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Date Posted: 20:46:15 02/20/07 Tue
Author: joann kennedy ross (everyone)
Subject: Re: Musings
In reply to: Kathleen 's message, "Musings" on 05:21:01 02/15/07 Thu

>I am willing to try most anything to keep this Forum
>alive. As a writer, I know that this is a lot easier
>for me to do than for many of you....trust me, you
>would not want me to work on your plumbing, fly a
>plane, do your taxes, present your case in a court of
>law, paint a sign, take out your gall bladder, etc.,
>etc., etc. But we can all write a few lines now and
>again. It doesn't need to be particularly erudite or
>witty. Just something to say "I'm alive out here in
>the world and i want a connection with old
>friends".....I periodically write for the church
>bulletin and have a ton of stuff that bridges the
>pious with the pedestrian because most
>of us fall somewhere on that continuum. Just for the
>sake of saying something,
>here is a piece written yesterday. Hopefully, it will
>amuse you.
>
>ANGELS WILL TREAD ANYWHERE (I am living proof)
> Kathleen Bryce Niles
>
>In the past few weeks, we have spent more time in
>hospitals than anywhere else. We have logged hours at
>Crouse Irving Memorial in Syracuse, at Millard
>Fillmore Suburban in Amherst, at Erie County Medical
>Center in Buffalo and at Strong Memorial in Rochester.
> We have learned of so many of our friends from church
>who are battling, sometimes against the odds, myriad
>ailments that we begin to see our own human frailty
>more than is comfortable. However, we have also
>witnessed true miracles of medicine and will. And, we
>have scattered our own angels all over Central and
>Western New York in the hope they will be of service
>to our loved ones….willing, if necessary, to leave
>ourselves more vulnerable to whatever life has in
>store.
>
>A lot of clergy have been in attendance at these
>visitations. These opportunities always allow me to
>illustrate both my ignorance and my desire to get it
>right in terms of being a nouveau Anglican. With some
>trepidation, I asked “do we believe in angels” knowing
>full well that I most certainly do. Well, blessedly,
>and for the sake of my budding albeit slightly warped
>Episcopalian persona, we most certainly do. At the
>least, we are allowed to have faith in them. I am
>rather delighted as they have been speaking to me for
>quite some time now. Without a diagnosis of
>schizophrenia, I am relatively confident that this is
>true. In fact, they tell me quite clearly that they
>speak to all of us….all of the time !!!
>
>Those of you who know me, and most of you do, also
>know that my halo is never too tight. In fact, it is
>virtually non-existent. I am not the Christian anyone
>should aspire to emulate. I seldom ever turn the
>other cheek. I believe whole-heartedly in making
>certain others pay for their sins against mankind. I
>probably, in another life, would have been a
>successful assassin. I truly loathe bad guys. I rage
>against the machine. I have screamed “that isn’t fair”
>many more times than “thank you, God”…and will,
>without a doubt, continue to do so in perpetuity. I
>am just not a particular great practitioner of the
>holy arts. And, I am sorry for that.
>
>So, you see, while I am far from the cloistered nun or
>the faithful ascetic, that the angels still speak to
>me. How much easier it will be for most of you to
>hear them if you will listen than it is for me. The
>one thing I do know is how to do that. Please try
>this. When you hear that voice telling you to do
>something noble or something out of character that is
>not criminal, malevolent nor lascivious, do it. Just
>simply do it. Don’t be embarrassed by reaching out to
>someone, by smiling at a stranger, by touching a
>hand….don’t be frightened of your own words when you
>speak thoughts that are given to you to help heal a
>sorrowful heart, a saddened spirit or a frightened
>soul. The only way the angels can speak aloud is
>through us. Let their joyful voices shout. Don’t
>waste any more time.


Kathleen,
Very nicley put, --- and anyone regardless of religious affilliations, can relate to your writing. I , myself have embraced the Jewish religion since meeting my "significant other" many years ago (27) and finding how philantrhopic the Jewish people tend to be (Angels in some sense), I do b elieve we are here on Earth to help one another. JoAnn

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