Memorial Day – In Memory

Thank you for your sacrifice.

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory there would be no civilization, no future."

                                      – Elie Wiesel

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them."

                                     – John F. Kennedy

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility."    

                                   – Eleanor Roosevelt

"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection as well as observation to appreciate it."

                                   – Frederick Douglas

It also requires the brave sacrifices of our men and women that gave their last breath of devotion in the fighting for freedom.

Let us honor the memory of their brave sacrifice and give thanks in gratitude and appreciation for their brave service.

                 

The Truth Is The Truth

Kindred,

What makes you think that Lockharts have any real talent that matters?  

Grandiose exaggerations, lies, thievery and memory wipes do not count for much in terms of real talent, positive contributions or good deeds.

Blaming the messenger will not change the truth or someone's lack of talent or intellect.  

No amount of lies or abuse will change the truth in someone's character and talent or lack of character and talent.  

The truth is the truth.

Mind Boggling Ignorance

Kindred,

Mind boggling ignorance is the only way to describe those hellbent on abuse, hatred and destruction of self and others, just to hold on to grandiose delusions of power. 

What is sadder and more tragic than mind boggling ignorance?  

The destruction of the creation of future multi-trillion dollar industries; and

The destruction or obstruction of priceless life saving measures, innovations, cures for disease and teachings in salvation.  

While the petty haggle over the nonsense and peanuts, the guilty of crimes against humanity get away and continue the unholy onslaught of destruction to humanity, creativity, innovation and ethical values of honor and decency.  

Not sure why ignorant copycats, thieves and grandiose liars think that anything, but sins and unholy originated from them; by definition copycats, thieves and grandiose liars are not the originals, the real owners and truth tellers, but frauds.  

The ideas and answers did not originate or stem from them.  

In no way can ignorant people lacking in understanding, compassion and intelligence contribute any kind of positive solutions to life's problems, because you would need to desire to help and for that you first need to care about someone other than self and selfish gains.  

Mindset

Kindred,

Does the Lord try to control you?

Does Jesus Christ teach power or control?  

What is the mindset of Christ?  

Love and peace in fellowship with thy neighbor and stewardship of the world.  

Nowhere does responsibility in stewardship involve some sort of power trip (in abuse of power) or Satanic control of people.  

Nowhere does loyalty to the Lord and integrity to the Teachings of Christ, Christian values, involve some sort of perverse and blind loyalty to the absurd and abusive power of sinners and super-abusive superpower of super-sinners which are super damned.  

Braving the truth means facing the truth and owning what the consequences are from the grooming, lies, gaslighting, sabotages, fraud, future misinformation, abuses, sins and harm.

In order to have salvation, what do we need?  

In order to have love and peace, what do we need ,(to be able to receive love and peace)?  

As Christians, what should we be practicing?  

Christianity. Not Satanic control or power in sins. 

Our conscious thoughts should be on how to make the world a better place, not how to control the world or obtain selfish desires thru unholy practices in abuse of power and sins. 

How to accomplish the tasks of making the world a better place? 

By having the mindset of matching the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and establishing best practices of the Lord and teachings of Christ.

Where Will You Finish?

Kindred,

If you want to talk about superpower, Jesus Christ has it in abundance.

Did he ever abuse his power?  

No.  

Why?  

Because he knew to do so would damage and corrupt his soul; he would lose to Satan and sin.  

Did Jesus stay on the straight and narrow?  

You bet.  

Which are the true weaknesses?

1. Giving in to temptation, insecurities, hate and fear.
2. Getting off on abusing the innocent, the weak and committing crimes and sins.
3. Standing strong with the Holy Spirit, respecting the Lord and obeying the commandments.
4. Being kind.
5. Having charity for thy neighbor in times of need.

If you think that being gentle and kind will mean that you will finish last in life, where will you finish in death, at the last breath, on Judgement Day?

Quote of the Day Part 2

20 

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 

Envys, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5: 20-21

Bible Quote of the Day

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”

Galatians 5:22-23

Kindred,

How easy is it for adversaries to divide and conquer?  

