Goodness – Page 37 – Zero Lift-Off

The Rosary Devotional Meditation

I did some research on the matter of the Rosary and its importance to some Catholics! It is only in a sense a tool to focus on the praying or speaking to God because it utilizes all the senses and humans being easily distracted creatures of habit that isn’t such a bad idea. Portions of the Rosary repetition are again directing the person praying it to focus attention on the Divine Mysteries in a devout manner not for the sake of repetitive pagan customs as some have eluded such as the case implied where the King James Version of the Bible speaks to the matter regarding such practices by Christians as being persons “thinking by repeating themselves will be better heard by God.” Catholics are not doing that if they know what they are doing and why these practices evolved right from Scriptures from the Apostles who wrote those divinely inspired words from God.

I spoke to a priest I know and he did explain to me how saying a Rosary is a devoted form of prayer which is fully accepted and prescribed by the Church, and as I already mentioned how distraction can be our enemy which is another way of putting it in my mind, because I know I do get distracted praying in my usual manner and the Rosary has the quality of focus on communion with Jesus Christ and all of the Divine Mysteries helps any of the countless faithful to overcome that break in focus and devotional humble prayer to God!

A man I met through a former career in the workplace that I got to know very well when I had that government job a while back was a devout Catholic and a Chemist while his wife a microbiologist. He told me how they both would do Rosaries every day; these people were the real deal being truly devout and the guy actually went to Seminary some years prior to his government position studying theology and also was in a monastery for quite some time just before he was to take his vows to become an ordained priest; but he had an epiphany and God directed him to another mission in life! This man gave me the pocket size version one day at work just before the time that some bad people moved against me and my troubles began when a serious injury occurred. The book is “My Imitation of Christ.” This book by Thomas Kempis has been the second most popular spiritual book only second to the “Sacred Scriptures.” The first chapter states, “That to follow Christ let it be our chief study to mediate on the life of Jesus Christ.” It also says, “But it happeneth that many, by frequent hearing of Gospel, are very little affected because they have not the spirit of Christ.” It goes on in that first chapter to explain that one could know all the Scriptures and still fall short of knowing Jesus Christ and making one’s life “conformable” to Him! Therefore, I so far think that the Rosary is a tool to “conform” and be in such UN-distracted love and service to God that one is certainly in closer “communion with Christ” by means of the “Holy Spirit” when in a sense one relinquishes self from daily material life and all sensations allowing one to be free of worldly distractions, entering into deep communication with God through Jesus Christ while doing these prayers of the Rosary. You and I can believe or know that if Jesus came in person right now and spoke to us of this praying of the Rosary, He wouldn’t find any fault in it at all if those doing it are sincerely doing what the stated intention of the devout Rosary practice in praying to God is about; and that anyone caught up in this “devotional meditating” a very intimate and personal thing, that it is surely being loving and faithful to Christ!

I’m sure there could be a long study and discussion of this subject by any of us to try speaking to it in truth as to its benefit or merit or possible fault if any! I believe many things in this life that we humans do God searches out the heart to know the true intentions behind those actions and will judge accordingly! But this is why I say doing rosaries would be better time spent for an old granny sitting at a slot machine all day which I have witnessed! If anything is leading a person astray the latter surely does that in spades! I was writing this and felt compelled to call the priest I admire the most and even can consider a true friend to say how I’m so moved by the Holy Spirit right now to be writing this and how being in “devout communion with God” is the most important thing we can do, as much and as often as we can, so that we walk with Jesus each day! I hope we can find the truths we need to find, all of us who seek God’s will, as I am always open to that!

God Bless You and Yours, Brother in Christ Jesus,

Lawrence Morra

Additionally: “The Rosary consists traditionally of three sets of five Mysteries, each Mystery being meditated on while reciting a decade (a set of ten) of Ave Marias. The 150 Ave Marias of the Rosary thus echo the 150 psalms. These Mysteries concern events of Jesus’ life during his childhood (Joyful Mysteries), Passion (Sorrowful Mysteries), and from his Resurrection onwards (Glorious Mysteries). Another set, the Luminous Mysteries, is of comparatively recent origin, having been proposed by Pope John Paul II in 2002. Each decade of Ave Marias is preceded by the Our Father (Pater Noster or The Lord’s Prayer) and followed by the Glory Be (Gloria Patri) (Doxology). The repetition of the fixed-language prayers assists recitation from the heart rather than the head. Pope Paul V said that “the Rosary is a treasure of graces … Even for those souls who pray without meditating, the simple act of taking the beads in hand to pray is already a remembrance of God – of the supernatural”.

