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Date Posted: 08:21:09 04/13/11 Wed
Author: George
Subject: Re: daily lenten scripture readings: thursday, April 14, 2011.
In reply to: john 's message, "daily lenten scripture readings: thursday, April 14, 2011." on 07:05:45 04/13/11 Wed

>daily lenten scripture readings: thursday, April 14,
>2011.
>
>
>Psalm 31: 9-16
>
>9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears
>blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.
>
>10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by
>sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting
>away from within.
>
>11 I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my
>neighbors�even my friends are afraid to come near me.
>When they see me on the street, they run the other way.
>
>12 I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a
>broken pot.

Yeah, John, this pretty much parallels your assessment of Lois' situation. It's rather ironic for the ones doing the rejection to post "faith-building" scriptures of this type.

>
>13 I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am
>surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me,
>plotting to take my life.
>
>14 But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, �You are my
>God!�
>
>15 My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those
>who hunt me down relentlessly.
>
>16 Let your favor shine on your servant. In your
>unfailing love, rescue me.
>
>Psalms 31:9-16 (NLT)
>
>
>1 Samuel 16:11-13
>11 Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And
>he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but he is
>keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send
>and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes
>here." 12 He sent and brought him in. Now he was
>ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The
>LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; for this is the one."
>13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him
>in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the
>LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward.
>Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.
>
>1 Sam 16:11-13 (NRSV)

Yes, John, Joseph Smith, Jr. designated his son, Joseph Smith III to succeed him as prophet in a similar way. But the Community of Christ told the National Council of Churches that it was not so.

>
>
>Philippians 1:1-11
>Chapter 1
>
>Greetings from Paul
>
>1 This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of
>Christ Jesus.
>
>
>
>I am writing to all of God�s holy people in Philippi
>who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders and
>deacons.
>
>2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give
>you grace and peace.
>
>Paul�s Thanksgiving and Prayer
>
>3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.4
>Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you
>with joy,5 for you have been my partners in spreading
>the Good News about Christ from the time you first
>heard it until now.6 And I am certain that God, who
>began the good work within you, will continue his work
>until it is finally finished on the day when Christ
>Jesus returns.
>
>7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all
>of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You
>share with me the special favor of God, both in my
>imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth
>of the Good News.8 God knows how much I love you and
>long for you with the tender compassion of Christ
>Jesus.
>
>9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more,
>and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and
>understanding.10 For I want you to understand what
>really matters, so that you may live pure and
>blameless lives until the day of Christ�s return.11
>May you always be filled with the fruit of your
>salvation�the righteous character produced in your
>life by Jesus Christ �for this will bring much glory
>and praise to God.
>
>Phil 1:1-11 (NLT)

And what kind of epistle would St. Paul have written to the Community of Christ, when he learned that it ordains avowed, practicing homosexuals and performs same-sex shacking up ceremonies? If you cherry pick, you could make inspirational quotes from Madalyn O'Hair, and Mao Zedong. I think most people who see these lenten scripture lists of yours would be surprised to know that the Community of Christ pretty much views Paul in the same way that it does the other two -- only safe when very carefully quoted out of the context of their own lives and out of the context of other things that they said.

George

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