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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Build



Build
Your Shelter
あなたの避難所を建てる
Anata no hinansho o tateru
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Shelter 
from swelter 
reduces the hotness of the heat
that cooks your poor feet 
in the street that repeats
the heat like a smelter.

The reduction 
provides room for production.
It is a refuge from the 'too much' 
of 'that such'
that threatens the destruction 
of your fluxion.

Education is more than the feel of the heat.
There is protection in the direction you draw from relief.

Nothing to drink in the refrigerator?
The choice of what to buy makes you your own liberator.

Protection will deliver you from harm.
You won't have to 'buy the farm.'

A man sits on a horse to explain to his youth
how the growth of grain defends the truth.




The son of furrows is rich in the land.
His knowledge is worth what his labor demands.

Selection by election will keep you from falling to death by disease.
You will find your way to shade and cool breeze.

The body grows outside
the spirit it hides 
except for the shine
energy divines.




The ocean is the god of all to the cute girl who beholds it.
The wave is the stem of the scale in the rise and fall of the known wit. 

The more convenient way
to restrain the fire of desire is to make your play
resemble a temple as it stands in the day
as though it will last always 
in the worth of what you have to say.

Nothing against the scythe of time can make sure defense
save the brave bearing to transcend the grave when he takes you hence. 

Faithfulness beats fate. 
You will not lose to hate.

Examine your love to support your respect.
Benefit that lasts is the characteristic to detect.

Fear results from the ignorance of cause.
Ignorance is a condition that signals the pause
to consider deliverance from that which gnaws
with or without claws.

The soul is ajar, secure and hospitable
to the spirit that seeks shelter that is formidable
against harmful agents that are visible or invisible.

Were the gods created by the experience of fear?
Consider the divine design of nature as dear.

Learn from concepts derived from experience.
The concepts are elements that help you to discard the spurious.

Seek peace and pursue it, but defend your self.
Stand your ground to hallow it. Tend the place where you dwell.

Wisdom denotes the pursuit of the best end by the best means.
That action is best which promotes happiness for all who can be seen.
That action is worst which engenders the most misery.

The notion of rightness looks to find the universally good.
The good news of salvation serves you as it should.



The prestige of majesty builds fortune as shelter in experience.
Investigate the seniority of love to reject the deleterious.

You will steer clear of the fear of terror by night. 
You won't have to fight or take flight
when you play it right.

The attack that comes by day
will have to go away.

The malady that stalks in the darkness
won't leave you heartless.

The sickness that strikes at mid-day
won't cause you to stray.

The right of possession and redemption is yours.
The great outdoors implores you to score for what you adore.

A thousand will stand by your side.
Ten thousand will supply a high with peptides 
inside where you reside.

Good work is your treasure. Be ready to care. 
Show the world that you know how to share.

Build a foundation that won't shift where you stand.
Your plan to expand will find that it can.

The angels are angles that show you the light.
They shine for your mind to see what is right.

The elegant beauty of summer fun
helps rate the state of the date  to bake in the sun.

You will use your own hands
to decipher your plan.

You will not break if a rock
gives you a shock.

You will keep your distance from venom
to maintain your plenum.

You will respect Mr. Gator 
like an instant crusader.
He's not a good grader.

Live a good life.
Love is your husband or wife. 

Learn from the strong. 
Sift right from wrong. 
You will be remembered long 
for singing your song
to please the whole throng.


ps91
91 Qui habitat

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, *
abides under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 He shall say to the Lord,
"You are my refuge and my stronghold, *
my God in whom I put my trust."
3 He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter *
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with his pinions,
and you shall find refuge under his wings; *
his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, *
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 Of the plague that stalks in the darkness, *
nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.
7 A thousand shall fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand, *
but it shall not come near you.
8 Your eyes have only to behold *
to see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, *
and the Most High your habitation,
10 There shall no evil happen to you, *
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over you, *
to keep you in all your ways.
12 They shall bear you in their hands, *
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; *
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
14 Because he is bound to me in love,
therefore will I deliver him; *
I will protect him, because he knows my Name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; *
I am with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, *
and show him my salvation.

Bartholemew
'Son of Furrows' or 'Rich in Land'

Deut. 18:15
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet.

