a real woman and so righteous and full of virtue while feminine and yet so powerfully wise and strong or unflappable
Anyone have a problem or maybe need to be rescued!
Absolutely the feminist have totally F*Ked up womanhood with all of the total bullshit and garbage they cause, especially when it wasn’t those feminists that paid the price to build what men had to in order to give those same feminist’s the platform they took to screech and talk like Banshees, that couldn’t’ fight their way out of a wet paper bag and have a chip on their shoulders a yardstick wide! Who the hell do they think they are being so F*ucked up in the head that they think they have a right to try destroying everything that Men built and died for over the millennia!!! Good that we who are real men; really not punks or pussies but are true men don’t act like them, because, we would be mean and ugly and give them lots of lumps for this destruction they caused in society and still wreak upon civilization!
Seriously, if women had just made up their minds to be the best Women they can be while the men carry on being real Men, this world would be so much better off!!! And I do agree with you about Margaret Thatcher she was a Gem and a complete anomaly in the female realm; a real woman and so righteous and full of virtue while feminine and yet so powerfully wise and strong or unflappable, to take on other world leaders and work out massive conflicts! I really loved her, but compare her to say the unbelievably wicked witch and evil Hillary Clinton with nothing feminine about her, but also nothing even touching what a man is; so she is a zombie to me, or even Pelosi and any number of the in our faces so called women running loose in the world screwing things up Big Time! And its because of the wicked ways of “feminists” now gone Marxist’s and those like Clinton, that abortion is an Industrial Scale Horror of slaughtering innocent human beings because these bitches have no hearts and don’t give a rat’s ass about men or anyone including “innocent little babies!” I tell you true I think many of those far left ones are demonically influenced and heading to hell in a hand basket!
This statement like all of this is spot-on and powerfully true to the core of life!
“Men haven’t turned against all women because men love women. Men care about women. Men’s lives completely revolve around the women in their life. It’s not “the law” that forces men to allow women to treat them almost any way they want to; it is the very nature of men that allows it no problem. Even if men only allowed women to treat them like dirt because of “the law,” the fact would still remain that it was men who made those laws.”
And I tell it like it is, with totally no sugar coating, what I’ve said for years and lately in some of my postings; that real genuine love is so F*cking rare A guy be more likely to be struck by lightning twice on the same day than have a woman say she totally loves him and means it to death! Not going to happen, they all know they can go for the ride and like a bus they get off when they want to, and then get a big greasy lawyer to sue the shit out of the Man so he ends up in a shack if he’s lucky while she sucks some other fool into her web of misery!
Yes you ladies that I converse with this doesn’t mean I don’t love you because I do, but, do I trust you with my life or would I, if put in that position; Hell No! TRUST YOU HAVE TO EARN. And with what I’ve learned over some many years it takes a lot of time and effort to prove you can be trusted with me, after almost being chopped off at the ankles by a few evil women; so that’s why I’m not married and won’t be unless God steps in and miraculously puts one of those “One in a Billion Special Women of the Universe” in my life! Other than that I would prefer to be miserable by myself, and that way I can’t be blamed and accused for both of us suffering and being miserable; while similarly speaking I won’t be having a broken heart for a woman who doesn’t love me as powerfully as I love her! I think the kind of woman I’m talking about is like Margaret Thatcher or how some of my great aunts and great grandparents were long ago, and that was a different world and era; so the mold for those is lonnng gone!!!
Originally posted on 'This Side of Life': “The Do No Harm Act clarifies that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is intended to protect religious freedom without allowing the infliction of harm on other people. It would amend RFRA in order to restore the original intent of the legislation by specifically exempting areas of law where…
Who is fooling Who? A very serious story! By: Joyce Bowen.
This reporting and advocacy by Joyce Bowen is comprehensive while concise cutting to the chase and pointing out the heart of the matter before us all as human beings, who being subjected to criminal attacks for profit and population control by our own governments and others to take advantage of a trusting public.
Here is a title today that says it like it is, and if we can’t see the evidence stacking up by now that spells out all of the nefarious plotting and scheming that’s been going on, then we deserve the consequences of not taking ownership of our own human rights and lives!
“Daily COVID Deaths in Sweden Hit Zero, as Other Nations Brace for More Lockdowns.” globalresearch.ca/daily
What’s taking precedence when it comes to vaccines is clearly contained in this quote; “A 1986 Act that completely indemnifies the Pharmaceutical industry and all players involved in administering these shots.”
Money was and is now more than ever the driving force not only why vaccines are mass produced to jab us with, but, what protections have been and will continue to insulate these Big Pharma Corporations from all potential litigation and loss; while we are the established guinea pigs who can lose everything including our lives not only our health and longevity! This Industry along with the blessing of our own governments and its protection can go on making enormous profits while they unconscionably go on ruining or destroying human lives with impunity! Why did they need so much of this insulating if vaccines are safe and all of the efficacy facts are strongly in favor of the person receiving them?
