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Your work is well done. There does indeed seem to be a part of us all that cries for something better, that is instinctively repulsed by wrong and remains deeply dissatisfied. The same emotions have expressed here by others. C. S. Lewis explained something very important for me about this...

Me too.....

Your poem reminded me of another: The Cross was his Own They borrowed a bed to lay His head When Christ the Lord came down; They borrowed the ass in the mountain pass For Him to ride to town; But the crown that He wore and the Cross that He bore Were His own-- The Cross was His own. He...

True words from one who has fought and struggles an has the scars, Geat work!

I have many times read and heard preached, the story of Christ washing the disciple’s feet in the upper room. The message has always been about humility, how Jesus is humble and we are to be likewise, humble in our service. It remains a beautiful message and one of my favorites. But it was...

It is painful when no one understands what we are experiencing, usually because they have (not yet) gone through the trial themselves. Sometimes we can at least take a little joy from that. But is it not comforting that there is one who hears and understands our grunts.

I really enjoy your words, but not so much the feelings it leaves. Great work!

Welcome to CC, and I did enjoy your poem.

Much like America, the Amorites occupied a land "flowing with milk and honey." YHWH withheld his judgement against them for four generations because their sin "...has not yet reached its full measure". Our most patient creator also told Abraham that for the sake of ten he would not destroy...

Yes, God was slow to bring destruction to the Amorites as their sin had not yet reached completion. He waited patiently for 400 years, but then it came.

I acknowledge the truth of your word and disagree with none, but also know that underneath the news media reports, the vast majority of Americans have not shed their trust in God. Is YHWH waiting once again for the sins of the Amorites to reach it's full measure? It seems so.

They say that God has infinite patience, And that is a great comfort. They say that God is always there, And that is deep satisfaction. They say that God will always take you back, And I get lazy in that certitude. They say that God never gives up, And I count on that. They say you can go...

My Mother-in-law spent several thousand dollars pre-planning her final services. When the time came, the family was told the pre-plan did not include the cost of "opening the grave". When we questioned the cost, we were told that only "approved" contractors could be used because, "They know...

With all due love and respect, it costs more to just dig the hole @ $1,800.00 than to do a cremation with a casket and an urn.

My understanding is that those who freeze themselves do so with the hope of being brought back to physical life sometime in the future. I don't think much comment is needed for that thought.

I respect everyone's decision. I've been through a couple of burials lately and it felt like a flock of buzzards were sweeping down from every direction. I'm sure this is not everyone's experience but it has been mine. I have asked for a cardboard box, a coffee can and a nearby river. If he...

You speak of the most difficult assignment of all. I fear some never get there!

...easier than the self-righteous. Why, oh why do we Christians keep pointing to this as some kind of super sin?

I grew up in a very rural part of Indiana. The one phone it town was located at the general store/post office. You only got a call when someone died or there was an emergency. Other than that there were long, hand-written letters. We had everything.

When I remember what life as like as a child...I think hard times are already here....