1 Corinth. 4:14-15
I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Luke 22:27
Who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

8.24.18
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is located in the direction of Sagittarius. Sagittarius contains more notable deep sky objects than any other constellation because of this.
Sagittarius - Chiron, tutor to Jason
Close approach of moon and Saturn in Sagittarius
Moon ten days old (3/4 full)

Order
PM Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Mars
AM Mercury, Venus
Birthdays

William Wilberforce 8.24.1833, Kingston upon Hull, Great Britain
威廉威尔伯福斯

威    Wei     prestige             i                   majesty             U           う               ウ      Wil  윌  will
廉    lian      investigate        ren               bargain             -in        ぃり           ィリ     li      리  lee
威    Wei      prestige             i                   majesty            a            あ               ア        eom 엄  mum
尔    er          you                   no kanji                                mu       む                ム        Wil   윌  will
伯    bo         senior                haku            chief                U           う               ウ        beo  버  bur
福    fu          fortune             fuku             fortune             -iruba  ぃるば-    ィルバ-   po    포  artillery
斯    si           this                     shi             this                   -fu         ふ              フ          seu  스 switch
                                                                                            -o           ぉ-             ォ-         
                                                                                            -su         す              ス   

The River Hull was a good haven for ships. The shipping trade included the export of wool from Meaux Abbey. The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century. The name is thought to originate either from a Scandinavian word Vik meaning inlet or from the Saxon Wic meaning dwelling place or refuge.  The monks of Meaux Abbey needed a port where the wool from their estates could be exported. They chose a place at the confluence of the rivers Hull and Humber to build a quay.

The Port of Hull played a major role in the transmigration of Northern European settlers to the New World in the 19th century.  Thousands of emigrants sailed to the city and stopped for administrative purposes before travelling on to Liverpool, then North America.

Parallel to this growth in passenger shipping was the emergence of the Wilson Line of Hull. The Line was founded in the city in 1825 by Thomas Wilson.  The company had grown to be the largest privately owned shipping company in the world by the early 20th century.

Wilberforce was born in a house on the High Street of Hull on 24 August 1759. He was the only son of Robert Wilberforce, a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Bird. His grandfather, William, had made the family fortune in the maritime trade with Baltic countries. He had twice been elected mayor of Hull.

Wilberforce was a small, sickly child with poor eyesight.  He began attending Hull Grammar School in 1767.  Joseph Milner was the headmaster. He was to become a lifelong friend. The death of his father in 1768 caused changes in his living arrangements. The nine-year-old was sent to a prosperous uncle and aunt with houses in both St James' Place, London, and Wimbledon.

He attended an "indifferent" boarding school in Putney for two years. He spent his holidays in Wimbledon where he grew extremely fond of his relatives. He became interested in evangelical Christianity due to his relatives' influence. His aunt Hannah was the sister of the wealthy Christian merchant John Thornton, a philanthropist and a supporter of the leading Methodist preacher George Whitefield.

His mother and grandfather were alarmed at these nonconformist influences and at his leaning towards evangelicalism. They brought the 12-year-old boy back to Hull in 1771. William continued his education at nearby Pocklington School from 1771 to 1776. Influenced by Methodist scruples, he initially resisted Hull's lively social life, but, as his religious fervor diminished, he embraced theater-going, attended balls and played cards.

Wilberforce went up to St John's College, Cambridge at the age of 17 in October 1776. The deaths of his grandfather and uncle in 1777 had left him independently wealthy. He had little inclination or need to apply himself to serious study. He immersed himself in the social round of student life with cards, gambling and late-night drinking sessions.

He found the excesses of some of his fellow students distasteful. He was witty, generous and an excellent conversationalist. He made a popular figure. He made many friends including the more studious future Prime Minister William Pitt.

Wilberforce started to explore the spiritual principles he had first encountered in childhood through the influence of his aunt and the Methodists in 1785. He started to rise early to read the Bible and pray. He kept a private journal. He underwent an evangelical conversion and resolved to commit his future life to the service of God.

The British campaign to abolish the slave trade is generally considered to have begun in the 1780's with the establishment of the Quakers' antislavery committees. They presented the first slave trade petition to Parliament in 1783.

The same year, Wilberforce met Rev. James Ramsay, a ship's surgeon who had become a clergyman on the island of St Christopher (later St Kitts) in the Leeward Islands, and a medical supervisor of the plantations there.

What Ramsay had witnessed of the conditions endured by the slaves, both at sea and on the plantations, horrified him. He met Sir Charles Middleton, Lady Middleton, Thomas Clarkson, Hannah More and others.

They formed a group that later became known as the Testonites. They were appalled by Ramsay's report of the depraved lifestyles of slave owners, the cruel treatment meted out to the enslaved and the lack of Christian instruction.

Wilberforce was growing interested in humanitarian reform. He received a letter from Sir Charles Middleton that re-opened his interest in the slave trade in November 1786. Sir Charles suggested that Wilberforce bring forward abolition in Parliament at the urging of Lady Middleton.

He soon became one of the leading English abolitionists. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807.

Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery in later years. He continued his involvement after 1826 when he resigned from Parliament because of his failing health. That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. This Act abolished slavery in most of the British Empire.



