13 Keep your tongue from evil-speaking
and your lips from lying words.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord hears them
and delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and will save those whose spirits are crushed.
19 Many are the troubles of the righteous,
but the Lord will deliver him out of them all.
20 He will keep safe all his bones;
not one of them shall be broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
22 The Lord ransoms the life of his servants,
and none will be punished who trust in him.
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Shah - king of kings
Cyrus - visionary
kyrios - lord
Darius - kingly; possesses
Xerxes - hero among rulers
Isaiah 61:11
As the earth brings forth its shoots
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up
so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.
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The Lord GOD will make righteousness and praise spring up before the nations
as seeds give plants growth from the earth in gardened stations.
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Gal. 4:4-7
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so we might receive adoption as children. God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts to cry, 'Abba! Father!' You are no longer a slave but a child and if a child then an heir through God.
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The Son was born of a woman in the fullness of time
to redeem us for adoption as children of the divine.
The Spirit was sent into our hearts to cry
Abba! Dad! You are our Father of lights from on high.
You are no longer a slave but a descendent.
The offspring is the heir to the real presence.
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Luke 1:46-8
Mary said,
'My soul magnifies the Lord.
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
He has looked with favor on the lowliness of his maiden.
Surely, all generations will call me blessed.'
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The Virgin said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord as the Author of worth.
My spirit rejoices in light from the Savior above the earth.
He has looked with favor on his maiden.
My lowliness has been taken.
The generations will call me blessed.
The new world will test for what is best
in a way that is bereft of deceptive theft
for the war chest.
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Heaven to Earth
Temple of Artemis
It was conceivable that the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus could be renamed for the Virgin Mary according to the plan to convert Roman religion from polytheism to monotheism.
Diana was the goddess of wild animals and the hunt in Roman religion. She was the Latin counterpart to the Greek Artemis.
Her name is akin to the Latin words dium (“sky”) and dius (“daylight”). She was also the matron for domestic animals.
Mary would come to be identified with fisherman, boats and livestock.
Mary, Mother of Jesus
b. 9.9.18 BCE Nazareth, Galilee
d. 8.15.41 CE Ephesus, Asia (Pergamum)
Mary was a Jewish woman from Nazareth in Galilee. She was the mother of Jesus according to the New Testament and the Quran.
She has been venerated since early Christianity. She has been considered by millions to be the most meritorious saint of the religion.
The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches believe that Mary is the Theotokos (God-bearer) as the mother of Jesus. Mary also has a revered position in Islam. One of the longer chapters of the Quran is devoted to her.
Honor is paid to Mary on August 15th each year as the day of her Dormition or 'falling asleep.' The feast is also celebrated for her assumption into heaven. This honor extends goes back to the earliest days of the Church.
She is commonly referred to as the Virgin in Christianity. This name is ascribed in accordance with the belief that she conceived Jesus miraculously through the Holy Spirit without her husband's involvement.
The New Testament records several incidents from the life of the Virgin. She was betrothed to Joseph (Matt.1:18). The Annunciation of the Conception was made by the angel Gabriel that Mary was to bear the Messiah (Luke 1:29-33). She made a Visitation to Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39). The Census led Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. (Luke 2:1)
The Nativity of Jesus took place in Bethlehem with the visits of the shepherds and the magi (Luke 2:7ff.). The Presentation of the infant was made in the Temple at the age of forty days (Luke 2:22). The flight into Egypt to avoid persecution from Herod was told in Matthew (Matt.2:13).
The Passover visit to the Temple when Jesus was twelve is told in Luke (Luke 2:41). The wedding at Cana in Galilee and the performance of her Son's first miracle at her intercession is unique to John (John 2:1-11). The occasion when observers said, "How can this man be special? We know his family!" is told in all four gospels. (Matt. 13:54-56 = Mk. 6:1-3 = Luke 4:22; also John 6:42).
The occasion when Mary went with others to see him while he was preaching is synoptic (Matthew 12:46-50 = Mark 3:31-35 = Luke 8:19-21). Her presence at the foot of the Cross where Jesus commends her to the care of the Beloved Disciple is recorded in the gospel of John (John 19:25-27).
Her presence with the apostles in the upper room after the Ascension waiting for the promised Spirit is presented in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14). She was seen to be present at most of the chief events of her Son's life.
Assumption Day commemorates the belief that when Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, died, her body was not subjected to the usual process of physical decay but was “assumed” into heaven and reunited there with her soul.
This holiday has been celebrated since the fourth century CE, but it is a Christianization of an earlier harvest festival. It is known as the Feast of Our Lady of the Harvest in many parts of Europe.
Celebrations were held in the honor of the goddess Isis of the Sea for centuries. She was born on this day according to mythology. Church leaders decided that the easiest way to handle this pagan ritual was to simply change it into a Christian holiday.
The Assumption was not always an official dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII ruled it so in 1950.
While there is not an explicit biblical reference to the appearance of the constellation Virgo in the bible, there is an implicit association with the celebration of the feast of Mary with the astrological celebration of the sign.
Remnants of the ancient celebration include night time bonfires and public illuminations. Some Italian plazas were flooded in previous years. Citizens would ride through the temporary “lakes” in carriages.
