Faith is under attack.

Society, culture, big community, might seem chaotic right now, it’s for a reason, God wants us to see with our eyes the evil that is embedded in this country . Now we get front row witnesses to old systematic take down. We are all witnessing the dismantling of the old guard. Biblical times we are living through. Have faith....keep that faith...

Faith in Jesus is big part of larger Christian Judea belief system which says you have the right to believe what you wish, don't care where or need to give reason why. Practice among non faith person's even among other faith tribes. But they often don't allow same condition.

We resist violence as a go too when others oppressed us. Christians as followers of Jesus keep low profiles.Naturaly more humble we desire too show mercy.

It's getting to become normal for Jewish people along with Christian believers to be hassled for holding Faith.

Those making this statement in UK finding like many eastern places on the world this is becoming our norm. Bad theology promotes discord. Secularism promotes disharmony while pointing to failure of faith. 

When people attack those of faith, we become silent, we become less in number openly, our message gets distorted and lost. Faithful messages of justice, compassion like presently get lost and harshness and inequality becomes the new norm. 

Faith journey nurtured myself.i don't know where else l could have still gone or could still go.

The disciples said to Jesus ..where would we go if not with you ...how would you journey if had not found faith in the Message of Jesus. Message of God's love. Where would l be if this guy had not found Christian faith to be part of my ongoing journey. Nothing simply, nothing l ever witnessed given me this sense of God. This sense of wanting to belong ...it's flavoured the music the films entertained me. 

This faith journeys presented option for solutions struggled with.

This journey of faith given my life purpose, brought me into uncomfortable but difficult rewarding vocation. Faith journey nurtured myself. I don't know where else could have still gone or could still go.

Where could we go even in it's challenging poorly paid, rejection, some small degree of hostility odd damage from those established in the faith.

Still choose to follow Jesus in this faith journey on this life. Because well honestly nothing .Nothing else offered me an option. There something better, different, also brings Shalom to my working the 'stuff of life out'.

In the working out this stuff called LIFE. I clumsily, theologically, grasp Faith. Faithfully.

Gospel according to D' Angelo from the Wire .

 If you've been watching the series about inner city Baltimore, drugs docks, issues around poverty crime, waste, generally a hard watch.

Redemption doesn't arrive for many. Just harshness general oppression handed to them by political elite marrowed in greed themselves with plenty of evident corruption.

D'angelo wants out, but born into something that holds him. But he wants something different . Something better. But he can't got no message got no leader, got no one to follow.

Sticks with what he knows.

Remains a stastic on drug count. Suggest way of dealing drugs doesn't involve others beating up others to control the corners. Suggest as nother should return to education. Tried to be kinder.

Engages compassionate response to enemies.

But can't decide and demonstrates reality that's cruel  at times others lifes don't matter. He interacts with the drugs desires promotion that area .

Perhaps among the advice he offers is one identified above.

Points out who you are, is we here you come from has overriding arc to who you will become. How you handled the Life really about who you become.

In most senses it's hopeless struggle through hard meaningless task in harsh tough environment.

2025 echos with this message of despair.

We are never going to be ' Back in the day'. Never, the journey never goes back, never

All sorts stuff around us take our memories and reminding each person about perhaps time, place, people. They educated us about history of were person was born.

Tell us something about how place got formed, perhaps who visited bringing terror along with death. Statuses are erected to former rulers. Great people are immortalised. Events form input daily journeys past these places 

It part also of our journey. We forget, perhaps we don't visualise buildings that surround us, or impact us and we often recall. Build on we what happened. Journeys forged information into what we've discovered.

That beautiful view we do often see as we begin our journey. Old lines no longer carry trains but still have a start. Many reminding anyone listening about 'back in the day'.

It was better every one was going somewhere. Heading for better place in those good old days.

Just different, Just better. Just not the now of where we are, nor who we are.

We are never going to  be ' Back in the day'.

Never, the journey never goes back, never. 

Sometimes we pray as a song and it catches myself.

This lyrically is like a Jamaican slight Reggae feel..

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowéd be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, hallowéd be Thy name,
Hallowéd be Thy name.
On earth as it is in heaven, hallowéd be Thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread, hallowéd be Thy name,
Hallowéd be Thy name.
Forgive us our tresspasses, hallowéd be Thy name,
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
Hallowéd be Thy name, Hallowéd be Thy name.
Lead us not into temptation, hallowéd be Thy name,
But deliver us from all that is evil, hallowéd be Thy name,
Hallowéd be Thy name.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, hallowéd be Thy name.
For ever and for ever and ever, hallowéd be Thy name,
Hallowéd be Thy name.

Amen, amen, it shall be so, hallowéd be Thy name.

As l grew older, found again (like when younger) investing in possibilities of wonders and signs in the words that reading, saying into conversations. Keep returning to older more understood spiritual lessons that feel l`ve learnt. Delightful to discover almost recognising them again. Adding more value.

When we reread some parts ,Like Prayer above, wondering if your the same, me, well wrestle with forgiving part, not my greatest moments forgiving others, hasn’t been easy, along with the temptation outline , these aspects of the taught to us, ` Lords prayer` remain with myself real issue.

Beautiful statements....

O Divine

Power of Creation
Hallowed be thy name
The mystery of thy grace be with us
Give us this day our nourishment
For both body and the soul
And forgive us our shortcomings
As we forgive the shortcomings of those around us
Strengthen us in the ways of wisdom
And strengthen our spirit when confronted with evil
For thine is the glory and the power
Of all that is seen and unseen
For ever and ever
Amen

I will be exploring the end of Wokeisum very soon.
God willing.

Back to a few political issues...

 “Hitler won. He changed us. He made us like him.”

This must be the end of the road for Margolyes. She was born Jewish defiantly does not give her a license to use her media platform for anti-Jewish venom. Stated that Hitler converted the Jews into Nazis,

Well take deep breath , this is racist bilge , Time she was shunned by the showbiz world . Which has fawned and bowed until now. System should strip her BAFTA she holds. People are writing to the Honours Forfeiture Committee to ask that her OBE be removed.

Miriam Margolyes born 18 May 1941) is a British and Australian actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Mingott in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993), and achieved international prominence with her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama.

THIS old dispute between the children of Abraham and his decedents just ongoing issue that for some unGodly reason is active among the Westminster's bubble. the Westminster bubble is crowd around political ideology damaging our country,

often remote detached and living LIFES very different to indigenous people further away from this bubble.

Flags they wave, protest they engineer, like lifestyles they embrace allow them to make foolish comment's. Unstructured and created to cause offence.

Hull with an E as second letter.

Wet and loud. I'm still out at this time of night waiting for the arrival of a cover band. Sitting thru some drops presently as the rains come down heavy. But in suppose 'sense of dampened' community.

That last group performed highway to Hull.

Seams like l'm not only one spells Hull with E as second letter. Habit built on my understanding of local political desperation.