Things have been a little depressing of late so, when a speaker in Sacrament meeting today referenced Elder(now President) Uchdorf's speech from last General Conference, I thought it was a good message for us at this time. God is in His heaven; He is in control. All of the stuff we deal with here on FR and elsewhere is not nearly as important as we think it is. It gave me comfort today and I hope it did for you.
Ping!
Amen. From a Catholic. :-)
Thanks, from a (fallen away) Catholic. ;>)
God is IN control!
Thanks for reminding us Reaganesque!
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
Psalms 3:1 A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me.
Psalms 3:2 Many are they who say of me, "There is no help for him in God." Selah
Psalms 3:3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
Psalms 3:4 I cried to the LORD with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah
Psalms 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.
Psalms 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
Psalms 3:7 Arise, O LORD; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah (NKJV)
SOLI DEO GLORIA!!!
Thanks so much! We could all use a spiritual uplift after these last months.
Another Catholic says thank you.
Unformtunately for me, when the days and nights are darkest in my life, I rely more on Jesus Christ to get me through from one minute to the next. If it weren't for His strength, I don't know how I could have survived. Somehow, some way there come mornings of sunshine and moments of joy even in the midst of affliction and it's then I know that no matter how my heart aches, there is still those moments of God's tender mercies to lift me up.
I would feel more comfortable if somehow you Reaganesque and some other knowledgeable people could start another conservative site for those who would feel more free to discuss Jesus Christ, politics and world events among ourselves, friends and civilized grownups without being assaulted and maligned by those who seem to know more about me, my thoughts and heart than I do. I've appreciated FR over the years and the great service it has provided; nevertheless, it's been a disappointing time.
Thanks, Reaganesque.
Thank you so much, Reaganesque! I love this talk and it truly is so timely! I shared it with several friends of mine from other denominations, and they all felt to blessed to have read it. What a beautiful testimony of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Also, please add me to the list of people who would like to be directed to a friendlier site. I’ve been a member of this site for many years, but I can see that it’s time to move on. :-(
Isn't the precedent that making a distinction with other groups invalidate any protected status?
Thanks Reaganesque, for these uplifting words. I’ve been really down since Thursday and this was a much needed shot of optimism.
Query: what is the purpose of this thread? Do you post new talk every day?
Nice to see the Catholics joining with Latter-day Saints to celebrate the gospel message, as opposed to some of the bickering and attacks from the bigots of the “religious right.”
Thanks for the morning cup of inspiration.
I am anxiously waiting for the return of Jesus Christ and the changes that will come with His physical presence here on earth.
Keep up the good work.
Since this is a devotional thread, please: do not pile on all of your perceived enemies and do a little dance.
Hold this thought.
So true!
You’d would have thought the reference to “hatefest” had to do with the constant early barrage on this thread against Christians. But, no, it didn’t seem to be coming from that direction.
The finger-pointing started with a line or two from “devotional” itself (which no one has yet to address). Then EverOnward accused non-Mormons of “assaulting and maligning” Mormons in post #10 when that wasn’t the topic of the “devotional.” Spiff seconded this comment in post #13. By post #17, Tortdog was calling folks “bigots.” By #21, Sandude was calling even voters who saw Romney as “qualified” yet voted for a more favored candidate as “bigots.” By post #33 tracer was accusing of others in past threads of engaging in a “hatefest.” By post #44, Tortdog was calling folks “the worst of the right.”
By post #52, P-Marlowe rightfully said: So the thread turned from one of a legitimate LDS devotional to a religious right and Free Republic bashing session at your prompting.
From the article: This belief distinguishes Latter-day Saints from many OTHER Christian denominations that teach that salvation is given to all who simply believe and confess that Jesus is the Christ.
Even minus all the poster rhetoric and the moderator determining that the above comments were open for rebuttal, this comment on the article was “game” for rebuttal from the get-go. (Notice that little word “other” slipped in)…So LDS are “other” Christians? (Is that like polygamous fundamentalist Mormons are “other” Mormons?)
People who argue that a person’s religion disqualifies him from running for the presidency is a religious bigot. It’s not my definition. It’s the dictionary’s. [Tortdog]
The very dictionary definition you’ve used once before Tort would qualify Moonies, Jehovah’s Witnesses and fundamentalist Mormons among others with aberrant beliefs to claim “Christianity” as home base. You might as well start claiming that all “New Age” groups are Hindu because they share common beliefs. Are you now going to say that Mormons are “Jews” because of shared common beliefs…plus other claimed overlaps?
We have Jews, and we have Jews for Jesus (Messianic Christians). But what if we had a third group: Jews for the Mormon Jesus? (Do you think either the Jews would be very happy if Jews for the Mormon Jesus claimed to be Jews just like them?...Or the Jews for Jesus folks would be happy in the same way if Jews for the Mormon Jesus also claimed to be Christians?)
Tell you what. Why don't you just start a Jews for the Mormon Jesus group. Be sure you alert every single major Jewish group...tell them that this group will make a special point of baptizing dead Jews...and inform the various Jews for Jesus types of groups. Put out one BIG press release saying: "The Mormon Jesus was Jewish. The key characters in the Book of Mormon were Jewish. We call all Non-Mormons 'Gentiles.' We call ourselves 'Zion.' We're Jews, too...So we are Mormon-Christian Jews."
Oh joy. Another “my religion is better than your religion thread”....Let me know who wins.