How easy is it for Satan to tempt people into sins and depravity; divide and conquer your soul?  

When people fail to obey the commandment to love thy neighbor as self, corruption becomes prevalent in disobedience of the Lord.

Politics is basically governance of the people. 

 

How we govern, does not change the fact that the politicians governing are public servants and serve the people.  

While governing, acts of abuse of power, poor intelligence, malfeasance, crimes against humanity, treasonous and Judas betrayals, does not necessarily mean the system is broken, but the people running it are likely broken, without honor, compassion and humanity.

As public servants, politicians serve the interest of the people, not self interests in selfish gains of power and greed.  

How does it serve the people and humanity to abuse power in aggression and crimes against humanity?  

How does a people become prosperous and peaceful in destruction and depravity?  

Instead of focusing the thoughts of the people into disobedience against the Lord and divisions, focus the hearts and minds of the people on the Lord and the Teachings; and focus on innovations and creative endeavors that will actually serve humanity, not corrupt and destroy.  

Kindred,

It's hard to believe that it has been a year since George Floyd was murdered.  

I feel like I was just traumatized by the video images of his death.  

What's wrong with those abuse of power sinners?  

Where the practice of hate in them obliterates all humanity and could dare destroy one of the Lord's creations without conscience.  

And the abuse of power cowards that could stand by, conspire and be complicit to murder.  

We definitely need to address the atrocities committed by abuse of power sinners and the culture of complicity and fraternizations (in abuses of power and sins).  

Hate is the opposite of love, opposite of the Lord's Commandments, opposite of Christ's Teachings.  

Hate is incompatible with love, incompatible with the Lord's Commandments, incompatible with Christ's Teachings, incompatible with humanity, incompatible with the Holy Spirit and incompatible with heaven.  

Give no footholds to hate and sins.  

Let us honor the sacrifice of George Floyd by doing all we can to stop the hate and the atrocities committed by abuse of power sinners.

Happy Birthday 🎂

Isaiah 40:31

31 Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Happy Birthday to a wonderful father and a faithful servant of the Lord.   

Ever studious, diligent and at all times, try very hard to understand and follow the Lord.  

Thank you for all you do.

How Bad and Sinful?

Kindred,

Do you think the Lord has the highest ethical standards or not?

When the Lord measures your character, weigh your deeds and misdeeds, do you think the Lord will turn a blind eye to your faults and sins?  

How do you know if you are in good standing with the Lord?  

Take a simple test. 

Use the Golden Rule.  

Treat people how you would like to be treated.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".                       

                                  - Matthew 7:12

And do no harm:

"Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you."

After you place yourself in the other person's shoes, ask how much you would not like for those abuses and bad behaviors to happen to you.  

To understand the gravity of being harassed, abused, taken advantage of, hated, imagine what it would be like on the receiving end of aggressions and abuses. 

How many times would you like the abuses to happen to you?  

Would you like to be on the receiving end of bad behaviors and sinful practices continuously?  

How do you think the Lord will see it?  

Sin is sin.

How egregious the sins are depends upon the frequency, duration, pattern of abuse, aggravation, continuing harm and severity of harm/injuries caused; and is based upon the Lord's Standards, not necessarily society's.  

For example, society has been groomed to believe that though lewd, harassing and sexually abusive behavior is bad, it does not rise to the level of capital sin.  

However, any kind of unclean behavior that will lead to an impurity of heart, the mind in the gutter, will prevent entry into heaven, ability to connect to the Holy Spirit and to see Heaven's Gate.  

One of the seven deadly sins is lust; therefore, lewd, harassing and sexually abusive behavior is a capital sin, even if society does not treat it as such.  

Understanding how egregious the sins, will help you determine the Lord's Standards and what the Judgement might be;

And help you determine how bad and sinful certain bad behaviors are.

The Battle

Kindred,

It has always ever been about the battle between good and evil, holy and unholy.  

During this epic battle, the tests of character, your character. 

Failure is not an option when the consequence is death of the soul, eternal damnation and possible destruction of humanity.  