Dave Chappelle 8.24.73, Washington DC
戴夫查佩尔
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戴  Dai    support              dai            to receive                    De       で  デ          De      데    place
夫  fu      husband             otto          husband                       i           い  イ          i         이   this
查  Cha   to examine        no kanji                                        bu       ぶ    ブ          beu    브   the
佩  pei    respect               hai             belt for sword             Shi       し   シ         Sya    샤   ti
尔  er      you                    no kanji                                         -ya      ゃ   ャ          pei     펠   pei
                                                                                                pe       ぺ   ペ
                                                                                                ru       る   ル

Washington DC took center stage in the Civil Rights Movement, with the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the famed "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

Washington was devastated by the riots that broke out in the U Street neighborhood and spread to other black areas, including Columbia Heights, following the assassination of King on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, TN. The civil unrest drove many whites and middle-class blacks to move out of the city core.

There had already been a steady movement of some residents to suburban locations in the search for newer housing and to avoid school integration.  Many businesses left the downtown and inner city areas in the late 1960's and early 1970's. They were drawn to suburban malls following residential development. Marks of riots scarred some neighborhoods into the late 1990's.

David Khari Webber Chappelle was born in Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1973. He was the youngest of three children. His father, William David Chappelle III, worked as a statistician before becoming a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

His mother, Yvonne K Chappelle Seon (née Reed), is half white. She was a professor at Howard University, Prince George's Community College and the University of Maryland. She also worked for Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. She is a Unitarian Universalist minister.

Dave has a stepmother and a stepbrother. He is the great-grandson of Bishop William D. Chappelle, a former president of Allen University.

He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Woodlin Elementary School. His parents were politically active. His family house visitors included Pete Seeger and Johnny Hartman. The latter predicted he would be a comedian.  Chappelle's comic inspiration came from Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor around this time.

Chappelle stayed in Washington with his mother after his parents separated. He spent his summers with his father in Ohio. He graduated from Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts in 1991. He had studied theater arts.

Dave is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. He started his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Then, he landed supporting roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, You've Got Mail, Blue Streak and Undercover Brother. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked which he wrote with Neal Brennan. Chappelle also starred in the ABC TV series Buddies.

His comedy focuses on racism, relationship problems, social problems, politics, current events and pop culture.



Hayden Panettiere 8.21.89  Palisades, NY
海登潘妮蒂尔
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海  Hai     ocean                 umi          sea                He    へ   ヘ                 He        헤  h.
登  deng   to scale              bo             ascend          i        い   イ                 i           이  this
潘  Pan     Pan                    no kanji                         den   でん  デン          deun    든  the
妮  ni        cute girl            no kanji                          Pa      ぱ   パ               Pa         파  wave
蒂  di        stem                  no kanji                          ne      ね   ネ                ne         네  yeah
尔  er        you                    no kanji                          tte      って ッテ          ti          티  tea
                                                                                  -i         ぃ-  ィ-             e           에  on
                                                                                   a          あ   ア             leu        르  le

There are no apartments or condominiums in Palisades, New York.

The recorded history begins in 1685 when Dr. George Lockhart bought 3410 acres of land along the west bank of the Hudson River. He sold the property to George Merritt two years later. He built a house called Cheer Hall on the shore soon after.

The Sneden family operated a ferry at Sneden's Landing along with John Dobbs. He operated Dobbs Ferry from the opposite shore. The ferry service was one of the oldest in the region. It was started in 1698 by Dobbs and continued until 1944.

The population of the small settlement was 14 people, 8 of them slaves, living in two houses by the river in 1702.

The Erie and Northern railroads arrived and drew off much of the transportation which had earlier depended upon river shipping in the mid-19th century. The town's name officially became Palisades in 1855. The vitality of the community languished despite the official recognition when its raison d'etre diminished.

Its 500-foot pier was abandoned and disintegrated. The once thriving river port transformed to an agriculture-based economy dependent upon orchards, vineyards and farms. Railroad travel enabled wealthy New Yorkers to build seasonal homes in Palisades by the 1870's.

Not only did these new-comers promote the economy by employing local workers on their estates, they enriched community affairs. A library and the Presbyterian church were established.

The population of Palisades was almost 400 at the turn of the 20th century. Modern conveniences arrived. Piped water came in 1910 and electricity in 1920. Access by car was facilitated in 1929 by the construction of Route 9W, the George Washington Bridge and the Palisades Parkway in 1955.

Hayden Panettiere was born in and partly raised in Palisades. She is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire captain. She has Italian ancestry with some English and German. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere. Her mother's family lives in Indiana.

She was homeschooled after she attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York. She had private tutors from grade nine to the completion of high school to accommodate her acting schedule.

Hayden is an American actress, model, singer and activist. She is known for playing cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC sci-fi series Heroes (2006–2010) and Juliette Barnes in the ABC/CMT musical-drama series Nashville (2012–2018).



