|
Angels Sermon 2-3-08
I have heard many descriptions of Angels over the years. Some people think the are in a Hierarchy.
Many people like the idea of cubby holing Angels. Arch Angels have armor and Swords. Some are called Watchers, they supposedly
keep an eye on our every move. Some are called Choirs. These sit around singing all the time like some sort of Heavenly Background
Music. Some are just cute little Cherubs that go around like the Roman God Cupid making people fall in Love.
Outside of that idea, some people think that they have top talk to an Angel to get God’s
attention. God may send help in the form of an Angel, but God likes to hear directly from you. You won’t get anymore
attention or aid asking an Angel or Jesus for help than you would get from God.
Some people think that Angels are all cookie cutter in personalities and abilities. It is sort
of depersonalizing to be thought of that way whether you are a human or an Angel. Stereotyping an Angel is an easy way to
make them less than they are.
Speaking of less. There are people who say that Angels bow down to people. They explain that God
just made them to take care of us. They insinuate that Angels are without a Soul or Free Will and automatons.
Some people have considered it their right to order Angels around like Servants not of God but
of themselves. I think this is a great way to wind up with an Angel that no longer works for God. Demons Love to associate
with the arrogant and foolish among us.
The way Angels really are is a far cry from these images. They can choose. If they could not choose
there would not be any Demons. Just because some brat insists on help an Angels aid does not mean it will be given. Often
these orders are not sanctioned by God’s will. Because of this they can ignore you. If you keep it up you will draw
the Bad Elements of ex-Angels to your side. But trust me, they are in it for themselves not machines for you to order around
like a spoiled brat.
Angels have personalities that are as diverse as Humans. When they are qualified for a position
they are encouraged to follow that calling.
All Angels have in their possession Armor. All Angels have Swords. All Angels talk with God. All
Angels can choose. They help God out of a great Love and Respect for God. They generaly go where they are asked to go. All
Angels can help and discipline people as God Wills it. All Angels have wings, though they maybe hidden when not in use. All
Angels have a great Love of Music and singing.
The best way to describe the relationship of Angels to each other, God, and People is as a family
model. God is in charge as Parental figure, Some call God Dad, some call God Mom. Since God has no Gender, God likes both
nicknames.
The eldest Angels help Supervise and rarely come to the Physical World. The slightly younger Angels
do missions to help people at God’s request. God made Angels differently because they needed to have a support system
if they came to live in the World. They were made in pairs. There are very few of this kind still in the World.
The Angel pairs have relief Angels that are slowly replacing them. They are of course the Next
Generation Angels. They are the youngest Angels. The distinction is that they were not made in pairs but earned the promotions
by lives helping God. They are coming from the ranks of Humans.
So you can see we are all children of God. We are all valued as important and special with our
unique needs and talents. The Next Gens are interesting in another way. They do not think inside the box.
Many have been abused or attacked for who they are and what they can mature into being. Despite
this they find God again at some point in their lives. Sometimes they remember their mission from childhood. Others discover
their way to serve their “Dad” much later in life.
I have also noticed that because Next Gens think differently they are often labeled as disabled.
Learning disabled labels are often attached to them. Ironically these “Disabilities” are necessary to walk the
line between two different realities. They have to be aware in a heightened state of Heaven to stay in touch with the source
of their guidance, God. The list I’ve discovered so far include Dyslexia, ADHD, and “Dissociative Disorder”.
The last one comes from the mixture of Attacks and their awareness of other places than the World around us.
Before you say, how horrible to “suffer” like that, there is a positive side to these
traits. I’ll use an analogy. If you were born with an extra arm. You might be labeled disabled. But what if I told you
that that person used the third arm in amazing ways. Maybe they would become a one person surgical team. If it is used to
it’s full potential it quits being a problem and becomes a unique asset instead.
What if you could smell colors. There are people who do. Maybe the poetry inspired by their experiences
would broaden the limited vision of the other people around them. Or maybe create music that is special in it’s power
to heal.
Because Next Gens can look at the World with fresh eyes they often see things that are hidden
from other people. They can straddle the realities without being sucked into one or the other. Their ability to hear God’s
voice and instructions are greatly heightened. Their differences help them do what God wants done.
I hope that you will look at your own labels. Do any of them help you to aid others. Do you feel
their pain? Do you know when the correct course is set? Do you listen to your intuition? Do you listen to the small still
voice that guides you to do good? You are special too. I ask that you see the things people have labeled you with. Ask yourself
how you could use any of these differences to help others. If so please explore them and make them work for you.
God Bless The Whole World, No Exceptions.
