ONE DAY THERE WILL BE A KINGDOM DAY

 I woke up this morning, and none of the news was good
Death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothing anyone could do or say

And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
And I regained my senses again
Looked into my heart to find

That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learning' how to hate in Sunday school
Somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then

Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drumming' again
And I can't stand the sound

But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls

And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

SO HAVE THIS MIXTUE OF THEOLOGY, MUSIC, ENTERTIANMENT , TV, CHATS WITH PEOPLE AND NOT SUCH A GOOD HEALTH DAY.

So into that mixture present myself. 

`witness funny comments from my friends

abuse from local authorities

threats from Police to drivers

laughter among fair ground

expensive food in shops

tough laws around religion of fake prophets

sacrifice young girls to male migrants

unjust laws against indigenous persons

expensive tickets for Oasis concerts

expensive day out at football games.

poverty vey real among poor in UK vulnerable not helped.`

Take your time read this slowly.

These words are borrowed, basically  from Psalm 139, also taken back from BHP Pip Wilson like myself frontier youth worker 
In the shadows of who we are and desire to be in moments of our journey.
Beautiful, you.....Human with weight that brings, weight you share plus carry with others.
Beautiful Human being, treasure. The life you lived carry on living, with legacy heritage. The pain ..sadness .. shadow event's, incredible relationships. Place you are in. Places travelled captured mistakes.

You know those films you love  
You know that book you enjoyed reading.
You know that soundtrack formed your life.

It's all part of the, beautiful Human being called you, we need you to communicate the parts of this journey you'd like to share.
God says …I knew you...love you .want to be part of your LIFE.

Miss you Matthew. Miss all who KW. Has loved in various ways we Love 

While corner kids sat opposite getting younger cause friction.

There appears one overriding issue facing the cohesion of society presently . Other concerns are not being addressed. The issue brings negative response from educated people. Further divides sometimes observing across class. Then allegations along with accusations arise. Bitter divisions no Political solutions offered.

The church lacks leadership in theatres. No voice is speaking into these issues lack of clarity. My email inbox doesn't address the subject, causes me concerns, also need to question my contacts. Not been conversation we have openly shared either.

While corner kids sat opposite getting younger with only concern being who can they cause friction with this evening. The old gentleman had fought in Falklands didn't ask for abuse as he moved his bags along local bench in Valley gardens.

In the silence of the moments.

 #MorningPrayer

As we travel, Lord, whether it be a journey between places or a journey through life, give us an openness to one another and a willingness to engage, that we may build community and connection across difference and diversity, showing and sharing your love with all.

We all have journeys mostly daily steps we take. Into silence of the day. Walks in nature the golden harvested fields witnessed around ourselves .

Sound of trees leaves rustling remind us of God. Waves coming against the shore water laps up sandy beach.

These moments bring us into the moments of our reflections internally these form our larger prayers.

In the time of my confession.

So found this song that at one time expressed the pain that personally felt. In time when as guy in my narrative,it was me  who felt broken . .found song identified with. Been like a shadow in my video vault of music held close. All my emotional literacy was being expressed by another. 

Of course, learnt that it maybe was different shadow dance for the person who penned the lyrics. Understand plus grasp that, but connection was there. Recently listened closely to the song.

One discovery was why had felt so low in myself. You see l have changed, perhaps also l' have grown.

All the experiences of living shape myself. no longer feel this blue nor damaged. Recall me at that time.

But this here this is not Kevin who first heard the song......Every grain of sand.

Indeed the number of utterly different cover versions of the song should keep us aware of just how much there is in the music. Well exactly further in most music we often return towards.

(Personally my favourite version is by Emmylou Harris.)

 ...Which is interesting because the verse of the song opens with three lines based mostly on one note.

Community have placed great reliance due to Government not doing what they should.

Look after YOU

KNOW IT BEEN SAID OFTEN

BUT ALSO SOMETHING

WE FEEL EMBARRESSED ABOUT

Community have placed great reliance due to Government not doing what they should.

Funding not being provided.

Agencies of local councils employing unskilled workforce on poor contracts.

Hence the responsibilities falls on immediate relatives too provide what local Authorities must do. What local authorities Should do.

Listening to others, it's vital.

