i read two depressing blogs today... all i've been saying to myself as i type is... "that's so sad." they (the blogs) kinda make me angry, too. for one of them, it was because such injustice brought onto them. for the other, it was because they bring such injustice onto themselves.

they have reasons to be angry in their own right... but is that what god would want from them?

i pray that one day, each will long to forgive the ones that hurt them. that one day, each be truly sorry and long for forgiveness from the ones who they've hurt.

there's so much POWER in words. first Hebrews 10:32-39 (MSG), then those two blogs.

speaking of that passage...

Hebrews 10 (the message)
³²Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! ³³Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse--some days it was you, other days your friends. ³⁴If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn't touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. ³⁵So don't throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It's still a sure thing! ³⁶But you need to stick it out, staying with God's plan so you'll be there for the promised completion.

³⁷It won't be long now, he's on the way;
he'll show up most any minute.
³⁸But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust;
if he cuts and runs, I won't be very happy.

³⁹But we're not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We'll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

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'the early days... you were sure of yourselves then.' after going to both conferences, it really feels that "once again -- for the very first time -- my eyes are opening" to 'the light.'

power in words....... 'don't throw it all away now... if he cuts and runs, i won't be very happy.'

don't rationalize. bring truth into the light. endure like the sun! stay with my plan, stay with what i have planned for you, and act. don't cut and run... not this time, no longer. stay with me... trust me and you'll survive.