Miyabi Natsuyaki 8.25.92 Chiba, Japan
夏焼雅
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Baby Girl  ベビーガール

夏  Xia       summer         Natsu     summer           Mi    み ミ           Mi 미  beauty
焼  shao                           yaki         baking            ya    や ヤ            ya  야   hey
雅  ya         elegant          Miyabi    Ya                    bi     び  ビ          bi   비  ratio
                                                                                Na   な  ナ           Na 나  I
                                                                                tsu  つ ツ              tu  투  way
                                                                                ya    や ヤ             ya  야  hey
                                                                                ki     き キ             ki  키  key

Chiba literally means 'thousand leaves.' It is the capital of Chiba prefecture.

Chiba became the political, economic and cultural capital of the prefecture after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the advent of the railroad in Japan . The town was established within the district with the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city was formed on January 1, 1921.

Numerous small villages and towns were merged into the previous town (千葉町). The process continued until 1944. Large-scale land reclamation added to the area of the city throughout the 20th century.

The city was a major center of military production leading up to World War II. It was a target of aerial bombing by the United States. The city was almost completely destroyed by the end of the war. Post-war industrialization led to the city becoming a major part of the Keiyo Industrial Zone.

The city is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports. The port handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in the nation. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast.

The city is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail. It is the longest suspended monorail in the world.

Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at 134,000 m2 (160,000 sq yd), Inage Beach, the first artificial beach in the nation which forms part of the longest artificial beach in Japan, and the Chiba City Zoological Park, popular on account of the standing red panda Futa.

Natsuyaki Miyabi was born on August 25, 1992 in Chiba, Japan.

She is a Japanese pop singer, actress and model. She joined UpFront as a member of Hello! Project Kids in 2002. She later debuted as a member of Berryz Koubou in 2004. She was also a member of Aa!, Sexy Otonajan, Buono!, BeriKyuu, DIY♡ and Mellowquad.

She graduated from Hello! Project on March 3, 2015 in a joint graduation concert with the other members of Berryz Koubou. Natsuyaki formed and became the leader of the three-member group PINK CRES. in April 2016.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Shine

Others,
Abuse is a social issue. It becomes personal for those who experience it. Sadly, some use rationalized belief in God to justify cruel punishment. It is a problem.
Cruelty shows us how not to act. The drama in many TV shows displays behavior that is most definitely not acceptable. It is shown for dramatic value, not as an example of how to act.
Cruelty is not just personal or social. Natural disaster has been used as a justification for tyrannical government. It has a political dimension that has had a terrible tendency to resurface in history.
It is important to realize that the historical, political and social dimensions of the problem seem to take a life of their own as their force is projected into personal experience. This is where faith in a loving God comes into play.
It is not right for someone to impose cruelty on another while exercising laxity towards him or herself. It is not right to impose cruelty on one’s self in order to inflict it on any others.
Jesus is used as an example of love because he refused to lead a violent rebellion against the establishment. He refused to be cruel towards others. He chose to suffer death on the cross as an expression of faith that God would have us live with civility towards others.
The Tomb
from Job 14, Lamentations 3

Life comes up like a flower.
It is filled with beauty.
It anticipates the sun.
It welcomes warmth.
It thirsts for moisture.

Then it withers.
It does not last.
It flees like a shadow
that disappears into
the darkness of night.

I have seen affliction
under the rod of wrath.
I have been driven into darkness.
I have been isolated by punishment.
The flesh of my skin wastes away.
My bones feel broken.
I have been besieged with
bitterness and enveloped
in tribulation.
Here I lie in darkness.
It seems like ages.
I have been walled into a tomb.
The winding sheet has become
my cocoon.
The exit has been blocked
with stone.  The smell of wormwood
fills the chamber. The taste of bile
haunts my mouth. The pain of laceration
pierces my wrists, my feet …my side.
I have died to what I had been,
yet I live again.
I lie here in my pupa.
My wings are forming.
I prepare to break free
for flight.
God has saved me for Christ.
The steadfast love of the LORD
has not ceased to sustain me.
Mercy endures for life.

LORD, liberate me from this cave!
I will serve you with newness in life
in the light of truth with liberty in the law
for mercy with respect for justice.
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Shine
From Psalm 118
Christ, you are my strength and my song.
You have become my resurrection.
I will live to declare thanksgiving
for the works written
by the Author of life.

I have been punished severely
but I did not die.
Open for me the gate to the tomb.
I will exit to offer my thanks
for existence.