 Others always need to be in relationships where we can be valued. Accepted plus appreciated. When you are internally by your Soul, sharing then we can we expand our concerns, Then if we are listened too, we feel welcomed into the gathering, if Others take time allowing us too express.
We can do this for each other. Actually we must defiantly should .We can share our story our journey. That which is something about us. 
About who we are further what we have discovered.

Soul can get confused by movies

 Let's get right up to date with latest movie.

Superman 2025... Convoluted complex overly long. Lloyd AI generated technical stuff. Not literally true to origins but acceptable grossed 25 million on its first American weekend 

Faithful in part to 70s

All  favourites are present

Hero wins

Redcape

Still journalist

Popcorns £10 tub

We take our own

Great

Gathering.

Long...Long

But political messages are clear even embarrassing Aliens dislike major political messages. Fact Tells Louis lane he loves her.

Lot of selfies taken. Modern technical tools advertised. War torn mineral countries are exploited. Refuges status is explored.

Movies can expand popular views and often not understood by young teanagers or families going to modern reworking of story.

Emphasis often from funders or business even cooperation underwrite together product, view, theme into our minds.

Movies affect our souls. Influence our thinking, effect our feelings play without emotions. Never really just pure escapism.

Can be a minefield of thinking heart and mind complexities.

Why we use modern media to save our souls.

 

We use modern media, tabliod Gospel. 

To open emotionally literacy, so we can reflect. Can yes a person can express own view. Even if others won't accept. It's allowed the chance to say your point of view. Your words are valuable. Because it's a throw away media. Still had depth it's a thing a non transient topic. So people are open to speaking. Because it's common form of communication people are comfortable in the arena.

This can open person to explore deeper with Bible along with those who follow Jesus. Where if it was just linear exercise with book and pens.

It would fail although some can address topics this way. That can  come later . Non linear communication opens the discussion leading to growth.

Often religious films don't help faith bedate

As we look at inferred values in Movies one would imagine area of presenting Jesus. Would be points gained all around Not so. Often argument is same from secularism camp as it is from the Religious gatherings.
Often both reflect same complaint. The Passion suffered this.

Despite use of Jesus own Aramaic language.

Filmed with locals involved in the story casts

People thought it was too graphic,

People stated it was too violent,

People state too religious.

It's about Saviour dying most cruel barbaric way. Methods adopted to humiliate and bring shame. Watched this in cinema as we collected as a group. Some shouted out. Many were uncomfortable.

That in reality's the Church failed to award the film many merits. Actually it's great evangelical tool. Sadly not appreciated.

Films don't save our souls, allow us to discuss argue debate.

Films observe essential views into the lives of many people trying to navigate the difficult waters of adolescence problems, issues, sometimes  presenting resolutions BREAKFAST CLUB . ...WANDERER'S...WEST SIDE STORY. ...

Dark side of LIFE sadly painfully violence is explored and passage to  adulthood promoted as both exciting and terrifying.

THE WIRE captured lot of the issues really , documented coming-of-age story about a guy outgrowing their friends,

But involved in drug trafficking, crime , and violence . The  neighborhood is felt to be accurate  description and image of ones people know.

It's acknowledged, but compliant can be that Films present limited set of options. 

That is the value, So people like myself discuss areas of concern as we grapple to talk about each others souls and issues we are facing.

The screen gets filled with scenes of gray, cloudy exteriors and working-class malaise, and every character seems to hold secret issues. Here presented in ways observed can witness, just like LIFES lived. Not always willing to share.

Some films like...PRETTY WOMAN...LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST .. HARDER THEY COME...” Come against structures of authority, include here local government, teachers, church, even disc jockeys, Police, other gatherings like ones own.

So issues explored are some those watching can discuss , because it's only a Film we are watching . 

Films don't save our souls, allow us to discuss argue debate and have conversations about how we may feel our spirit is affected.

I know further confirmation l'm a heretic. But movies can shape plus save a soul.

Not talking about those wet whristian movies, wrote by generally American Whristian. Not those awful dreadful things.

No proper movies. Me just ordinary Kevin, not especially awkward everything about my LIFE is pretty normal. But there `for a while` when came to faith in following Jesus, became aware of added complexities. Add to this myself sporting ways chosen Boxing. Along with fact l was dee jaying DJ as called in clubs, Church youth settings plus the club scene. Well as it was. We got more money paid to play music often had big 70 x 70 big screens sometimes banks of TV in the bigger clubs. 

