A New Creation

I've lost my key to my filing cabinet. What is the best way to force entry? I've tried praying to God but as usual, prayers fail. I hoping you have more practical suggestions.

Where not Nature 'Red in tooth and claw' I'd be one to find solace in a holy, changing text of an ever-changing, transcendent being.

Alas...the world is all around me.

It drips blood from every talon, it stinks with killing which makes 'life' possible. What sort of god would create such an evil thing?

The wars of the gods, and the gods of the wars all lay down together in this red, and unholy river. They, baptized, self-extinguish a right to speak delusion as truth.

The words of men are all we have. Though often caught in emboldened lie, they still say more than all the gods put together.

The gods all lie. Humanity speaks. The gods will kill a man or woman for naught, but man, largely needs a god to kill.

The passage in scripture that is referred to as The Lord's Prayer and also the Our Father: Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven, give us this day our daily Bread, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. OUR FATHER, as in the Father of the entire human race considering that not only did He create everyone but also everything. WHO ART IN HEAVEN, not only is He in Heaven but He is also putting the finishing touches on the Heavenly Jerusalem not to be confused with the New Jerusalem which is going to go down the tubes just like the Old Jerusalem only more so. HALLOWED BE THY NAME, actually God is Pure Love but from so many of the posts that call themselves christians, you would never know. THY KINGDOM COME, God's Kingdom which will be a Kingdom of Pure Love and it is for all of His children which is ALL OF HUMANITY. THY WILL BE DONE, Like it says in many places in the bible, it is God's Will that ALL BE SAVED, also if all that someone calling themself a christian, cares about is going to the "good place" , how christian is that, considering that on the cross Jesus said, "Father forgive them", there is not an asterick after them, them means ALL OF HUMANITY, we have all done wrong at least I have. ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, as it says even the forces of evil, satan and his cohorts, are working toward the Will of God even if inadvertantly, besides being a liar and a thief, the deceiver is also a loser. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, this refers not only to that which sustains us physically but also the Eucharist which is the BREAD OF LIFE. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US, this is a divine equation, pure and simple, Jesus told us as much. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, satan is the tempter and like it says when we fall which we all seem to do at times at least I have we can ask for forgiveness, we can go directly to God for forgiveness, the curtain in front of the Holy of Holies has been torn in two, yes the one that so many people are trying to sew back together. BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE, yes satan and his cohorts are real and in God's Plan, All of Humanity will be delivered from all evil that is why we are to be willing and active participants in God's Plan whatever we may have been called or chosen to do. Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

Chuck,
As a Christian mother of 4 children ages 8-18, I am delighted that there is a intellegent Christian author who is contributing to this site. I have been looking for ways to interest my children in Christian versions of Facebook and Myspace. It is difficult to be "in this world" and not "of this world". As hard as that purpose is for adults, it is even harder for teenagers. To have a place on the internet to proclaim their faith in Christ may help them dare to be different from the world around them. Stay the course.