Angel Eliza 41 (For The One)
Love Sermon 2-10-08
I’m sure there are many people right now picking out flowers or candy. Maybe you are making
reservations at a favorite restaurant. Or maybe a nice intimate candle lit dinner is in order. Valentine’s Day is just
a few days off. It got me thinking about love in general and specific.
Not everybody has someone to go out with on that night. It can be very lonely to spend the time
alone. There is an emphasis on Partnerships on this day. Even if you go out with buddies it may not feel like a special day
to you.
I was doing very well getting by for the last 5 years without a “Date” for Valentine’s
Day. I was very preoccupied with trying to get the Ministry started. I was writing, editing and publishing the book that God
inspired. I had my plateful. If I had someone during this time they would have needed to be very patient with me.
A lot of the chores would have fallen to them. It would have been nice to be able to afford a
housekeeper, but I could barely feed my self. In many ways it was a good thing I did not feel bad about a Loved One who most
likely would have felt abandoned. I’m glad it was not an issue, because there was no one to feel left out.
God never let me sit long enough to get lonely. I never noticed the lack of company, friendship,
and support. I think that God was insulating me to protect me.
That has changed. There is someone who is dating an open field that I have grown interested in.
I do not know whether I should bless this or curse it. She has through no effort of her own shifted my internal balance. Because
of distance and time constraints I am probably not on her short list. But you never know.
I now recognize a hole that I would like to fill. I understand that I would like to have someone
to kiss me good morning. I am remembering my desire to cook for someone besides myself. I want someone to rant and rave about
my day if it was bad. I want to be there for someone else in a supportive way. I want someone to have fun with. After close
to 13 years of no Vacations, I want to have fun with someone who can share my good times. I have come to understand that I
am lonely.
I apologize for the down nature of this. I do see hope through all of this. Maybe this woman will
visit and decide she wants to get to know me better. Since she is the only one who has my interest, I will wait to see how
things turn out. No matter what route she takes I will start dating again if I find out that she is not interested in me as
more than a friend. So the up side is that sometime in the future there will be someone special in my life.
Before I got on my life I was thinking of the Verses that pretty much sum up the meaning, responsibilities,
and joys of Love. It is from the New Testament. It is in the top 3 set of verses that are read at Weddings and Commitment
Ceremonies. The verse follows.
Corinthians I 13: 1-7 and 13
Love
And now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak the tongues of men and of Angels, but
have no Love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of Prophesy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith
to move mountains, but do not have Love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not Love, I
gain nothing.
Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in Evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.
While Paul did not use these verses to describe Love between Partners, I believe that all Love
is based on the same guidelines. To bring Love in whatever way you express it to full fruit these verses show the way. To
be able to get and give the most from any of your Lifelong commitments this is the ideal to aspire to emulate.
These partnerships can span the spectrum of Human experiences. Our Love of God, Childhood friends,
High School and College friends, Family and Co-workers, and Marriages all fall into categories that will be enhanced by the
adherence to these far reaching rules.
I hope and pray you have a good Valentine’s Day. If you are with someone special may God
bless you two with a happy life long Union.
If you are going out with friends remember that finding someone on this day does not mean you
are fated to be together. Loneliness does not make for long term relationships. Don’t let one night of not being alone
be more than it might be. If you are still doing well in 6 months I’ll cheer for you.
For those that are not interested in dating and you are on your own, I wish you lots of fun to
Celebrate the day. If you have no person by way of Partner or Friends to share this day with remember you are not alone. You
will never lack for Love as long as you have God in your life. God will be with you now and always.
God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions.
Angel Eliza 41 (For The One)
Signs of Liar Sermon 2-17-08
In this World there is an insidious way that Satan undermines the relationships we form with each
other. God’s ideal is not lying at all. The problem is people seem to learn how to lie by the time they can talk. At
that age it is seldom believable. When a kid is standing with face covered in chocolate they are not credible if they say,
“No, I did not eat that chocolate bar.”
As people get older depending on their families and friends they get more practice. It flows better.
Some people get so much practice that they become very good at it. This is a sad turn of events. Every lie hurts you even
if you think it saves you trouble in the short run.
Sad to say I lie sometimes, but I try very hard not to. Some people do not try at all. For these people
it is no agonizing choice, it is a way of life. There are psychopaths that have few if any of the signs that I will share.
They simply do not care. Their lie is their truth.
One of my favorite ways to become wary of someone’s veracity is that they insist they are
telling the truth before they ever say a word. I’m sure you have heard the Phrase, “Trust Me” used. I have
realized that many people who say this are already prepared for you not believing them so they argue the point before it even
comes up. Other words and phrases can be substituted. They include, “Frankly”, Believe Me”, “Truthfully”.