See the Light

learn to adapt

Everyone is different and we of course have many similarities in that we are all human beings but also many acute differences making us individuals. This world and we who inhabit it were not meant to be perfect or live in such a tumultuous plane of existence in blissful harmony! You mention adversity and to me that is the key to our being here, to meet any and all challenges with tenacity and determination to see what we can do with what is before us, to never quit or give into the great lack or imperfections that infect this world. Many unfortunately it appears give into circumstance or that lack of this or that while others say no way I won’t accept this and fight to change whatever they can or at least in the process themselves, hopefully for the better!

My wonderful father told me something once when I was a very young teen, he said, “Lawrence my son in this world a person has to come to realize that it comes down to adaptability!” He added, “That you have to learn to adapt to whatever comes your way in life and accept and make the best of things, because you’re not going to change the world.” Very wise I realized in time that my father had this objective wisdom that he imparted to me, as I would later recognize we are all “individual works of ART” and no telling what each will be in the final analysis, or until the fat lady sings! Each of us have multitudes of decisions or moments in the finite plane of material living and each one alters the path we are on whether ever so slightly or dramatically; each one leads to the remaining moments of the rest of our lives and no telling how it will all sift out! I could have been a shit heel almost all the way to the finish line cheating others and more importantly cheating myself, but perhaps before it’s over see “the light” that God has put in this world for all to realize which is of a Divine nature and infinitely wiser than any of the wisest among us; telling me that this must be the ticket, to be “divinely inspired” is a sure bet to accomplishing our own “individual mission” which is all in the “hands of God ,” not us or any conceptualization one can ponder, let go and with “humility” say I’m yours Lord to mold and shape as “You will.”

Just like the criminal on the right side of Jesus at Calvary being crucified for his crimes he saw the light before it was too late and the other criminal to His left denied the LIGHT causing his eyes to be plucked out!

We have FREE WILL to change Course and Consequence every single second of our lives! Plenty of opportunity to answer God; before He either embraces us or let’s go!

It’s not about formulas, programs or cookie cutter patterns to follow for success.

“God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change…the Courage to change the things I can…and the Wisdom to know the difference.”

Lawrence Morra

Only One Path to Eternal Life

You who saved and promote the end of cruelty to animals, of course that is a good work or deed and I do believe like so many good people with a kind heart we should want to promote this cause; but we must be in the front lines of defending “Human Babies” first; and commit to that cause or the others are a waste of your time and energy according to God!

Too many say look at me I do so much for innocent animals and when before God on their judgment day that will not fly at all! God tells us this in the Holy Scriptures where he states clearly that many will say, but Lord did I not do all these good deeds and works in your name, surely I must be counted as worthy! “It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.” (Luke 17:2) This means any innocent but specifically God was referring to children.

“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”(James 4:17)

“I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:10)

“I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am He who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds”(Revelation 2:23)

“Then they said to Him [Jesus], “What must we do to perform the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” (John 6:28,29)

“And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges Me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but whoever denies Me before others will be denied before the angels of God.” (Luke 12:8,9)

“The one who rejects Me and does not receive My word has a judge; on the last day the Word that I have spoken will serve as judge.” (John 12:48)

“Those who believe in Him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:18,19)

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God – not the result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8,9)

“He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” (Titus 3:5)

I say this to all of you as a servant of God the Father in Heaven from his Holy Words to us His children.

Each of you reading this post take to heart these departing words I share with you, as these should make it clear that you have only little time to make up your mind and heart while there is still time to do so, because these words are what you must shudder in fear of potentially hearing from Him!