Now as I studied all the accompanying materials contained here, and my being a newbie to the nitty-gritty of the Vaccine Industry I have to say I’ve been more compelled to understand all of the mechanisms and players in this massive Global Enterprising Entity! That I’m not so sure in my limited perspective is what we ever needed to this level, and especially now where governments around the Planet are looking to push and force these Covid concoctions upon the public so feverishly when the general information about the survival rate of Covid-19 when we extract the extraneous and padded numbers is in the vicinity of 99.98% over all. So why in heaven’s name would the planet suddenly need to be inoculated for it with mutations and continual strains developing all the time just like the flu or common cold? Let’s not forget this originated from China that has many archaic ideas and exploitative business practices along with the scary truth that they have a totally communist government that is run by completely atheistic and even sadistic men primarily! No true freedom or democracy there with Xi Jinping being their appointed for life emperor now!
Then while pondering this; a great point that Joyce brought out here in this statement flashed through my mind; “I like to think I am not a creature of blind obedience. I like to believe I’m a thinker—this is not always the truth. Blind obedience overtakes me far more often than I like to admit.”
Maybe I have a funny way of seeing some things but what came to my mind was what another very astute woman like Joyce said in her writings based on her expertise in other matters, yet where the sinister were equally present many years ago, that may very well apply here in how we all should proceed with any of this vaccination overkill!
I think this particular woman comes to mind with me because I’m seeing the very sinister and dark side of this whole pandemic vaccination madness as more a definite plot and plan set in motion by some very ugly souls who are thinking and behaving like our puppet masters!
But the point of “Blind Obedience” got to me and this phrase from Hannah Arendt rang a bell in my head! “Altar of Obedience.”
Here is a portion of her writing that I actually have quoted in the past regarding other societal evils being perpetrated upon an unknowing public; who of course always thought in modern times in America they could trust the experts and our own government in a Free Society!
Hannah Arendt beautifully explains; “Yes, there is a time when good men and women must stand up for what’s right, even when it involves risk, but that moment comes only after evil has already been well established and is powerfully on the move. Evil is inherently weak. The truth is that evil survives by tricking the good into doing its will.” “Without thousands of basically decent people confused enough to obey, evil would fail quickly.” She goes on to summarize evil this way: “The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. These people wouldn’t initiate murders by themselves, but in the name of duty, loyalty, unity, and/or the greater good, they cooperate with evil and give it their strength. But each plays a small part—none of them stretches so far that they’d have to contemplate the final effects of their actions.” “In the 20th century, however, the actions of such people led directly to the murders of 260 million people. And they did this precisely by avoiding decisions… by merely obeying.” “People think of murder, lying, and robbery as sins, but none of those has nearly the death toll of obedience.”
“Basically decent men and women obey agents of evil for very mundane reasons. The process often goes like this: 1. Being confused and intimidated, they look for the center of the pack. 2. They try not to make waves. 3. They learn that they can avoid making waves best if they adopt the perspectives of their overlords. So they run the overlords’ slogans through their minds as a default program. In the end, these people don’t make up their minds. Rather, they take on the minds of their overlords and do their will. And so, the vast majority of evil done on Earth traces back to minds and wills that have been abandoned to fear and laid on the Altar of Obedience.”
So I concluded that the Obama years were chock full of this abandonment and accepting what he said as gospel and we have seen the utter decay of our Nation because of it!
And here those prophetic words by Edmund Burke ring loud and clear, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing,” they are so true even today and I suspect as long as humans inhabit the earth! After all isn’t this what has happened throughout the world over the last year and a half where most people were hoodwinked and kneeled before this “Alter of Obedience!”
I did take action myself and wrote to The Hague ICC about all of the Crimes Against Humanity and how I want to see some real action with teeth taking place to stop these despots that have murdered countless people and ruined life as we knew it up till the Pandemic. Full accountability is required not only for the actions that brought on the Pandemic but also a thorough analysis of the Big Pharma Vaccine Industry! Please write to the Hague ICC the more of you that do the better for all of us I’m sure! Thank you very much. Bless you.
A great debt of gratitude to Joyce Bowen for all of her dedication and hard work in seeking Truth and real answers for all of us; she’s a champion and a great advocate but even more important than that she’s a fine human being! God bless you and yours always Joyce! Lawrence Morra III
Thanks to Hannah Arendt. “The Origins of Totalitarianism” “How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times, even if they are different and perhaps less dark, and “Origins” raises a set of fundamental questions about how tyranny can arise and the dangerous forms of inhumanity to which it can lead.” —Jeffrey C. Isaac, The Washington Post
“The Do No Harm Act clarifies that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is intended to protect religious freedom without allowing the infliction of harm on other people. It would amend RFRA in order to restore the original intent of the legislation by specifically exempting areas of law where RFRA has been used to bypass federal protections. Source: Human Rights Campaign.org” That’s the loophole in play, if you or I use the religious exemption to refuse a vaccine, the argument will be that we can not because refusal will inflict harm on other people. The slope has been greased and you’re being pushed.”
Industry has gutted [M]edical [E]xemptions across the nation. So, although the next shot, most likely, will kill me, they’ll tell me I have to do it anyway. This is nothing more or less than legalized murder. Imagine—someone can murder me and get away scott-free.