If you skim, cheat, steal, you only dishonor yourself. 

Defrauding others is defrauding yourself in dishonor of your character.  

Puffing yourself up with grandiose lies is filling yourself up with hot air of nothingness and delusional fantasies.  

Abusing power is to lose the power of the holy and good within yourself, of being in good standing with the Lord and humanity.  

Abusing in sins is to trap your soul in the destruction of your character in unholiness and damnation; the turning into rot and uncleanness of the unholy. 

By hurting others you hurt yourself.  

If you never deal in goodness, you will never grow in goodness and the holy.  

You are what you sow.  

How Do You Not Get Lost?

Kindred,

How do you not get lost in the mundane?

Not get caught up in the trappings of materialism and power?  

Not fail tests of character?  

Is it enough to have reminders that money doesn't buy happiness or love?  

Ambition by itself is not bad, but coupled with greed or desire for power, becomes a trapping in a never ending rat race.  

Money by itself is not bad, part of survival, but coupled with greed or desire for power, becomes a Midas curse overshadowing everything and everyone.  

How do you not get lost?  

The Line

Kindred,

Why then does the narrow way feel so narrow or like a line where you should not cross?  

And for some, it is a line not felt or seen, a way that cannot be found.

This is because of corruption.  

The line that is tethered to all aspects of positive attributes, such as love, honor, decency, truth along the narrow way is integrity.  

It is the line of integrity which makes it feel like a narrow way.  

Why is integrity important?

  

Along the line, the depth and breadth of the wholeness of being with the holy is immeasurable, unless you lose integrity.  

Without integrity, you lose honor, love, decency, truth and your way.   

Depth and Breadth of Frame

Kindred,

Figured out yet what holds the Lord's Framework together? 

Good.  

Now, what is the depth and breadth of the Frame?  

Some do not see, feel or believe that there is a Framework.  

This happens when the moral compass inside oneself becomes corrupted or misaligned.  

Usually, a person knows when they have crossed a line, an ethical line.  

A line clearly defined within the Lord's Framework.  

Should you serve two masters?  

When in service of the Lord, there is no gray area.  

Yes, we are capable of both good and bad; however, we do not serve the unholy or give footholds to sins.  

If we do error or sin, we take corrective action, confess, repent and clean ourselves up (in atonement).  

Though the Framework can be viewed as the narrow way, it is not small, nor shallow, especially when defining love and the many positive attributes associated with love.  

What is the depth and breadth of love and the many attributes associated with love?  

Hahaha

Kindred,

Read a funny classical joke this morning:

A man runs into a friend of his in the city. 

The friend acts surprised; “I thought you were dead!” he says. 

“No,” the man says, “I mean, here I am. I’m alive.” 

And the friend gives him a doubtful look and says, “Well, the person who told me you were dead is much more reliable than you are!”

😂🤣

Isn't this joke so appropriate today?

Being and having living proof is not enough.  

Proof of life is not enough.  

Nor proof of death.

Evidence? Nope. 

Science? Nope.

Faith?  

Depends upon how it is preached and by whom, right?  

It is what we want to believe, spoon fed us to by our idols and tribal leaders, not who we should believe and need to believe for our well-being and safety.  

Salvation that is easily obtainable.  

Forgiveness that is always given, without remorse and the confession of sin(s).  

Never the narrow path or way, but forgetfulness in sins, an absolution without salvation; yet somehow believing that one is saved in Jesus Christ without ever practicing true Christianity to love and respect the Lord and love and respect what belongs to the Lord.  

Do you want to hear another funny joke?  

🔍

 Kindred,

How do you collect fruit from a fruit tree without first planting the fruit tree?  

Ever wonder what is harvested if one sows nothing, but malcontent, distrust and hate?  

Weeds that fester and grow out of control never contribute much, but dearth and want.  

How do you sow seeds of plenty?  

By planting trees of love, peace, hope and enlightenment.

How Do We Adapt?