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name? And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.” Matthew (7:21-23)

Therefore “all you LinkedIn people” that actually care where you end up for Eternity and love “Goodness and Truth,” beware we have all been forwarded and our personal clocks could run out of time at any moment; as well the entire material world’s clock is running out, whether you want to call it the secular Doomsday Clock being a couple of minutes to Midnight, or according to the Holy Scriptures clearly defined in the book of Revelations that the END is coming at the “appointed hour!” So take these words and work them into your consciousness and daily life here on earth in earnest!

Philippians 2:12 Paul wrote, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

“So then, dear friends, as you always obeyed me when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey me now while I am away from you. Keep on working with fear and trembling to complete your salvation,” Good News Translation

God Help Us All! Amen.

Lawrence Morra

Difficult Times Ahead

If we don’t remember the past “all of it,” the good the bad and the ugly, we will be doomed to repeat it and not learn or grown in our wisdom from our trials and tribulations! The future lay ahead up the road of life, what that future will be is largely dependent upon our shared understanding and wisdom! Ignorance, arrogance, stupidity, apathy and despair should have no place in it as they are never an option; but a hindrance!

Lawrence Morra

The Abomination and Massacre of The Innocent

I see so much trickery going on it is truly sickening

In my observance of various groups of sometimes well intentioned individuals to even devil may care persons I became very concerned about what I see as a twisted secular undercurrent of apathy toward unborn innocent human beings by extremely large segments of the population and how some people would rather invest excessive amounts of time and resources to protecting many wonderful animal species that are being decimated or being treated cruelly every day but these same individuals do nothing to protect or express outrage over the annihilation of unborn human babies in the womb, birth canal and now even outside of the womb! This to me is evidence that the human race is in dire straits morally speaking as well as literally facing self-imposed deadly consequences!

Can everyone that cares so much about animals say that they honestly care even more for unborn human babies and are willing to put as much energy and effort into worrying about doing the RIGHT thing in protecting and doing what it takes to stop the “massacre of innocent babies” in the mother’s womb, birth canal and now outside of the mother! Or will we all stand by and pass the buck and watch as most people in societies have for decades now, as the “hideous diabolical monstrosity of abortion” has grown into an industry, an “INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRY” of terminating human innocent life! If not then I say you are willing to march straight into hell and be done with it! I cannot and will not support anything that won’t take human life into account before all other life on this planet! God did not create all of this to make cows and goats the equals of Human Beings! If you can’t or won’t see that then you have a serious problem as I see it, and you will have to account for it to God when your time comes! The “reverential sanctity” of human life has been cheapened and denigrated to the level of just being tissue that can be flushed down the toilet like any other waste!

You know what I’m talking about, and how even certain abortion Doctors snipped spinal cords of human babies outside of the mother! My standard is that at the “moment of conception” a “life and soul” of a human being have begun! Rationalize all you want but you ultimately “choose” if you will follow Satan into Hell or do God’s Will on earth and be a part of His “Eternal Kingdom in Heaven!” If you can’t abide by what I’m proclaiming; all of your efforts for animals are nothing more than that tissue you should flush down the toilet! Get involved with what I’m saying here or waste your time but not mine!

The deceptions in this modern world have been running rampant and it has to stop if you and others want to achieve so much good! You can’t put the cart before the horse; it must be the other way around! The human “Massacre of Innocence” must end; and all people must work toward that goal above all others!

I realize that the first and foremost thing for any good Christian is to put all faith in God and do His will; but when all people are doing different missions as a friend told me everyone has one; I say many will state mine is to do this or that and some will say just to be gay or think that it is fine to accept all manner of heathen beliefs because all should just do what they feel happy doing. Modern secularism is what she was pointing to as a mantra! The now old phrase of “do your own thing” seems to apply. I see it all too plain in many of the Veganism and so Called Animal Rights Advocates. Those groups have already been poisoned by Anti-Christ’s who use those groups as cover to further Satan’s agenda to lead as many into hell as possible before Christ returns, which isn’t going to be very long. Hindus believe in reincarnation and false pagan gods and I’ve seen so many Animal Rights persons say they are atheists, or believe in astrology; these are truly lost souls and the blind leading the blind! I hope you wake up to these things for your own good! I suggest you think hard and pray on what I say because you don’t want to be caught asleep in your faith in God the Creator or being deceived when He does return. I see so much trickery going on it is truly sickening!