Most times `these on silent` with music, films, and MTV, in backdrop to the music we played from the decks.

Here culturally there was a battle, socially it presented obstacles. Many wasn't really schooled in nor prepared for.

Promise to revisit that in next few days.

But this guy, plus turns out others were being drawn into frontier cultural wars. Not wars active difficult discussions.

Films …Return to music later Films loved watching still do really suppose had over 50 years going to cinema, watching movies, buying boxsets. Flowed so easily into discussions, long deep conversations and lot of reflection.

Plus hot dogs , beer and good food.

Rewatching some that's new total. 

Further some rejection pretty mean comments from those in my tribe of faith followers. In fact its been brutal often Harsh. Even been scathing a little.

So lets get straight into the scene...Arguments will attempt to present

one of my favorites and its fairly recent.

INTO THE WILD

The soundtracks amazing, the issues are to do with trust

growing up, family, independence along with l have suggested individuality and stupid decision along with single mindness.

There is a type of spirituality that about choosing to withdraw. do we do that in faith community.

lack of gathering but comes across good role models.

painful ending.

Open up joys of teenage properties. who can we trust.

How should we make choices.

Of course there is reality V dreaming in each of us.

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

 

Built Bridge where ferry once berthed.

First got my sea legs crossing the muddy mucky Humber. On the Lincoln castle ferry as it plighed a local trade from horsewash  to Barton dock.

First pint at 16 as we sailed across on dark October evening. One summer in 1975 went across hour journey to Box against New Holland select. Not knowing the part of my life this sport would take .

It goes so quick and memories stay with you in a faint video vault. Finding as reached the Autumn of my life, can wallow in regrets. But everyday still has pace in it reckon still make some mistakes. Perhaps fewer now, 'through the prism of this journey so much would can be viewed about way much would unfold'.

Not found faith although convinced about some truths a commitment was a little while away.

The journey direction and LIFE is blinding carousal, don't pass ferry terminal ever really, ferry rotted away. Bridge takes everyone to the other side these days.

If you bless others, you too will be blessed

Dry ravioli added mascapone sauce which docketed with red Penni ,fromage fraze.

Selected small tomatoes, one mushroom, wee bit red onions.

Grateful enjoyable, tasty plus delightful.

You see little things happen like this drive out, bigger things like enough money.

Opportunity to assist others. Lift for few people. Food given away some of my economic well being shared.

Older person here l can vouch,' if you bless others you will be blessed.'

Wherever you go, that's where I'll follow. Nobody's promised tomorrow.

 Lost, lost in the words that we scream
I don't even wanna do this anymore
'Cause you already know what you mean to me
And our love's the only war worth fighting for
Wherever you go, that's where I'll follow
Nobody's promised tomorrow
So I'ma love you every night like it's the last night
Like it's the last night
If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you
If the party was over and our time on Earth was through
I'd wanna hold you just for a while and die with a smile
If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you.

LOST that's how it begins doesn't it, we feel the lose, yesterday Christina Ronaldo the footballer, a gifted human with incredible skill at football. Mourns the lose of his mate, Diego Jota, with the words.

.."it doesn't make sense."...

He correct, because as the song above says, by Bruno Marrs and Lady Ga Ga, Die with a Smile. 

..`Nobody s promised tomorrow`...

That brings everything into sharp , blunt and yes unreal honesty. Then (perhaps l am wrong) some people cast a moment to the deeper stuff. 

Christiano Ronaldo...it's just doesn't make sense....

Nobody's promised tomorrow.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Live each day. Prayers and thoughts

with the family of Diego Jota,

his brother, family and all staff at Liverpool.

Heretics worse kind of people.You know me....wear that with great pride.

Deconstruction is “a postmodern process of rethinking your faith without regarding Scripture as a standard”.

Well no, its much more then that but a start for some, however if we are open to discussion around faith. Some state that Bible is complete truth and cannot be dilated from further those who take that route are heretics. Worse kind of people.

