[tri-wings] Re: How do you tell people?

> From: "Paul Farmer" <pfarmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> So many times, it is in "church" where we suffer the most anguish  
> and the
> least support. "Religious" people can be very hard and cold. Their  
> opinions
> can seem to be too rigid. And, they can hurt us deeply. Usually the  
> most
> pain is dished out at weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
> The tendency is to pull away whenever we are hurt. The people Jesus  
> had the
> hardest times with were the religious people, not the tax  
> collectors, sinners, or even soldiers.
Paul,
It is always good to see your name.  I tried to respond to a post  
that you had made on a website, but the address did not work.  I hope  
I still have the message, but since my computer is giving me fits and  
not sending my e-mails to me, I'm having to read them from the  
archives.   I'm trying to connect two computers in my house to the  
internet.  But I have iMacs, and the people in the stores, just don't  
get it.  Guess I'll have to go to the Apple Store.

Back to the topic:  You are so right.  And my dad always said that  
you are not going to change lives if you always go where the  
"religious" people are.  You need to go to the highways and byways,  
so to speak.  He claimed that his most successful talks about his  
beliefs were in the local store on the corner of the highway and main  
street.  You know, the one where the farmers go after they have sold  
a load of grain??  Anyway, that was a long time ago.  I just have a  
habit of remembering my dad's words of wisdom.  Just little kernels,  
but always there.
Sheila
MN Grandma to Hope (T-18 Nov1,01) & Alison, Cadence & Bridge
Mom to Cheryl (& Denny) and Wade (& Charity)
Wife to hubby, Richard
Those who wish to sing always find a song.  Swedish Proverb





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