Mar 6, 2015

Problem with spiritual masterbation

The characters and the major events portrayed on The Wire are composite images reflecting the reality of Baltimore. Longtime residents of the city could provide you with the names of people bearing great resemblance to the politicians, policemen, drug dealers, dock workers, teachers and preachers portrayed in this television drama. However, what is often missed is that the creators of the show (one a former newspaper reporter in Baltimore, the other a former policeman and school teacher) are trying to convey a message about many American cities, not just Baltimore. Characters and events similar to those seen on The Wire have their counterparts in other urban areas facing the problems associated with illegal drugs and the consequences of a flawed national drug control policy. Baltimore may be the site of the gripping drama that is The Wire, but Baltimore is not the only American city that is gripped by the fallout from the war on drugs.

One of the issues for those watching with an eye on the UK is that we see so many life's destroyed by poverty plus stuff related 
The drugs are part of this scenario
The crime is part of this scenario
Along with faithlessness
Lack of funding
These are all Instituanal sins
We can pray,even dialogue,but many more in the Church run away from these issues, our faith becomes weak and shallow,pointless and irrelevent.
Fundings prevented longtime employment of many 
With a pastoral heart for the youths
Love the city
Want to proclaim its goodness
The reality is that we are disregarded
Even in the Christain world those pastoral concerns are ignored
The problems ignored
Now form apart of normal life
This is a sin an Instituanal sin,the Church is guilty of a type of spiritual masterbation where it stop having intercourse with those living plus serving the inner cities
They wish to sleep with power brokers
Not get hands dirty with real mission
Because temple need to be maintained
So real life's,lived like those close to the Wire or enviroments simiuliar become forgotten 
We point the finger and gossip about benefit culture
While we duel sin
Not resourceing those committed to the issues evident in shows like the wire

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Life going so fast,nephews even got homework.

What can l say Hull City had a good win. 4_1 against Cardiff. Nephew got me spending on him, every penny was worthwhile, we talked laughed ,...

MAYBE WE WON`T MEET AGAIN

. . . she got a postcard in the mail
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The simple words he wrote her
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How he'd hold her if his arms would reach
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near,Wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, "
I miss you so, wish you were here"