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"...организация, всякая организация, освобождающая от каких-либо человеческих, личных, нравственных обязанностей.
Все зло мира от этого. Засекают, развращают, одуряют людей, и никто не виноват".

"Why should men love the Church? Why should they love her
laws?
She tells them of Life and Death, and of all that they would forget.
She is tender where they would be hard, and hard where they
like to be soft.
She tells them of Evil and Sin, and other unpleasant facts.
They constantly try to escape
From the darkness outside and within
By dreaming of systems so perfect that no one will need to be
good.
But the man that is will shadow
The man that pretends to be." (c)

"Мир оказался перед лицом величайшего осквернения всего, что наиболее совершенно в человеке, его разума и воли, его бессмертной души.
Большинство людей этого не сознавали, но ощущали со смесью отвращения, безнадежности и страха. Они не понимали, что мир представлял собой портрет того, что бо́льшая часть из них сделали со своей душой. Мы отдали свои умы и волю на разграбление и осквернение греху, самому аду: и теперь, словно неумолимый урок и расплата, этой картине предстояло предстать пред нашими глазами в физическом, моральном и социальном плане, чтобы хоть некоторые из нас наконец поняли, что мы натворили… Bойна – вот что я заработал для себя и для мира. Могу ли я жаловаться, что меня в нее втянули."

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you are God. You delight in mercy. I have made mistakes. I’ve committed sins. Some consequences may come my way, but I trust you, Lord. Number one, because of your grace, I’m forgiven. Because of your grace, I receive undeserved favor, but also thank you for your mercy. Because of your mercy, I don’t receive deserved judgment, so thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.

1. Be Merciful

It’s about acknowledging that we are all flawed and capable of erring while upholding God’s standards.

2. Faith!

This act of faith, calling out to God when we’re at our lowest, brings us to a crossroads where we can either cower in shame or embrace the belief that God is merciful. It allows us to believe that, despite our mistakes, God will withhold the negative consequences we may deserve and change our circumstances for the better.

3. Humility

Humility is defined as one’s dependence and need for God. True humility lies not in our resumes or worldly accomplishments but in recognizing our continual need for God’s grace and mercy.

4. Praise & Worship

This powerful act of faith is something we should emulate, not only during church services but also in our personal lives. Even if it’s just 30 seconds a day, embracing worship and praise can dramatically shift our spiritual lives and put us directly in the overflow of God’s mercy. It can be a simple singing to God in a quiet room, a walk in the park, or any situation where you can express your devotion. Embrace your faith, remember God’s mercy, and praise Him regardless of the circumstances.

5. Giving

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca ,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

The land was ours before we were the land’s.
She was our land more than a hundred years
Before we were her people. She was ours
In Massachusetts, in Virginia,
But we were England’s, still colonials,
Possessing what we still were unpossessed by,
Possessed by what we now no more possessed.
Something we were withholding made us weak
Until we found out that it was ourselves
We were withholding from our land of living,
And forthwith found salvation in surrender.
Such as we were we gave ourselves outright
(The deed of gift was many deeds of war)
To the land vaguely realizing westward,
But still unstoried, artless, unenhanced,
Such as she was, such as she would become.

"But in 1964, a writer told Giants manager Alvin Dark that Perry, then 24, was a good hitting pitcher, and might hit a home run someday. Dark responded, saying, "Mark my words, a man will land on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run."

Five years later, at 1:17 p.m. Pacific time on July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to set foot on the moon. Thirty minutes later, roughly 238,900 miles away, in the third inning at Candlestick Park, Perry hit his first major league homer, a blast off the Dodgers' Claude Osteen."

Умер Том Сивер. Наверное, лучший питчер в истории Нью-Йорка, несмотря на то, что играл за "Mets". R. I. P.

Bill Buckner, 1949 - 2019.
R.I.P.