Kindred,

According to a recent BBC news report*, in Brazil it is estimated that 1,300 babies have died from COVID-19. (I am not sure how accurate this number happens to be.)

The point is not about wearing masks or not.  

The question is how to protect our children and ourselves from getting sick and dying from COVID-19.  

How do you suggest we protect our children?  

The virus does not care about our opinions or what we believe.  

New variants change the virus each time it adapts; and it usually becomes more contagious and virulent.  

It is believed that the new variants from India are affecting children more than past strains.**

The point is that this virus is constantly adapting, becoming more contagious and virulent, yet we do not seem to be adapting to its changes. 

The question is how do we adapt? 

And how to stop the spread, prevent disease and eliminate COVID-19 all together?

*https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56696907

**https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-17/singapore-warns-children-susceptible-to-covid-indian-variant/100144908

The Glue

Kindred,

Did you manage to name every piece of the Lord's Framework?  

Let's begin with the glue that holds the Frame together.  

I know, some will guess love; however, love is a piece, not the glue.  

Why?  

What holds love together?  

Take a guess.  

We will it discuss later….. 

Name every piece of the Lord's Framework

Kindred,

Name every piece of the Lord's Framework....

Framework of the Lord

Kindred,

Live within the framework of the Lord.  

Framed by love; love of the Lord and love of thy neighbor as yourself. 

Keep the covenant (to be stewards of the earth).

It is when we stray outside of the Lord's Framework that we become susceptible to sins and temptations. 

If you have strayed, have remorse; confess, repent and fully atone - make sure you have fully cleaned yourself up and redeem yourself before the Lord.

Kindred,

Live in music.

Live in love and fellowship.

Live in the playground of the Lord.

And take a deep dive into yourself (to your origin, beginning with your creation by the Lord).  

Exist within the framework laid out by the Lord; spelled out clearly in the gospels of Christ teachings.  

Focus on the origin of the music that is you;

Focus on the person the Lord meant for you to be. 

Then work towards that reality with the Lord.  

Critical Thinking

Kindred,

Have you ever wondered why a person is upset?  

Have you ever asked why (are you upset)?  

Then when that person mutters something, do you accept the response at face value?  

If you bothered to look deeper, what would you find? 

Let's review the term, critical thinking.  

Critical thinking is the ability to look deeper into the heart of the matter, objectively (without fear, anger, hate) and without bias (without preconceived notions), in order to solve problems and further understanding, thought and enlightenment.  

Why is critical thinking important?  

Key and operative words, critical and thinking.  

Without the ability to look deeper, even if you want to see beyond face value, you would not be able.  

How will you know, if someone is lying, playing you for a fool, if there is a problem, what the consequences are, if you do not look deeper and therefore, do not seek, ask or knock?  

Perhaps, the person is upset, because of the lack of critical thinking leading to failures then in critical response, such as intelligence. 

Yes, there are other factors, such as inconsideration, insensitivity, disrespectful and dishonorable conducts, but what really is at the heart of the problem(s)?

Anticipate

Kindred,

Are you interested in predicting the future?  

For what purpose?  

Service of humanity, saving the world or selfish interests and personal gain?  

Your choices in the present and future should match the Lord's.  

Even if you win anything of Caesar, if it does not meet the Lord's approval and muster or if it does not serve the Lord's purpose, then it is not really a win.  

If you sell out your principles, lose your integrity, then what is the measure of your character?  

How much further away is the Lord? And thus, how much further away is salvation?  

One aspect of prediction is in the anticipation of what would happen in the future.

What kind of future depends upon the choices made in the here and now.  

When you anticipate a future problem, you take steps to prevent harm or minimize the damage.  

You do not give into fear, throw up your arms and give up.  

There is a season, but there is also a reason, a cause of effect of why something happens.  

Do you understand why something happens?  

The reasons why?  

For example, the nature of a virus means it cannot replicate and survive long outside a host. If you give it a host, the virus can survive and spread. This does not magically happen, it happens for a reason.  

When you anticipate what a virus will do, you take into account the behaviors of potential hosts and possible mutations.  