We have to pay attention to what all the Holy Scriptures are telling us before all other considerations if we are believers! “Man-Made Missions” have nothing to do with being OBEDIENT to God! Satan was the beginning of all disobedience and transgression! Many are being fooled with nonsense and pop culture of man-made fads! Saying something is a mission is worthless unless you put God and his entire teachings first above all things on earth!

I know from personal experience it was very easy to fall into the snare of thinking I knew what was best, but all it was in the end was my own propaganda feeding my own folly and sinfulness! “Beware in the end times it would be so,” as the Holy Scriptures say that “men would be worshipers of self and all manner of perversions!” I see many of them doing just that in the Vegan movement and even within the flocks of people saying they serve love and nature helping all living things which is a big fat lie and you know it! Feminists and far left people are major sinners and are heading into hell following their Lord Satan! We are well only because God blesses us each day! I hope God will do the same for all of you! I owe everything to my Lord Savior and Redeemer; Jesus Christ. Amen.

Lawrence Morra

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13)

Now nine weeks since conceiving of this post I just commented on a Pro-Life woman’s post about this subject the following:

Yes, let’s ask everyone who cares about animal life; what about the Unborn; the voiceless human beings with a soul from God that are being slaughtered by the millions partial birth and now even full term day of delivery lying helpless on the delivery table, or full term in the womb having their necks broken and then removed from the mother dead? These are Satanic events that the human race is conducting upon itself but to innocent helpless human beings; God’s children! This is even more diabolical than what Adolph Hitler wrought upon millions of Jews during WWII! This has been quite the war going on under everyone’s noses because the entire human race is either involved in this atrocity or turned a blind eye to it; making all who can say something and don’t guilty by association. I say anyone aware of this evil and able to have a say in it and doesn’t is in big trouble, because we all have been quick to fornicate or think lustful thoughts at one time or another warping and perverting the gifts that God bestowed upon us to procreate and add to God’s family; but so many stand on the sidelines saying nothing or are even cheering on and advocating abortion! Despicable and evil! Many will burn in hell.

Lawrence Morra

The Gift of Devotional Love

In response to a fellow animal advocates commentary about one of my short stories.

Dear Friend and Great Animal Advocate of God’s, thank you for this acknowledgement and sharing of your beautiful experience with me and others! I’m also thankful you came along to say this when you did because I was actually contemplating something stirring in my soul that I needed to address with God and the “Call of the Wild Things,” the Animals; but more profound the Wild in us as Human Beings! How, if we are truly connected to our Maker we will always feel a stirring in our hearts that penetrates deep into the soul bringing us closer to the Wildness in All of Nature and indeed All of Creation!

When things are the quietest that is when we can hear the most, in that stillness we can hear the chorus of angels that speak to us through our deepest mind and being which is only from a pure heart! I believe that connection you have with your Great Dog is like that, a connection that is pure and even more real than the physicality of our earthly life here; it is truly a GIFT from GOD! That bond we feel in that relationship between two souls is also what we can have with our Maker! Again, I thank you and your dog my friend for being who and where you are in all creation; you connected at this precise moment of contemplation!

Also I know how you feel about doing whatever it takes to save that life the way you have your Dog’s, because that bond of devotion and appreciation of actually being alive is what it’s all about! Both actually existing, being alive but more importantly able to be totally cognizant of that fact, with visceral appreciation!

God Bless!

