TWO JOLLY COMPASSIONATE GIANTS CALLED LOVE AND FORGIVENESS

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The Serialization of RUST ON MY SOUL is added to each WEEK

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Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God

 with all your heart, and with all your soul,

and with all your mind.”

This is the first and great commandment.

And the second is like it:

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

(Matthew 22:37-39).

Early in my Christian thinking about this phrase, I want you to consider a few people who are human  giants because they’ve done just that, loved and forgiven beyond normal human behavior…lived tall and-sun crowned above the crowd.

 

These were not just midget moments when someone merely prayed or talked about these two giant emotions, but magic moments when they put them into total practice…and when they did…I think maybe the world wobbled on its axis…it was that mind boggling.

It always is.

And all of these stories below are true stories.  They really happened.

Quite likely many of you have seen the movie THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. 

This story which might be called the miracle on the River Kwai was not included in the movie,

but it did happen in the real life story. 

It happened in the south Pacific during World War II.  The Japanese forced their Scottish prisoners to labor night and day building a jungle railroad bridge.

As the bridge grew, the bodies of the Scottish soldiers shrank until they were nothing but skin and bones.

One day the Japanese Commandant began to scream at them that a shovel was missing and that if it wasn’t immediately returned he would kill them all on the spot.

No one budged and the Japanese commandant pulled out his gun.

It was obvious he was going to carry out his threat.

At that moment one man stepped forward and confessed.

The Commandant promptly beat him too death with a shovel.

When it was over, the survivors picked up the bloody corpse of their fellow prisoner and carried him with them to the second tool check.

This time, no shovel was missing.

Indeed, no shovel had ever been missing.

There had been a miscount at the first check point. The word spread like wildfire. 

An innocent man had willingly given his life to

save the others. 

The incident had a profound effect.

The prisoners began to treat each other like brothers.

When the victorious Allies swept in, the Scottish survivors lined up in front of their former captors and instead of attacking them insisted that there would be, “No more hatred.  No more killing.  Now what we ALL need is forgiveness.”

ALREADY STARTED Serialization of another book SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING 

This book, SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, is about dealing positively with the challenges of getting older and fosters the belief  that “If we would have new knowledge, we must get a world of new questions.”  (Susanne K. Langer)

MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS IN THIS BOOK ARE GOOD FOR IMPROVING ONE’S LIFE AT ANY AGE

“I am come that they (you) may have life and have it to the full.  (John 10:10)

Anyone who lives long enough gets older.  There are no other options.  How we handle the adventure is filled with options.

Keep both eyes on life, and not on the calendar.  Admit your age, but don’t admit to the fallacy that you have to act like it.  Saying, “I’m 39 and holding,” is more tragic than humorous because it argues that age has no attributes.

V. Neil Wyrick

Below a quote from it…

“Be like the farmer who, when asked what he was building, replied, “if I can rent it, it’s a rustic cottage.  If I can’t, it’s a cow shed.”

It’s called attitude and it can make us prematurely old or longer young.  For truly, things aren’t just what they are, but rather how we choose to see them.”

To access his other book’s; BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, RUST ON MY SOUL, POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC, I AM SIXTY PLUS AND NOT HOLDING, THE ABC’S OF PARENTING AND GRANDPARENTING, LETTERS TO AMERICA…go to Amazon.com (books) and type in Neil Wyrick.

 

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Below is a quote from Wyrick’s writings blog entitled ANGER VS. PATIENCE
“After the old man had departed, God called out to Abraham and asked where the stranger was. Abraham replied, “I sent him on his way because he did not worship you.”

God answered “I have suffered him all his eighty years although he dishonors me. Could you not endure for just one night?”

God suffers us, endures us! And forgives us and loves us and sets such a perfect example for us.”

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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM THE SERIES  “A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM” … (1st in series) (on this Wyrick’s Writing blog)

 “I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.

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To view an abundance of unusual stories and comments by Neil Wyrick go to Neil’s other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A SERIES “Depression…the Alien Within”  on this Wyrick’s Writings …each week

”Sometimes the best thing do, if depression descends on you, is for a little while to try to wipe clean the slate of your worried mind.  To give such thoughts some muted silence.  Seek an emotional whiteout.  Just let the soft breeze of nothingness blow for a while.  And then, read John 14:27 and hear Jesus saying, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” 

“Do you enjoy visiting friends? More than likely you’re thinking, Preacher, of course, I do.
Now let me ask the other side of the coin - Do you enjoy visiting enemies? No?

 

Well, I know you must enjoy visiting at least one enemy because, like myself, you probably visit this one quite often. Unfortunately, we all …visit this enemy…whose name is anger.

Some visit anger seldom . Some on a regular basis. And during those visits, some spew and others stew.”

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