If the trend of COVID-19, are mutations which cause younger and younger people/hosts to be infectious and symptomatic, then you can anticipate the problem.  

Are you able to recognize the real enemy when dealing with contagions?  

The contagion is the real enemy and ignorance.  

Consider what you can do to be helpful and please, if you have to error, error on the side of caution.  

Save a life.  

Anticipate problems and adapt.  

"Constant Vigilance!"

Democracy

“To advise according to the laws what was best for the people”

                -  The Bouletic oath, Cleisthenes (credited with creation of Athenian democracy)

“I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I well know the weaknesses of the democratic form of government. 

Social equality and economic protection of the individual appeared to me always as the important communal aims of the state. 

Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.”

                            -Albert Einstein,   in “My Credo”

“Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our fathers made it inviolate. 

The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”

                                     -Abraham Lincoln

“Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and 

two because it permits criticism. 

Two cheers are quite enough: 

there is no occasion to give three.”

                 -E. M. Forster, “What I Believe”, 1938

“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.”

                                     - George Bernard Shaw

Kindred,

If you are called to engage a deadly enemy combatant in a fire fight, would you think it a weakness to gear up and wear a bulletproof vest?  

Should your team let you engage in the fire fight without a vest?  

Asking a person to wear a mask demonstrates care for the well-being of the individual, family and friends.  

It is not questioning someone's bravery or idealism to not live life in fear.  

We are engaging in a deadly fight with an invisible enemy, we need to gear up, wear a mask and get vaccinated to protect ourselves, family and friends.  

Why still wear a mask after vaccination?  

Just because someone is fully vaccinated, does not mean that person is not a carrier of COVID-19 and cannot spread it to immunocompromised, elderly and other vulnerables not yet fully vaccinated.  

It is one thing to risk your own life, but are you prepared to risk someone else's life unnecessarily?  

Save a life.  Wear your mask. 

"Constant Vigilance!"

Kindred,

Do you make decisions based upon gut reactions or emotion?  

Perhaps, decision making based upon ego or rather bruised ego?  

Not sure where this idea of stoicism comes from, but I rarely see it practiced.  

Incitement, hate and rage are emotions, negative ones, but emotions nonetheless.  

Despair and despairing into disparaging opinions also illicit negative emotions.  

All descriptions above are varying emotions and negative emotions.  

When is intelligence applied?  

Do you even practice discernment or intelligence?  

Really? 

Discernment is the ability to get to the heart of the problem, judge well what matters and what doesn't, the substantive and the inconsequential, the holy and unholy.

Intelligence is the ability to use your brain; discern the truth, assess, gather, learn and adapt to situations and apply knowledge wisely.  

No where in the discernment and intelligence process does it state to let your fears, insecurities and negative emotions run amok.  

Have you been following intelligent strategies by people with actual discernment and intelligence?  

Can you think of no real world life examples of what happens when you do not follow the best of the best or the most wise?  

Why must you have people insisting on seeing what real catastrophes and tragedies are like on a massive scale? 

The only reason it is not worse is because you have real intelligent people picking up after you and saving you.  

But when intelligence fails, take a good look around at what happens.

What are the consequences, do you know?  

Kindred,

For the believers, our allegiance must first be to the Lord. 

Yes?  

Do you agree?

We are commanded to place the Lord above all else.  

Yet, there are those, especially the unholy, who would challenge this commandment, by having you place your allegiance unto an untrustworthy person, a false idol; 

And indulge in hate and grandiose power, delight in sinful lust and abuses, which are mere shadows of one's own fear and insecurities in human frailties and degradations.  

As Christians, we are taught not to fear (fear not in bible over 360 times) or hate, let alone succumb to them. 

1 John 4:18 – There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.

Therefore, beware of who you give your allegiance.  

Make certain that person has the Lord's approval in character, deeds and actions.  

For we cannot serve two masters and end up in the same place.  

Happy Mother's Day!

Where would we be without our mother?  

We never know where the Lord will call us to go, but no matter where we are, our mother's love and teaching goes with us.  