It was common for people to carry bowls of rose-scented water which they sprinkled on themselves. This was a carryover from a pagan ritual in which the gods were petitioned to provide adequate rainfall for the crops as a tribute to the pagan goddess Isis of the Sea.
Blue is the color most often associated with the Virgin Mary. It symbolizes truth and clarity. The lily is a symbol of purity, chastity and simplicity. It is also associated with the Virgin
Those born in the sign of Virgo are born between Aug. 22 and Sept. 22. The celebration of the Virgin Mary takes place a week before the recognition of the sign. The constellation appears in the late August or early September night sky.
The poet Aratus wrote about the constellation in his poem "Phenomena" sometime around 277 BCE.
"Phenomena"
a poem by Aratus
Text
"Beneath both feet of Boötes [Farmer] mark the Maiden [Virgo], who in her hands bears the gleaming Ear of Corn [Spica]. Whether she be daughter of Astraeus, who, men say, was the father of the stars, or child of other sire, untroubled be her course!
"But another tale is current among men, how of old she dwelt on earth and met men face to face, nor ever disdained in olden time the tribes of men and women, but mingling with them took her seat, immortal though she was.
"Her men called her Justice; but she assembling the elders, it might be in the market-place or in the wide-wayed streets, uttered her voice, ever urging on them judgements kinder to the people."
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The Song of Mary in the bible (Luke 1:46-55) describes Mary as singing of herself as blessed with mercy for generations. Her reference to God as having cast down the mighty from their thrones echoes the sentiment expressed by Plato about slavery.
He stated that there were no kings that were not descended from slaves. Neither were there slaves that had not had kings in their lineage. It is a commentary that alludes to justice as a manifestation in the length of time. The belief that Christ is the liberator of those held captive to slavery contributed to the outlawing of the slave trade and the institution.
Either Mary or Elizabeth can be referred to as 'Justice' insofar as they gave birth to Jesus and John. Both were advocates for justice with mercy in society.
The moon for August 15, 2019 is full. This is a phase that occurs when the rays of the sun's light are reflected back toward the earth.
The Sun emanates energy as well as light. It gives us heat. It sends electro-magnetic pulses with solar flares. The Moon reflects frequencies. These energy waves influence the tides, our bodies, our emotions and our consciousness.
The celebration of her nativity will take place in September in proximity to the time that the constellation will appear in the night sky. The celebration of her life lends meaning to the description of her character as ever-virgin in relation to the cosmic event.
The Septuagint was an ancient translation of the Hebrew bible into Greek. It is said that 70 scholars worked on the translation. Septuagint is Latin for seventy. The Latin translation was made from the Greek.
The translation wasn't always exact in word or spirit. When the bible first speaks of a beautiful young maiden as a wife to be in Gen.24:16, the Septuagint describes her as a virgin virgin as opposed to a young unmarried woman.
The Septuagint did not mimic the Hebrew exactly. There are rough or imprecise translations. The Hebrew of Genesis 24:16 for example described a “young woman who was a virgin,” but the Septuagint was content with near matches for vocabulary. The phrase was changed into the silly expression “a virgin who was a virgin.”"
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There are different traditions with regard for what the title 'ever-virgin' means in the life of Mary. Eastern Orthodoxy continues to accept Joseph's prior marriage and children. She was virgin. He was not. Jerome doubly secured Mary's virginity by proposing that Joseph was a virgin also in the West.
The 'siblings' of Jesus were cousins. This view is still regarded as Roman Catholic. Protestants eventually decided that Joseph and Mary had additional children. The difference in opinion is drawn from the meaning of the term, 'Ever-Virgin.' The controversy is relevant to the institution of marriage as a union blessed by the Church.
Mary could have been betrothed to Joseph at 12 years of age according to ancient Jewish custom.
There is a the suggestion that some Church fathers had actually doubted whether Mary and Joseph's union could be called a marriage. There was question as to whether Joseph could actually be called Jesus' father. The verdict was mixed.
The Protoevangelium of James is regarded as an apocryphal text, but it goes into detail about the early life of Mary and her marriage at 12 years of age. The commentary of a number of early Fathers is included at this cite. The Nestorian controversy was a major dispute in the history of the Church over the significance of Mary in her relation to Jesus with respect for their titles.
Only two humans are mentioned by name in the Creeds. One is Pontius Pilate. He was the Roman procurator of Judea from 26 to 36 AD. That Jesus was crucified by order of Pontius Pilate pins down the date of his death within a few years.
It certifies that we are not talking, like the worshipers of Tammuz or Adonis, about a personification or symbol of the annual death and resurrection of the crops. His death is an event in history, something that really happened.
The other name is that of Mary. The Creeds say that Christ was "born of the virgin Mary." This means that they assert that his nature was truly and fully human. Jesus was born of a woman and not descended from the skies like an angel.
The belief that he was simply an ordinary man who was so virtuous that he eventually at his baptism became filled with the Spirit of God is excluded.
His virgin birth attests to the fact that he was always more than merely human. His title as Son of God had to distinguish him from that of the polytheistic emperor as the son of Mars, the god of war.
This presence of his divine person among us was in itself a miracle from the first moment of his earthly existence. God gives us a sign that Jesus is both truly God and truly Man in Mary the Virgin and Mother.
wiki Mary, Mother of Jesus
Church Fathers The Ever Virgin