Lawrence Morra

“A God Sent Ray of Hope and Light on Thanksgiving for a Dog and a Man”

I rescued my dog from being put down at a shelter when I came along by a God Send about a dozen hours before it was scheduled; and a couple of days before Thanksgiving! If I hadn’t been working near the shelter and heard howls that reminded me of the wolf howl or “Call of the Wild” which I used to do with mush team dogs I had rescued years prior; like Jack London’s great story which I’ve always loved, I would not have been curious before the shelter closed that afternoon to go look and then found out in fact that two Champion blood line Siberian Huskies had gotten out of a house in an affluent town next door and were there at the shelter only a few hours, because their owners were frantically looking for them; which also was the call out for help for my current dog, to give her my attention, in order for “me to be aware she was in dire need!” I got there and knew the director from years prior when she was a dog officer for the town and I said; “that dog what are you doing with her, no name on her cage?” And she said “the Police Department decided she has to be destroyed!” I said “NO WAY,” but only because this lady knew how determined and convincing I can be she went out on a limb for me as she later told me, and did what is unheard of there calling the Chief after hours and then others in the loop to save her; but then as promised, the next morning I was waiting before the shelter opened, in the parking lot! I gave Anne time to get things going as it wasn’t even public visiting hours yet at that point, but then I finally went in to ask about Penny, which was the name they gave her months before and she said, “Larry don’t say anything, and go see your dog!” Makes me cry remembering how I felt that day, just as Anne said that, how I started crying! I love this dog so much I would take a bullet for her or do anything to protect her! It’s been determined she is a dog with Jackal in her, being that she is half Basenji (derived directly from the Jackal) and half Rhodesian Ridgeback! She was very hard to control or get to be calm and be nice in the house for the first few years’, lots of work and mopping up after her, very destructive and defiant almost, tearing down mini blinds to see who was outside nearby, wanting so much attention and freedom to do as she pleases! I let her sleep on my bed every night now! She loves me so much and same back to her! Also turned out that the Police Department had given her a chance before I came into the picture and allowed her to be adopted after some months of working with her in the shelter environment, but, she was brought back immediately by the family as completely unruly, the final nail in her coffin, that is until I came along in the nick of time! Penny through no fault of her own had been placed in a category of dog similar to that of the “Wolf Hybrid” which isn’t even legal to own in many states; but, those Siberian Huskies with their “Call of The Wild,” an actual ancient “Wild Wolf Howl” if you will; was that all heart cry out or “final alarm” that changed the paradigm for Penny on that fateful day! Thanks be to God!

Hope I made you feel something nice inside telling you all this!

Lawrence Morra

Here I am several months after Penny having succumbed to age and illness; recalling this writing to another dog loving person I know online through our writings; which now I think is so appropriate to share this tribute to Penny!

In Memory of Penny

I just walked in after a walk with my dog and was contemplating; she is so old and weakening but would have been put down way back then if I hadn’t walked in to that shelter that late afternoon before the next day when she was scheduled to be put down! For several months they had worked with that stray unusual dog found as a pup, Basenji-Ridgeback mix that nobody knew anything about nor where she came from, and for months no one was looking for her! But she was deemed unadoptable even with the behaviorists input! The decisions for that euthanizing assessment are final and not reversed, but, if anyone could convince the director to find a way to stop that order it was me through her that director, who went out on a limb as she told me the next day when I returned before opening time, somehow overnight in off hours she worked some blessing for sure.

Oh yes; we humans are absolutely connected to the universe in the most profound way too! All an expression of God’s vastness, greatness and unimaginable love! But it is a journey and a long road that of course has many peaks and valleys with scattered bumps in the road, many trials; all helping to illustrate the many things we can and must learn along the way; while finding our worthiness! But my belief which I have seen proven time and again, is that God wants our cooperation and devoted love to Him! The way I’m so devoted to my animals is a drop in the bucket compared to what God is doing with us! But, He is so pleased and happy when we are getting it and trying our best!

That was right at this time of year many years ago when I happened in there by a very uncanny series of events just minutes before closing time, a few minutes off here or there leading up would have been curtains for the dog, such as my insisting on taking a look at the dogs being so compelled, and as it turned out this dog was scheduled before opening time the following morning to be put down; all of which happened I know for sure by a Godsend! 6/11/23

See ya Penny! Love you!

Standing Boldly in the Darkest Hours

The Animal Rights Advocate Pledge.