Her love and care nurtures us; and allows us to grow into the person we are today. 

Thank you Lord for giving us our mom.  

Happy Mother's Day!

Love,

Your Baby

Kindred,

If you believe in the Lord and Jesus Christ, what should your belief and practice be about?  

Should it be about the power of sinners?  

Some sort of invincibility in power, false idols or even in Christ?  

Do you think that you will live forever?  

Therefore, what should it be about? (Hint: review the Lord's Commandments)

Kindred,

Remember

“Love … is … putting someone else's needs before yours."*

When you do not put someone else's needs before yours, then it is not real love.

Remember

"I never knew you.  Get away from me you unholy people."**

Feels like will be said on Judgement Day towards those that do not truly practice real love (who think that somehow transgressions can be forgiven and forgotten in the souls of sinners without remorse or confession of sin).  

I know I feel like saying it is not love at times when someone posing to love trample all over my civil rights by disrespecting my person and property in dishonorable ways.  

If you do not have consent, then you are violating.  

A person's life is not for people to play around with, dishonor and disrespect for game, power or anything.  

Remember

"Power is not wisdom." 

Overpowering a person and abusing power is not respecting or reading that person.  

Doing so will never get you to what that person is truly thinking or will be doing, especially when replacing with someone else's thoughts, words or actions (by messing with and messing up a person's actions thru fraud, lies and sabotage).  

The false sense of security that somehow you have control and forethought when you do not have self control or anything kind-thought or consideration for the victims, is narcissistic, grandiose and delusional.  

Ever heard of the adage knowledge is power?  

True power comes from enlightenment; being enlightened in knowing the pathways to salvation, having the power to heal the spirit, the mind and the body.  

If you do not practice love, then you have no pathways to salvation or any power to heal.  

What kind of power do you think the Lord is most interested in seeing you practice?  

What kind of love?  

*What Olaf says to Anna in Disney's Frozen.

**Matthew 7:23

Kindred,

As Mother's Day approaches, do you wonder where you would be without your mother? 

Where would you be without

Your wife?  Your daughter? 

The women in your life? 

Do you defend your women, your wife and daughters, against bullies, harassers, abusers and keep from harm? 

Why is it so easy to body shame them, hate them for being too fat, too old, too anything superficial? 

Hate because their body changes after giving birth to your children, old because no one can stay 21 forever...why so easy to dispose of your women, so easy to pick off your women, wife and daughters?  

Why so easy to hate your women, wife and daughters?

For Mother's Day, in addition to flowers and gifts, give your love, give your protection and give a hand.  

Find out if your mother ever experienced difficulties. 

Find out her stories or just a story about her life.

Kindred,

Everything, as you know, belongs to the Lord, including my person.

Do not have perps, including abuse of power sinners, inappropriately touch anything, including anything that belongs to my person.  

It is sacrilegious to participate in unclean and inappropriate acts.  

While sinners delight in the unholiness of their own damnation, the victims are saddened in pain and suffering.  

I know many are groomed into thinking Jesus Christ died for our sins; therefore, any sin will be automatically forgiven by Christ, but original sin is not the sins committed after baptism.  

From scripture you know that not all sins are forgiven or can be forgiven (Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 12:31).

Read carefully, even the sins which fall under can be forgiven, it does not mean that those sins are forgiven.  

It simply means that if you sin and then confess, repent and atone, there is hope for forgiveness and a pathway to redemption.  

However, you cannot assume forgiveness by the Lord.  

If you have caused harm and injury, you need to make whole the injured victim and atone for the harm and injury done.  

Kindred,

Do you let just anyone into your home?

Then, why would you allow stalkers, abusers or abuse of power perps into my home, a citizen or person's home?

What ever happened to the Constitution? 

Rule of law? 

Ethics and ethical standards?

Honor and decency?

When your life is at stake, would you find it funny to have people playing guessing games with your life, win at all cost attitude without regard for your well-being?  

What exactly do you think those people will win when cursed at by victims and the Lord?  

What happened to being Good Samaritans?  

And being the servant of the Lord?