If they come up in a conversation take what is said with a grain of salt, and a lot of caution.
It may just be someone who does not believe anyone will believe them or they are getting ready to lie.
I recently added a some new signs of lying to my list. A couple of them I already noticed, a few
were new. I read them in a list written by a fellow at the CIA.
In writing if the normally empty spaces in letters are marked or marred it indicates lying. Examples are a note that has
marks inside of the letters O, A, P, Q, R, B, and D. I suppose this would only apply to handwritten messages. It is a great
reason to go back to old fashioned letters. Just an idea.
When someone is talking and there is a specific thing that is lied about apparently there is also
a Upward inflection in the voice. So if you go to a Garage sale and the person selling starts extolling the virtues of that
used toaster listen closely. They might say It is a bargain because they paid $50.00 for it new. If when they say the number
or word bargain with their voice going up beware. It is not always a lie just one of the red flags.
If someone rubs their eyes when you are talking they maybe saying with body language that they
do not believe you or they disagree. It is often used in Superior talking to subordinate, with the reluctance to disagree
resting on the subordinate. On the other hand if the person has been hacking a lung up, not gotten any sleep, or has allergies
you might want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
When your body says one thing while you say something different. If there is not another reason
it seems best to believe the Body Language over verbal. Most people can not control their body enough to cut out the incongruence.
I agree with this one on basic principle. I have found it very helpful. I have also seen myself on camera do something that
fits this. I think I have figured out why I do this. It is often in a passage where my urge is to shake my head at the stupidity
or wrongness of what I’m talking about. You judge for your self.
Someone Rubbing their neck when you give them a task to do are often saying that they don’t
think they can do what you are asking. It is like they are massaging the sore muscles they anticipate carrying the “heavy
burden” you have just given them. It is a self fulfilling prophecy. If they lack the Will to do it, chances are it will
not get done.
Nose touching is interesting. Apparently when we lie it sends more blood to the nose making it
tingle or itch. Again, if someone is blowing their nose all the time it could just be sinuses or a cold.
Here is one of my favorites. When we lie our brain gets very confused. It has to convince itself
that truth is a lie and what they say is the truth. It is working 10 times harder just to keep it all sorted out. When this
happens people’s speech slows. There can be pauses and gap fillers like “um”, “er”, “ah”.
It is no sure thing. If you know someone’s normal way of talking it would be easier. A stranger may just have trouble
putting two words together.
A while back I read a book that also had some observations about liars. If there is contact around
the face by the left hand to the left side of the face it is a strong indicator. For instance to pull at the corner of the
left eye is telling you to not look to closely at the statement. Nervous eyes are a suggestion of lying. Also eyes that do
not seem at rest and dart everywhere but your face. There are people who have trained themselves to look constantly at your
face to fool you. You would have to use practice to figure out a liar from a really shy person. Moderate eye contact would
be a good indictor of Honesty.
A left index finger rubbed along the left side of the nose could very possibly mean what I’m
telling you stinks to high Heaven, don’t believe me.
Still on the left side there is another sign. If a left forefinger and thumb tug at the left ear
lob it means don’t listen to carefully to what I am saying.
The last examples are weird, but they make sense. If you cover your mouth with your hand it is
a sign that you are covering literally an untruth. Apparently this one is one of the strongest signs of lying.
There one more sign involving the mouth. It is yawning in important conversations. Assuming the
person has not stayed up past their bedtime this is a big one. I can understand this one the most. Remember that a liars are
using massive amounts of their brain to keep “The Facts” straight. Our brains use most of the oxygen that our
bodies take in. If it needs twice as much from lying they would get a carbon dioxide build up. Yawning is your bodies way
of forcefully getting extra oxygen into your blood stream.
All of these are obviously explainable. Taken as a whole it can prove valuable in keeping you
from being taken in by lying. Since most of this is body reactions it would take a great deal of practice to become a great
liar. Please do not put these signs to bad use. Lying is not worth the trouble it causes in the long run.
On the Positive side there is a body language sign that is a strong indicator of Truthfulness.
It is the one they taught us to use in Elementary School for saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It maybe cultural, but here
in the USA it is valid.
God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions.
Angel Eliza 41 (For The One)
Priests Above the Law?
Sermon 2-17-08
A few weeks ago there was a story on the news that greatly outraged me. The Houston/ Galveston
Arch Diocese were reported as having withheld evidence of a Sexual Assault. The Diocese did not report it to the Police. They
started looking into the accusation “In House” back in early fall of 2007. They did not report it until a news
reporter found out and made it a story on the Evening News.
