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Like you, I weep when yet another wave of violence breaks out across
the world. I think on the commandments
of my Christ and I see anger and hate rule yet another time.
I check the
statistics of wars (there have only been
250 years of peace in over 3400 years of documented history. Some people
suggest there have only been 26 days of peace). and think
on all the destruction and compare how it might be with a world growing and
green instead.
And I think
"Must we go on hating forever?"
And my answer, "Not in my house or
my heart" for here I do (with the help of my living Lord) have some
control. AND SO
DO YOU!
I can fall to my knees and stay there
when I grow toward anger. Stay there until the anger goes away and I have
had to ask forgiveness once again.
Or harboring thoughts I should not... preach and pray and seek Biblical and philosophical
solutions to this malady of the mind.
I can and I
will extend extraordinary effort toward peaceful thoughts into every crevice of
my mind and soul...I must not say "What is...is" and give up on the
battle.
If it is easier to hate than love, to
grow angry than patient, then I must pray an ever increasing number of prayers
and make it my personal battle against such devilish behavior. And repeat this mantra a dozen times a dozen
times and that just a start of what I must do.
And I would
ask you my reader...right now to pause and pray for me that I will each day
gain a little against any falling back.
You may
have heard of the prayer, "Dear Lord, give me patience, but please
hurry."
All
the virtues in the world are easily lost or certainly trampled upon when we
lose our patience.
Why
do we fail in our efforts to love more and hate (oh how we hate that word "hate"
and the world filled with those who say they have never really hated when
sometimes some unfortunately have)
The fatigue of living...that's why
we so easily lose control; the natural disasters, our weakness and the weakness
of others on a collision course, insults, opposition, etc.
It is so difficult for
patience to survive.
One day a
man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted them to be sent
to his mother, who lived 200 miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a
young girl, sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she
replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have 75
cents and the rose costs two dollars."
The man smiled and said,
"Come with me into the flower shop, I will buy you a rose."
He bought the little girl
her rose and then arranged for flowers to be wired to his mother.
As they left the store he asked the girl if
she needed a ride. "Yes, please. You can take me to my mother," she
replied. She then directed him to a nearby cemetery and placed the rose on her
mother’s grave.
The man then returned to the
flower shop, canceled the flower order to his mother and instead bought a bouquet
of flowers and drove the two hundred miles to deliver the flowers to his mother
in person.
"Must
we go on hating forever?"
I guess when
enough in the world are willing to go not just an extra mile but a super two
hundred miles to deliver bouquets of peace...to gather in large numbers crying
out "love" rather than "kill." To plant
gardens rather than turn gardens into battlefields.
Then perhaps we
may be on our way to this massive miracle called "love thy neighbor as
thyself."
It is a miracle now isn't it.
"John, I forgive you."
"
Mary, I still do not agree with you but I will always defend your right to
disagree with me." "Arthur and
Jane, I am working toward being able to hold your hand in
fellowship...meanwhile I no longer meet you on a regular basis with a clenched
fist."
Have
you ever thought...."Why make all this effort to add love to the human equation?
God will forgive me anyway."
Let
me tell you a story. It is from the
movie PEARL HARBOR.
Near
the beginning of this film, there is a scene where American pilot, Rafe McCauley
to go to England to join the British in their battle against Germany. It offers the possibility of death but this
does not deter him.
On his arrival at the British
airfield, Rafe walks slowly by the host of badly damaged Spitfire planes from the battle with the Germans the day before.
The British commander welcomes
him and shows him the plane he will fly.
Their conversation is
interrupted by the commander's assistant who brings him news that two more
English planes have just been shot down.
The commander turns, looks at Rafe, and asks him,
"Are all Yanks as anxious as you to get themselves killed, Pilot
Officer?" And young Rafe McCauley replies, "I'm not anxious to
die, Sir. I am anxious to matter."
I
guess this is what all of this is all about.
Whether you and I and enough of us are willing to go that extra two
hundred miles...to be the kind of person who wants "to matter."
To make a difference in the world
rather than finish out our life working at being invisible.
To live so that one day no
one can put on our tomb stone a question mark.
What
have you volunteered for recently? When
did you volunteer...
...a comment that turned a
conversation around in the right direction.
...or did a good deed that went way and beyond
the ordinary...a good deed that took more loving effort than you were willing
to give...but you gave it anyway.
C.S. Lewis remarked, "The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its
donation."
What do you give of yourself?
When? How often? Is your life a life that matters?
Is
your excuse if an excuse is required, "No one asked me." Must you be asked to know that it is right to do a
good and loving thing? Has not Christ
asked of you as a Christian to do and be this loving thing?
Can
you say "I helped to spread love today.
I practiced love today. I
practiced patience today."
There is a
special joy in being able to say that and there is an emptiness in not being
able to say it.
Do you feel that
emptiness? Well, yes and no. Because after all...it is emptiness.
QUOTES ON PRACTICING
LOVE
He
that loveth not, knoweth not God;
for God is love.
for God is love.
~
John 4:8
Let
the wife make the husband glad to come home.
Let the husband make the wife sorry to see him leave.