This has become the gate to life.
Pain reclaims feeling.
Strength pushes against
the strong solid mass of stone.
Light floods my sight.
Air rushes into the chamber.
Breath fills tired lungs
with heavenly hope.
I will give thanks to you, LORD.
You have answered my prayer.
You have become my salvation.
Shine, shine sweet soul of mine.
You have been renewed as an advocate
for the city of peace.
The stone that the builders had rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
Blessed are you who come in the name of faith.
We will bless God in the house of the LORD.
God, you are the LORD. You shine forth
upon us. A procession will be formed
with hands raised to the heavens!
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Ambrosia
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”

[The Wasteland”, T.S. Eliot]
Let go.
Let it go.
Let go of desire.
Let go of the desire
Of only wanting more.

Such wanting is daunting;
A flaunting exploitation
That objectifies the will;
Haunting the explorer in the end;
Only daunting exploration.

Too much change all at once
Surely seems only too good for some
And lasts too short a time for them
At that.

We can still eat a peach;
Gobble gabba some cobbler
And gladly sip
A cup of java Jo,
But when its time to leave
We’ll gladly get up and go.

The tenacious temerity
That placed Tantalus in Tartarus
Came in April.

Dark earth had mixed with light,
Wetness had appeased winter’s blight
Color had exploded into sight
From a base of greenish blue
Against the light brown background
Of dried death depicted
By malnourished grass.

Color’s growth is an invitation to dine
In the light of divine places.
Desire can overcome gratitude.

The fond feel of the luxuriant
Food of abundance is tempting
To the touch of taste.

S/he reached
To imprison eternal life.
S/he sought to embody eternity
In the form of mortal coil.

S/he had built
Second Ludwig’s
Bavarian castle
In a fairy fantasy
Of cartoon delight.

There it was floating
over the rainbow;
a marvelous sight.

Then when the rain came again;
when the pounding pulse of water
washed in waves
Over the lake
S/he had stolen
An endless supply of divinity
for herself!

The leaven of heaven
Is Ambrosia in April.
April’s faith is joyous.

Axios! Abraxius!
Axios!

We went on in the sunlight
to a coffee house garden
For a jolt of java jo.
Yo! Ho! Ho!
We have arrived you know.

The aromatic friendly blend
Derived from the luscious ooze
Of this year’s coffee bean
Being ground into grain
And mined from the muck
Of water’s languid embrace
Had brought us
To the point of being
Unstuck from the mud
Of our own making.

Our speech was casual,
But not too familiar.
We had deceived ourselves
Into finding the extraordinary power
Of ordinary action.

It was so unremarkable
That we shared it with no one,
Yet many, like us,
Decided to partake.

How remarkably unremarkable!
S/he was wading deeper
Into weightlessness.
The weight of gravity
Was being left behind.

Soon sensory perception
Was suspended along
With space, time and
The progressive sense
Of a body’s bold hold
On the sinews of continuum.

This is the experience
Of no knowledge;
No logic;
No understanding;
No things;
No immediacy;
No thought
Nor devotion to emotion.

There is only a floating
Sense of being there
With the faintest
Faith in awareness.

The garden of earthly delight
Is pleasing to our sight,
But heaven Is found
In feeling.

Do not get lost in it.
Just enjoy it;
Only for a moment;
For a brown cow’s now
[You unholy sow.]

The garden of earthly delight
Is pleasing to our sight,
But heaven Is found
In the feel
Of it.

Remember that
Tantalus is still
Reaching for gold
Without the gratification
That is gained
From so much as
Grasping it;
For the goodness
Of its texture; only
For a moment, only
For the right amount
Of time.

S/he still thirsts for water
Without the satisfaction
Of being slaked
In the lake
When the tongue
Slithers under the touch of
The wet liquid tastelessness
Of essential grace.

Still, s/he will grab
For fruit that remains
Out of reach.
Its succulence is
Sacrificed
To a succubus
And incubated
By an incubus
In the fussy wussy-ness of us.

What kind of fruit is that?
Not a berry
Good one,
Ill bet!

Ha! Ha!
Too much change all at once
Can be too good for only some
For all too short a time.

We can still eat a peach;
Gobble gabba some cobbler
And ye-gads!
Gladly sip
A cup of java Jo
With a yo ho ho
we had arrived
a while ago!

When it’s time to leave,
We’ll gladly get up and go.

The garden of earthly delight
Is pleasing to our sight,
But heaven
Is found
In the feel of it.

Faith in awareness
Of divinity
Is ambrosia!

Just take that which is right
for communion.

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Freedom of religion does not exonerate abuse, but due process of law does not allow conviction of crime based on false claims or vague legislation. There has to be physical proof that the accused abused the plaintiff. The number of accusations does not prove abuse insofar as it can represent sectarian or partisan discrimination.
Sex Abuse
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/05/pope-francis-sex-abuse/2055789/
"The abuse crisis exploded on the world stage in Boston in January 2002 and by June that year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops led the world in establishing a zero-tolerance policy for abusive priests, removing them from ministry, and reaching out to victims.