Fellow Advocate if you can lead the way we can follow or when you need me or some other advocate to take the lead and advance the cause by all means don’t hesitate to say so, I’m more than willing and able to face any adversary for what is RIGHT and JUST! To me my life means nothing if in the darkest hours I fail to stand boldly before our true enemies in this world, and there are many! Prayer and fellowship with one another are always needed and beneficial but BRAVERY and VALOR are harder to come by in most circumstances these days, because too many would rather pass the “buck” or leave the “dirty work” for someone else to do! I don’t have that problem because nobody owns me and I’m not beholding to any power on earth, political or otherwise and I’m always willing to go down with the ship if need be! Justice must be served in this world because we know that evil has gotten too many to cooperate already, and that will not do, it must be stopped dead in its tracks and obliterated if necessary; because it intends on infecting the entire human race with its end being destruction!

“WE SAVE THE ANIMALS WE SAVE OURSELVES!”

We fail them; our lives are worth dust in the wind.

All of this I say because of “NDUME” the gorilla, in his honor!

Lawrence Morra

Better Angels of Our Nature

And inspiration from a simple post asking for signatures to seek justice in the murder of a puppy! This quote headed the petition. “A puppy was allegedly beaten to death in a shocking case of animal cruelty. The suspect reportedly used a shovel to fatally injure the helpless dog. Demand justice for this innocent animal.”

“Lawrence, thank you for fighting the savagery around the world. The world needs the voice of moral to hang on to the logics of having compassion tying together society. My best wishes.”

Thank you my dear Friend and compassionate Animal Rights Advocate! Your stepping up is appreciated and it does make a big difference in advancing the cause to foster and protect all sentient animal life as we take these battles on one by one fighting the good fight seeking to make a difference each and every time with our collective powerful voice! God Bless You and Yours!

Mikael, your assessment of the situation is accurate and faithful! And I personally appreciate your recognition along with your fine upstanding moral support in this case; but moreover in the larger arena of how morals and humanity are dissipating profusely! I’m no perfect specimen but I am a basically decent good person like yourself and many others who are so tired and weary of the escalation of global troubles all instigated and inflamed by mankind! Sometimes it seems the human race takes a great step forward to only take two backward!

I deeply believe these words by one of my favorite Iconic Historical Figures of all time who was truly a wonderful man and human being to have walked upon this earth, Abraham Lincoln! At his First Inaugural Address he spoke these words of great wisdom and to me they even pierced into spiritual depth of conscience that applied all those years ago and yet they do just as clearly today!

“The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

My Friend, and all fellow advocates, indeed the better angels of our human/spiritual nature must endure if we are to win these battles against all Evils! That is our strength that we should rely on overtly with sincere conviction of heart, as God is our witness!

Amen 🙏 God Bless All Animals 🙏

Let’s Dispel the Seeds of Doubt

I’m very sad that you suffered my friend along with your family and believe your Dad suffered through all that turmoil and dishing out his abuse which was from a tormented soul. I do know there is God, and justice will always prevail, even though we don’t always see it or get the picture right away it is all going to come out that good overcame evil, light overcame the darkness! What you went through was absolutely horrible and heartbreaking to me, I even cry thinking of the little girl being subjected to all of that when by right she should have been caressed with gentle and comforting, nurturing love and affection by all those around her that were and are her family!

Now look, you made it through all of it and on this side of that earthly hellish nightmare you do good things and taught your kids to do the same which it sounds like they get it and live as peacefully and proper as they should and can, which is a credit to your determination not to do harm and be a horrid parent like your dad was! Don’t be sad or angry when I say this, but I even feel pity on your dad and see so much waste and loss by his being consumed by the alcohol and devils that go along with it. Scripture as you know addresses remaining sober at all times, and says we should not to fall into drunkenness; and why is that do you think? Because then one opens them self up to all manner of corruption and yes evil! As I told you I actually put out an effort to have my former cousin in-law much the kind of person your dad was, thought of in special prayers by a highly devout group of Christian Brothers of the Catholic Church which along with my own thoughts and prayers is my sincere hope that he won’t be damned to hell which is permanent as you know once God judges a soul!