Guess for a while l was part of emergence. simple thought knew the word to mean . We are developing in this way. So read books about emerging and emergence. Thinking both same thing, stuff was about how in faith of followers of Jesus . Well simply are developing as individuals into a faith community relevant to the new milieum. 

#MorningPrayer
Lord, your apostle Thomas
would not simply accept
the faith of others,
but only a faith
that was his own.
May we encounter
your risen presence
in our own lives,
the fruit of your cross
and empty tomb,
that your life and love
may flow in us,
through us,
and from us.

Toxity

Should toxic behaviour find a safety net in Faith community.
If your following the `Prince of peace` how can toxic behaviour find place of welcome.
How come it happens. How can little old ladies be so aggressive towards especially young girls.
Let's identify some actual examples. Reluctance as attitude to prevent youths using facilities. Then becomes action . Results in service users feeling` not welcomed.`

The sentence often used by people like myself,

"We are all invited to the table". Is not heard so uninvited to use community rooms.
Toxic behaviour starts to happen in secret closed meetings, Meet to make, action to expel members.
Individual is spoken about, further restricted in opportunities to be part of a group.
All examples the authors witnessed of toxic Christianity.

"We are all invited to the table"

Guess what even you and l.

Some news for East riding community `wannabe Jewish`.

Christians believe He is and the Jews believe He was not. Because there were many on both sides ,when the two factions were splitting. Rome had the most problems with Judaism . Worth noting they eventfully embraced Christianity. 

Both Christians and the Jewish religions believed there was just one God, they prohibited worship of other gods.

Christians stopped practicing Jewish traditions.

Most who lived time early Church moved away around the destruction of the Temple period.

This is when many Christians left Palestine.

They did not leave Israel as it did not exist they left where they lived Palestine. By own accord. Along with Jewish brothers and sisters, family and friends.

Historically speaking, the Christian religion is nothing but a Jewish sect. After the departing from Judaism, here developed Christian slave ethics other Kingdom values all follow logically.

Morally, ethically and culturally its more , much more then this.

Christianity was founded by a Jew.

St Paul’s shipwreck on his way to Rome in AD 60 saw the beginning of Christianity in Malta. We read in the Acts of the Apostles (28, 1-11) that the people of the island showed no small courtesy to Paul and his companions and loaded them with such things as were necessary.

According to St John Chrysostom, this shows that Paul converted a large number of Maltese to the Christian faith. Probably Paul on his departure from Malta left behind a small group of Christians, while, by the fourth century palaeo-Christian remains indicate the existence of a number of Christian communities scattered all over the island, although paganism still prevailed up to the Peace of Constantine.

Ruled by Rome’s able “friend and ally” Herod the Great. For Rome, Palestine was important not in itself but because it lay between Syria and Egypt, two of Rome’s most valuable possessions. Rome had legions in both countries but not in Palestine. Roman imperial policy required that Palestine be loyal and peaceful so that it did not undermine Rome’s larger interests. That end was achieved for a long time by permitting Herod to remain king.

Want to discover bit more about all these happenings read the Bible. The gospels and early Acts. 

IGNORE Ezekiel its a lot of drugs and Psychedelics.

You maybe wondering,why am l bothered, have not got better things to do then worry about, well be concerned about, a `tribal out post` of elderly' not of this world very long", imploding from the inside 'tribal wannabe `Jewish sect in east riding`. Mainly because they cause trouble, spread mistruths and not a little hatred.  

Visited this week on my `Lets try Church pilgrimage Sunday`, wish  had not. Embarrassed led by zealot Michael `hate preacher of toll gavel'. Society say something about fruit puddings and cakes along with what they produce. They are as`totally irrelevant Rod Stewarts pityful Glastonbury set.No longer required slightly painful.

But very sad. First temple Judaism heralding as belonging to the Jewish sect, not Christian as the ones they have aligned with wouldn't want them near their temples. The local Christians do not want them tribally connected either.

But clear God cannot bless them, as the are so far removed from his Gospel of Love and Peace. Its muscular spiritual triumphalism, Defiantly its not Christian. Spiritual bypassing--the use of spiritual beliefs to avoid dealing with painful feelings, unresolved wounds, hold developmental needs--Even here in this ..`backwoods back lane`.. its pervasive, thankfully largely unnoticed .

The words spoken were wrong, practices are wrong, beliefs are wrong.