The newly appointed Bishop of this Diocese, De Nardo, said it was being investigated in the Church
Hierarchy. This is the same Church that has had thousands of lawsuits filed against them in Civil Court over Sexual Abuse.
Many of these offenders have either retired or been shuffled off to a new Church Congregation, after being counseled, by the
time the cases go to court. None of these new Churches are ever told about the accusations surrounding their new Priest. They
do not know that the Mother Church has knowingly put a sex offender in charge of their Spiritual well being.
If the reassigned Priest commits new offences they are “counseled” again and reassigned
to a third unknowing Congregation. There is no accountability for the Priest or the Diocese. The only accountability comes
from a civil lawsuit.
A Sex Offender Priest knows that all they will get is a slap on the wrist with an admonition to
be good now. The Bishops as well as the entire chain of command ending with the Pope, become “Accessories after the
Fact” in harboring these Predators. They do not see the problems they are creating by not purging these people from
their ranks.
A Congregation’s trust is built on the idea that these are Men of God. When this trust is
broken it affects all those that were in contact with these Criminals. Even if the members of the Congregation do not believe
the accuser, it creates a wedge between them and the Priest who is supposedly guiding them to God.
There is often a time lag between the Assaults and the Accuser getting up the nerve to come forward.
Many of these victims are children when it happens. They may go to a parent to report the crime. The devotion to the Church
causes some parents to shift the blame to the child instead of the Priest. After all the Church would not send them a Molester
instead of a Priest. History says otherwise. The child is forced to stay quiet and suffer in silence.
When the child becomes an adult they often can not bond with potential partners because they can
not trust anymore. All of the major lessons in trust have taught them there is no one they can trust. First they can not trust
any authority figure especially the “Men of God”. So they are driven from any Spiritual guidance they so deeply
need. Then the models of how to interact with a spouse is ruined. We learn that lesson from our parents. If the Parents did
nothing to support their child the lesson for that child is that help will never be there when they need it. They are alive,
but only existing. The Predator has not killed but they have just as surely taken that child’s life.
When the reports started asking questions of the Church they had the party line to fall back on.
This is a direct quote from the interview.
“The Church had no legal obligation to report sexual abuse.” The report was made after
the story broke. The Church said, “This was reported as a Courtesy to local Law Enforcement”. They then cited
Separation of Church and State. The Church went on to say it was not an offence that Law Enforcement could have done anything
about because the Statute of Limitations was involved. It was not up to them to decide that issue.
What they did not seem to remember was that Jesus said, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s,
And render unto God what is God’s.” There is a reason that even crimes that have “Timed Out” must
be reported. If the New Congregation wants to know about that Priest’s past behavior this will be public knowledge.
If they have crimes committed in their Church they can show a pattern of Predatory behavior.
The Law of the Land says report crimes. Let the Law Enforcement agencies investigate the crime.
To unilaterally decide a crime does not need to be reported is criminal in and of itself. The Church has long thought of itself
as above the law. They say they only answer to God’s Law.
I am here to say to these Apostates that God’s Law does not protect Predators. The time
of “In House” investigations must end Now. The only way to lead people to God is to admit your Sin and Atone for
it. I see neither Atonement or Admission of Guilt in their statements. The monetary hemorrhage of the next civil case should
not stop them from doing what is right. God Demands that if you claim to Speak for God, you must be held to a higher standard.
Strange how when these crimes happen in a Protestant Church it usually is front page news immediately.
They do not seem to have the cover up of crimes down to a fine art the way the Catholic Church has developed it.
In many cases Secular Law and God’s Law coincides. In the case of these crimes it is the
same Law. Protecting your Flock should be a Priest or Minister’s primary concern. These criminals have to be held accountable.
By taking the side of these Predators you make yourself a Criminal in God’s eyes. If you seek to forgive them, great.
When you shield them with secrecy you do your Church a great disservice. You drive people from God. That is Blasphemy of the
Highest Order.
You are releasing Predators into new flocks without warning those flocks. By doing this shuffling
you are knowingly providing fresh victims for them to abuse. You are not above the Law.
Jesus never said, “Protect your Leaders above your flock.” If your Congregations that
look to the Church for Guidance can not believe you are looking after their best interests you will continue your downward
spiral as a Church that claims to speak for God. Some day you will look up from your secret planning to find you have no Flock.
May God have Mercy on your Souls, because they are in grave danger of falling into the Abyss.
I call on you to turn from following Satan’s Brood, for everyone’s sake not just your own. You are not above the
Law, whether it is Secular or God’s. You stand condemned by Both.
God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions.
Angel Eliza 41 (For The One)
|
