Matthew 18:3, "Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven."
Jesus wants to give you more than the moon, He wants to give you eternal life! Ask Him to change your heart and life.
I have to share the following off of Facebook:
“Tattoos on the Heart”
Meditations of a priest Gregory Boyle, who for over twenty years has labored with and serving in a Los Angeles ghetto on what he has learned from the homies who are his extended congregation.
His compassion in helping young men to begin a new life apart from being in a gang, opened a Bakery “Homeboy Industries” giving employment to them.
One Latin employee was a former gang leader dealing drugs and firearms, became a overseer of converted rival gang members in the bakery. Many people have heard of the “Homeboy Industries” and a group of “white adults” went to see for themselves the bakery. They couldn’t believe how everything was “Great”, the former rival gangs working together were “great”. The overseer was “great”, t he bread was “great” Everything was “Great”!
After they left the young Latin overseer said to Gregory Boyle, “man what is this with white people and “Great!” The priest said it was a positive word and then used the word Great with him at every chance he could!
One day the young Latin Overseer for the first time in his life was able to provide a decent home with money he made from honest employment. When his little girl entered the apartment she sat down and exclaimed, Daddy this is GREAT!
His heart melted as he truly understood the meaning of Great, and the compassion of others who had showed him love and compassion, helping him in his new journey in life. He became a changed man after that.
On a usual day of work the young Overseer was at the “Homeboy Bakery” helping to load us the delivery truck with bread, a car went slowly by with rival gang members out looking for enemies, none could be found, so they shot and killed the young Latin Overseer because he happened to be there outside and in view.
This poem written by a former gang member and employee at the “Homeboy Bakery” was read at the Overseerer’s Funeral.
“With That Moon Language”
Admit Something:
Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.”
Of course you do not do this out loud;
Otherwise,
Someone would call the cops.
Still though, think about this,
This great pull in us to connect.
Why not become the one
Who lives with a full moon in each eye
That is always saying
With that sweet moon
Language
What every other eye in this world
Is dying to
Hear.
- By Hafez
“The power of boundless compassion”
“So whether one is Latin, Blacks, White, Asians, Indians, Gay, Lesbian, Hindu, Christian, Islamic, Atheist, Agnostic, Educated, Illiterate, Wealthy, Poor, 1st World, or 3rd World should make no difference if the Love of Christ dwells in your heart to reach out and love another as Christ has love you! “ “The world is Not dying for a telling of the Truth, They are dying for a religion that works!”
– Pastor Dwight Nelson
God's best 2 U, Joy J
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