"But the leading group of victims in the USA, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, was not mollified by this sign of action.

""A good sign doesn't keep one child safe. Not one," said SNAP Executive Director David Clohessy on Friday."
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Not much is known about Mary Magdalene, but look at how she listens.

Grey Street - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7OuR9Lcvo   

Mary Magdalene
http://bible.cc/mark/16-9.htm
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
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Greed and pride lie under the business and political malady that has escalated the deficit to a point that still threatens the economy.
When a bank is too big to fail or too big to jail, it is too big to exist.
Too Big to Jail?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/too-big-to-jail_b_2973641.html
U.S. banks have become so big that the six largest financial institutions in this country (J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley) today have assets of nearly $9.6 trillion, a figure equal to about two-thirds of the nation's gross domestic product. These six financial institutions issue more than two-thirds of all credit cards, over half of all mortgages, control 95 percent of all derivatives held in financial institutions and hold more than 40 percent of all bank deposits in the United States.
Close the loopholes. Reduce the tax advantage for the wealthiest people. Take back enough money to pay for social security.
Though it’s red blood bleeding from me, it’s like cold blue ice in my heart. I feel like kicking out the windows and setting fire to this life. I would change anything about me using colors bold and bright, but all the colors mix together to gray.
I’ll do my best to do whatever is best.
Steve K.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Wealth

 
 
Epiphany 2013

Others,

‘Jesus’ Means ‘God Saves’
http://bible.cc/luke/2-21.htm
The baby was named Jesus when he was circumcised on the eighth day; the name given to him by the angel before conception.
Prevent Infection, Transmit Herpes?
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/12/03/112093/new_york_orthodox_jews_clash_over_circumcision?source=npr&category=health
“Most circumcisions in New York probably do not involve metzitzah b'peh. Still, the city's Health Department says it has linked the practice to nearly a dozen recent cases of the herpes virus in young boys.”
Knowledge in medicine has advanced. Rituals based on ancient practice developed in relation to the knowledge of the time require modification. 
 
How do you define prosperity?

Isaiah referred to the standards for his time and location.

Camels will cover the land. The pride of Midian and Ephah will show. The wealth of Sheba will bring gold and incense; proclaiming praise for the Creator.
http://bible.cc/isaiah/60-6.htm
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How is this for a modern statement for prosperity with pride? "The nation will help make repairs for areas damaged by natural disaster!"
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/nj/20130105_N__J__and_N_Y__lawmakers_lukewarm_over_just-passed_Sandy_relief_bill.html
The state will help provide for the basic needs of the poor, the young and the elderly!
http://www.mymoneyblog.com/state-tax-rate-maps-how-does-your-state-compare.html
The following re-write expresses gratitude with faith for prosperity with historical perspective. Freedom of religion is honored as a given.
Wealth
from Isa.60, Psalm 72, Matt.2, Eph.3
Rise. Shine. Your time has come.
The glory of the LORD has risen.
Darkness covered the earth;
thick darkness the people
but glory has risen.
It will rise to shine over you.
Nations have been drawn to this dawn;
leaders to the brightness of the light.
Lift up your eyes and look.
They gather together.
They come to you.
Infant sons crawl from a distance.
Baby daughters are cradled
by nurse maids.
You will see radiance
and be radiant;
your heart will rejoice.
Joy will shine
with the prosperity
of providence.
The abundance of the sea
will be used responsibly.
The wealth of nations
will be balanced with a budget.
The nation will make repairs
for natural disaster.
The state will care
for the poor, the young,
the elderly and disabled.
Wealth will be shared.
Praise for providence
will be proclaimed.
A child has been born to lead.
You, the house of bread in the land of praise with promise,
have produced a leader to lead people through conflict.
Give leadership your justice, God;
Your prosperity for posterity.
The rule of law will guide leadership.
The poor will receive sufficient provision
for competition.  Protection will be provided
without extortion. Self-defense will be honored
as a human as well as a civil right.
The oppressed will be rescued; the oppressor
will be corrected. Those convicted on criminal charges
in accordance with the due process for law
will be detained for rehabilitation.

Lawmakers will have to look at causes for crime.
Did a deficit in provision by law create desperation
that induced criminal behavior?
Providence has existed as long as the sun,
the moon, the stars and planets that light the night
like diamonds in the sky.
Grace will come down like rain on sown fields;
like showers that water the thirsty earth.
This is the reason that we have suffered economic distress.
The commission that was given to remember the poor
was given to us for others. The goodness of the great society
has been shown. It is known through experience
for the benefit of the world.
National identity was not used to violate
human rights in other nations.
The plan had been shrouded in mystery for ages.
The cult of death used violence for destruction
and oppression. Their shroud
obscured the view of justice.
Provisions for justice have been made known
in rich variety through the community of faith.
Those who have not experienced the promise
of the plan will come to share the benefits
through the good news of salvation
in Christ.
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There is fear that responsible gun ownership is not possible. Any time that someone lacking mental stability goes on a rampage and kills many people, the fear is warranted.
Responsible gun ownership can be taught. Not only can it be taught. It has to be taught. It is not something that is completely natural. Self-defense is natural, yet it requires training for development. Guns are manufactured.