Let the husband make the wife sorry to see him leave.
~
Martin Luther
Humility
and love are precisely the graces which the men
of the world can understand, if they do not comprehend
doctrines. They are the graces about which there is no
mystery, and they are within reach of all classes ...
[The poorest] Christian can every day find occasion
for practicing love and humility.
of the world can understand, if they do not comprehend
doctrines. They are the graces about which there is no
mystery, and they are within reach of all classes ...
[The poorest] Christian can every day find occasion
for practicing love and humility.
~ J.
C. Ryle
It
is not how much you do, but how much Love you
put into the doing that matters.
put into the doing that matters.
~ Mother
Teresa
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CHURCH BOOK CLUBS ARE USING REV. WYRICK'S 9TH BOOK "The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln."
It is available on amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and many other book sites.
A new quote below from
Rev. Wyrick's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN (read the rave reviews below the quote)
It was late summer in 1864 when Sherman’s army captured Atlanta. Ten weeks later, from this jumping off
point, 60,000 men began a march through the
heart of Georgia
to the ocean. Destruction of everything
in between was the goal. Homes and almost every other standing
building were sacked with appalling efficiency until what had once been
beautiful was utterly destroyed and forlorn.
Delivered by some men who did so with regret and by others who had lost
their last vestige of kindness.
It was Sherman following his own instructions,
“…modern wars are not won simply by defeating armies, but by destroying the
ability to wage war – wreck railroads, burn fields, eradicate all economic
resources – war is not glory – war is hell – and every man, woman and child
must learn the lesson quickly.”
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation
of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt.
Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is
an extremely well written book that investigates what might be
termed the spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and
with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has authored a wonderful
examination of the spirituality of one of American history's most devoutly
religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian
minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick says, 'He wore
the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed with what God was
doing in the world than with what he, president of the United States in the
midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last major speech he
distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's
'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk out
of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book for
our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career, Wyrick
compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety
transcends politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James
H. Smylie Professor
of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil
Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States through
the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of presentation is
very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick
makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed
them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
QUOTE BELOW IS FROM WYRICK'S
WRITINGS
There
is no other organization in the world like the church. It is a breed unto itself. It is a congregation of sinners, not a
country club for saints. To become a
member you have to profess your unworthiness.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO TAKE YOU THERE
(These are selected sermons from over 50 years of ministry and as a worldwide evangelist Rev. Wyrick preached them all the United States and all over the
world)
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CLICK ON www.go60.us
IT WILL TAKE YOU A NEW WEBSITE FOR SENIORS....click on
"Voice" on the home page and then on the list of authors click
on Neil Wyrick
Recent articles Rev. Wyrick has written for this web site are:
REFLECTIONS
·
Here Comes Summer (July 2012)
·
Spring (May 2012)
·
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
(April 2012)
·
Wayward and Windy (April 2012)
Just
remember that “the pain of discipline will cost you pennies, whereas the pain
of regret will cost you millions.”
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How can we keep our faith from being a weak and fruitless thing? How can we not be foolish little men and women groveling in the dark shadows of overeager egos.
Well, first we must do more than just pray. We must believe in our own prayers.
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Anxiety
out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot
forward.
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It's
an old joke, I went to the doctor and I said, “Doc, when I do this, it hurts.”
And the doctor said, “Then don't do that.”
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How many things have you been anxious
about that were things which you knew before you got into them were probably
going to create some problems for you?
And if you asked your doctor, or your minister, or common sense and your
God, all of them would have said, “Don’t do that.”
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To buy into the
community of accountability we have to realize that like bikers we are divided
into two categories. Those who have fallen and those who will fall for anything. None of us are perfect.
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Think
on it this way, some philosopher of old wrote it and it endures because there
is so much truth in it… every right
implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a
duty
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Some of the sermon titles
posted recently
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Before you decide
to purchase or not purchase his book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.... view his Award Winning One Man
Dramatization of Lincoln (since he wrote the script
for this drama it will give you an insight into what you will find in the book
itself)
Available on
Amazon.com in printed form and on Amazon Kindle Books. and at
many other sites
TO VIEW THE LINCOLN
One Man DRAMA and 3 other dramas; Ben Franklin, Martin Luther & Charles
Wesley
click on the
following URL
http://www.speakerneil.com/
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BELOW
ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
Two stores faced each other across a very
busy street. Their owners were in constant competition
with each other. One day, the owner of
one store put out a sign that read – If
you want it, we have it!
Almost immediately the other owner put out a
sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t
need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY
OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
WHO ARE
YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are
you?
You influence and are influenced
according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because
you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our
thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but
wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED "Who
Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one
as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are,
but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED
ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY
TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it,
to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A
belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you,
constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes
POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING ENTITLED WHO
ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts
cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day
of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How
could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my
friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more
complicated.
Would you like to read the entire thought
piece? Then... TO TAKE YOU TO THE WYRICK'S WRITING'S
SITE
click on
the following
Yes, God loves you the way you
are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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Click on the URL below to WATCH NEIL IN
HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN,
CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To
Order and Read
Neil's 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GO TO amazon.com
QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
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