I believe in hope and that is why I see it the way I do even for my cousin in-law who like you got me so angry at times I felt he would be better off dead but that was not up to me even though I asked God to take him as I’m sure my cousin did at times and you and your mom did your dad! That HOPE thing is important to hold dear in the heart, because it has much to do with what we are here for and goes to the question you ask as to why God would let this suffering of yours go on like it did! I’m sure you agree we are learning from all of this good, bad and ugly by means of FREE WILL. If God steps in and stops this or that in the billions of lives on earth then He is a Master Puppeteer and this is all some theater type shows for his amusements, do you get that? God is the greatest LOVE and we are minute peons in comparison to the actual LOVE He has and can give to any of us for the asking! That was the purpose of the Crucifixion and taking DEATH ON when he didn’t even deserve a slap in the face yet HE did that for YOU! You think you suffered? Now compare it to Jesus Christ, all good and all love, perfect yet being blamed for all sin and the most evil ugly crimes and filthy scum horrible things committed by all humans that ever lived and will live being put on his heart and soul and taking them all as His own when he is ABSOLUTELY PURE LOVE and WITHOUT BLAME! Why the hell would he do that and be suffering beyond any human’s comprehension of suffering, WHY? I can tell you what you already KNOW! He LOVES YOU that much and YOU mean that MUCH to Him! He wants to SAVE us all but it MUST be a FREE WILL CHOICE! That way you see and understand and then, you do love Him with all of your heart and soul.

I hear the hurt and also the defiance in your tone and heart saying yes I believe in my own way, but you are saying I’m pissed off at God and I don’t know what I believe for sure about all of that; except that I will try being a nice person, and helping kids or animals is my way of showing it! When you say” why would God let all this bad happen to us and leave us to suffer in this messed up world;” you are playing into the hands of evil! Anti-God, Anti-Christ atheists use that ploy all of the time saying there is NO God because if there was He would stop it all with the snap of fingers or blink of the eye. Poppycock, so said the Devil; then we would be all bots that God made and have NO Free Will and thus NO Free Mind or Heart to actually choose to Love Him or each other! I Say if there was no imperfection or evil nothing would go wrong, it would all be bliss as was mentioned in the Garden during INNOCENCE, before all of this! But there must be positive and negative, light and dark in order to have Free Will and Creative Free Minds and Hearts!

You’re angry deep inside and I get it, and I am too at times but never at God; I know He helped me in many circumstances at times but didn’t stop bad shit from happening to me many times. I have to blame myself first for some of it and then the rotten corrupted or even wicked persons that did me harm intentionally out of hate, jealousy or selfish material gain! You may not like what I’m about to tell you but so be it because you need it! You must strengthen your FAITH like never before and GROW in your LOVE for Him your personal Savior who is waiting for you to see how much He loves you, and what great plans He has for you! “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” You can choose to believe that in your heart and mean it, or you can say whatever and pretend you believe as many people do today when they say I don’t talk about religion which is ridiculous on its face! It’s like a leper to say you believe and I love God through His begotten Son, and I love Him so much I want to shout it from the roof tops? To say you must be silent is saying you are not devout; and doing it in your own way is poppycock, you are mad and blaming God for your pain and suffering and have not opened your heart to Him and turned your life over to Him! So many others suffer way more than our suffering!

This life is very short look how in your dad’s case 30ish years, which is like a puff on a cigarette as some folks that smoked many most their lives would say in terms of earthly time. God is Timeless and Eternal and Pure Love, do you want that? Then make up your mind and most importantly your HEART; to truly trust and love Him in return and hand it all over to Him! If any of us makes the worst decision here in this short life we may find after it, that we pay for that wrong choice for ETERNITY; is it worth a gamble and just saying whatever and I’ll wait and see? Not for me no way no how, I plan on being where God and all my loved ones and anything that is good will be for Eternity, so I can be happy, loving and loved beyond imagination!

God says in the Holy Scriptures this world is passing away, what do you think he said that for thousands of years ago? Because in the book of Revelations it says it will all come to an end, and I see it happening without a doubt, so this is a temporary almost fake world compared to the Higher Spiritual complete and perfect world God has prepared for any who want it, but there is one way to get it! JESUS CHRIST! God suffered and took on all of that for any of us to have this chance now that is right in our faces! Take it or leave it, the choice is yours!

Friend/Brother

Lawrence