Regulation is necessary to provide education in responsible gun-ownership. Schools that provide training would have to train gun owners to be responsible citizens first, gun owners next.
Otherwise, situations like that in Florida would become common. Any gun owner with a conflict that results in a death is using the argument for self defense to justify the claim to justifiable homicide. The SYG law is generating instability in the social situation for the state.
http://www.redandblack.com/views/half-measures-will-not-stop-next-sandy-hook/article_08956fd2-56db-11e2-99a1-0019bb30f31a.html
War is not the wealth of nations. The promotion of providence with provisions for commerce is the basis for a capitalist economy in a democratic society.
The acquisition of capital is limited by responsible leadership in a market regulated by competition with fair business practices. The unfair advantage for the wealthiest people in society has only been decreased by a small increment.
 
The debt was caused by the Congressional authorization of two wars after a major tax cut during a Republican majority . The call for spending cuts to entitlements in social security is simply a promotion of the unfair advantage. It destabilizes international security for the industry of war.
Income is used to pay for basic needs for most people. The wealthiest among us use income and assets to attain wants at the expense of the needs for others. Unpaid workers and companions are a significant part of our economy.
Shine bright like a diamond to make the economy work.
We are beautiful like diamonds in the sky.
Steve K.
 


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Opulent Civility

Others,
The use of language can be deceptively simple.
If the evangelist Luke had been content to address a purely religious audience, he would have simply said, “The word of God came to John ,son of Zachariah, in the wilderness during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas.” (Luke 3:2)  The fact that he prefaced this statement with qualifications of who the main authorities for the time were shows that he was evangelizing. He was reaching out to the Gentiles; the group from which he had come; Greco-Roman society:
“It was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea. Herod (Antipas) was tetrarch of Galilee. Philip, his brother, was tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene. The word of God came to John, son of Zecharias, in the Judean wilderness during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas.” (Luke 3:1-2)
The fifteenth year was significant because Tiberius had moved from Rome to Capri.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius#Tiberius_in_Capri.2C_with_Sejanus_in_Rome
Capri is located off the coast of Italy; closer to Naples than to Rome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capri_and_Ischia_map.png
Things were rumored to have happened. Historians recorded accusations of criminal acts.
Tiberius was accused of cruel homosexual perversion on the island.
http://www.bible-history.com/sketches/ancient/tiberius-caesar.html
Capri had "...the "Tiberius Leap" (Salto di Tiberio) which is a giant 1000 foot cliff [from which], according to the historians Suetonius and Tacitus, Tiberius hurled his discarded young sexual conquests and victims into the sea to their deaths for orgasmic pleasure."
It was believed that he suffered from mental illness.
http://www.formerthings.com/tiberius.htm
"After briefly mentioning some of the successes of Tiberius, Suetionus goes into depth regarding his madness. He would have sex with people of all ages and sexes. He was very cruel to his subjects. He would arbitrarily have people executed, for crimes as harmless as speaking ill of Augustus. Suetonius describes one example of Tiberius' madness where Tiberius would force a subject to drink large quantities of wine. He would then have their genitals tied so tightly that they could not urinate."
He was smothered with a pillow so Caligula, his successor and adopted grandson, could succeed him as emperor.
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/tiberius.htm
"Tiberius died at Misenum on March 16 37 A.D. at age 79. Although suffering from a terminal illness, he apparently wasn't dying fast enough for his successor's liking - so they smothered him with a pillow."
If the accusations against the emperor were true, Tiberius was guilty of torture and multiple homicides. Caligula, his successor, was also accused of moral indecency as related to tyrannical leadership. Nero was reputed to have played his violin while Rome burned.
There is some consensus of agreement regarding the Roman republic. The republic started off as a representative body for the people, then when the king was proclaimed emperor, it degenerated into a dictatorship. There is however question regarding the content of the accusations. Were the accusations made as a statement for another imperial candidate; against the existing emperor; or against empire as a political entity in its own right?
Even in today’s society some hold that it is the size of the government that makes it good or evil. A smaller government, like a state or a kingdom, is possible to manage. A large government is incapable of management according to this view. It is inherently evil.
If all states were managed properly, the argument that smaller government is inherently better, would have substance. Judgment regarding goodness in states, kingdoms, large nations or empires however, is not based on the size of the political body, it is formed by fairness in representing the people.
It is also incorrect to argue that political leadership is always wrong whereas religious leadership never is.
Ambrose was bishop of Milan. He was not qualified by desire, training or experience to serve as a church leader.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/131christians/pastorsandpreachers/ambrose.html
“Ambrose really didn't want to be an ecclesiastical leader; he was doing quite well as a political one. And he hadn't even been baptized yet! But the people wrote to Emperor Valentian, asking for his seal on their verdict.”
If Ambrose was deceptive, he could have had a “guest registry” set out at a church gathering in Milan. The signatures could have been sent to the emperor with the claim that all had signed it to have him declared bishop. Church leadership was not even supposed to be determined by the emperor. This was after the conversion of Constantine. Things had changed but canon law did not cite the emperor as the power who determined the apostolic succession. A bishop was supposed to be ordained by incumbent bishops; not an “imperial” authority.
Ambrose displayed a sectarian agenda when he refused to recognize the rights of other religious groups. He refused to give communion to the emperor for having punished someone who had burned a Jewish synagogue.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/19014/Saint-Ambrose

“An imperial court frequently sat in Milan. In confrontations with this court, Ambrose showed a directness that combined the republican ideal of the prerogatives of a Roman senator with a sinister vein of demagoguery. In 384 he secured the rejection of an appeal for tolerance by pagan members of the Roman senate, whose spokesman, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, was his relative (Letters 17, 18)…. In 388 he rebuked the emperor Theodosius for having punished a bishop who had burnt a Jewish synagogue.”
 History has shown that it is not appropriate to condemn all government or all religion. Freedom of religion provides the line for interaction. The state is not to make laws that establish a religion as official or prevent the free exercise of faith. Religion is not to dictate policy to government.
If you are honest in your religion, then you recognize that government is “godly” when it represents fairness for the people. Religion has to satisfy the same condition, fairness in representation; it simply has different forms for assembly and expression. This said, ecclesiastical government needs to be conducted with democratic procedures.
A major factor in the determination of corrupt action is determined by the injunction against killing. Whether it is the commandment against killing in religion or the laws against terrorism, murder, genocide, wars of aggression or state sponsored terrorism in the civil government; killing is irreversible; killing as a means for attaining profit or power is outlawed. Slavery is outlawed as well.
The law is against murder and slavery. This prohibition implies support for civility. This means that God is for civility for those of us who believe that it is true. The following song celebrates opulent civility.  
Opulent Civility
Fm Baruch 5:1-9
Take off the attire of affliction, tired city.
Accept the heritage of radiant desire.
Put on the honor of honesty.
Don the diadem of the dawn.
Revel in effulgent glory
from the emerging euphoria
of the aurora.
The crown of our light will shine
for truth with justice and joy for you.
God will show you the splendor of existence.
Splendid opulence will glow
with the growth of love
in experience.
Your name will be,
 “Wonderful. Counselor.
Righteous City. Godly Peace.”

Arise, city of light! Attain the height of heaven.
Look upon your people. See your children
gathered from every direction;
listening to the word of God;
rejoicing with the remembrance
of what has been learned from history.
They had left on foot.
They had gone the way of prisoners.
They had been taken away as slaves.
They had been held captive by thieves.
They had tread the trodden trails of tyranny;
swept by the sway of cruelty and oppression.
We have returned to you, city of angels.
God has brought us back on wings of glory;
resplendent with honor to the royal home.
We will move forward.
Where no road had been,
a path will be made.
The obstacles of war, oppression, greed and cruelty
will be brought down.  Every mountain
made by tyranny will be laid low.
The valleys of economic depression
will be filled. We will have a level playing field.
The rules for competition will be observed with joy;
we will learn to win together.
Human being will walk safely in the light of revelation
acquired by investigation and reflection
with faith in the glory of God.
Any tree will give shade
from the heat of too much light.
We will be lead by life with joy
with mercy in morality
and correction from the judgments
of experience with education.
Shine! Shine! O, new Jerusalem!
The experience of your existence
will shine with opulent civility
for humanity!
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Civility for those who believe in "winning" by aggression is often conditioned by aggression against those who are civil. The law often has to become a mechanism for the defense of those who are victimized by aggression.
Non-aggression is "darkness" for those who believe in aggression. It becomes light when civility is added to sight.
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gte3BoXKwP0
There's a place that I go
That nobody knows
Where the rivers flow.
I call it home.
There's no more lies.
The darkness is light
And nobody cries
there's only butterflies”
Move forward.
Where no road had been,
a path will be made.

Shine! Shine! O, new Jerusalem!
The experience of your existence
will shine with opulent civility.
Steve K.