Originally posted on Catholicism Pure & Simple: Martha, named in the Gospels of St. Luke and St. John, was the sister of Lazarus, the friend of Jesus whom the Lord resurrected. She was also the sister of Mary Magdalen, the repentant sinner whom the Lord converted from a life of sin. They lived in Bethany,…
God Bless! Lord have Mercy! Amen.
This is absolutely beautiful and so timely; as I just got off the telephone having talked about the world circumstances with my sister and we agreed how the evil is rising rampantly in all areas and stations of human activity or civilization; but many people are waking up, Lazarus awoke from the dead! We agreed that as the Holy Scriptures explain all these things must come to pass until the Man of Perdition is revealed and God’s plan reaches its fruition.
This Article speaks to Salvation of the sinner and the broken which all of us are; but so timely this message in my heart, it came to my notices immediately as I hung up the telephone which prompted me to say the first thing that comes to my mind which is; God is telling us clearly and in our hearts to “wash our robes and be ever vigilant” trying our best at all times to “do the Father’s will,” and He our beautiful most precious Savior Jesus Christ will not let any of His faithful go, or perish; He is coming to Save! Glory, Glory Hallelujah ! Amen.
Martha, named in the Gospels of St. Luke and St. John, was the sister of Lazarus, the friend of Jesus whom the Lord resurrected. She was also the sister of Mary Magdalen, the repentant sinner whom the Lord converted from a life of sin.
They lived in Bethany, thought to be the town al-Eizariya, two miles from Jerusalem.The Gospels speak of Martha as a dutiful housekeeper, serving the Lord hospitably when He visited:”but Martha was busy about much serving…” (Luke 10:40) Complaining that her sister Mary was listening to Him instead of helping, Our Lord sweetly rebuked : “Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things: But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away her” (Luke 10:41-42) – words the Master which established the priority of prayer for all time. When her brother, Lazarus, fell ill, she sent…
Originally posted on Looking for the Blessed Hope: Ready for a “feel good” story from the Olympics? Two years ago, Saeid Mollaei, a world class Iranian judo athlete, defected from Iran. Along the way, he not only competed at events in Israel, but he befriended Israeli judoka, Sagi Muki, a world class athlete in his…
“Praise the Lord Jesus Christ”
This is a sign from above as we all have heard and know that God does work in mysterious ways! I didn’t expect to see this today and I was just listening to the “Battle Hymn of The Republic” that I recently posted in my article reblog:
Every time I watch this military orchestra/choir performing this Hymn I cry seeing all those fine American Patriots who first put God above all else, then family and country; living as individual beacons of light and hope being children of God; putting their all into serving our Father in heaven while doing His will here!
So too this Iranian Olympian fleeing tyranny like America’s founders did in many instances for a better life that would be according to God’s Holy Principles that did indeed form the basis of the “One Nation under God America” with an enlightened Constitution stating that “all men are created equal” with certain inalienable rights granted to all human beings from birth by God, but sadly too many places in the world there are people that do not see things the way God wants them to!
Saeid Mollaei this defector from Iran who has love for Israel and Jews comes from that Middle East Nation that has leaders and Jihadists who have advocated for the complete destruction of Israel and death to all Jews; and this one man brought tears to my eyes just like when listening to my Republic’s Battle Hymn, because God is at work in the music
when I hear it and when I see someone like this Olympian show the love in his heart for his brothers and sisters!
We are all in a battle; a never ending war while here on earth, but, God will never leave us high and dry and that is what’s being revealed or happening here, I do believe; in this event! God is telling us to not lose hope or be discouraged because He is our God; the God of all of us our heavenly Father, and is going to bring perfect justice and closure to this open wound that was inflicted by hate and evil upon humanity. This is meant to afford an opportunity for all to see Truth at work in our lives, “the Truth of God and to know that no matter what difficulties or hardship lies ahead, the end result will only be what God knows it should be;” it will be a perfect and glorious completion of His loving plan! Amen.
God bless all of you.
Two years ago, Saeid Mollaei, a world class Iranian judo athlete, defected from Iran. Along the way, he not only competed at events in Israel, but he befriended Israeli judoka, Sagi Muki, a world class athlete in his own right.
During the 2019 World Championships, Iranian national team coaches ordered Mollaei to lose a semifinal match in order to avoid a championship match with Muki. Following the event, Mollaei took refuge in Germany, before becoming a Mongolian citizen.
On Tuesday, he won the silver medal in the 81-kilo division and expressed thanks to Israel for the support he received following his defection.
Sagi Muki responded: “I’m super happy for Saeid. I know what he’s gone through, and how much he wanted it. He’s a very close friend of mine, and I’m so happy that he succeeded in achieving his dream. He…
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : The active Covid-19 infection rate at ICE facilities is 5%, based on their statistics. Much of this is currently concentrated in Texas facilities. Based on the information available from the CDC and US Census, we estimate the active Covid-19 infection rate nationwide as 0.17%. So, the illegal aliens within the…
This is an excellent timely report and I appreciate it!
“Who is behind the diabolical monsters in power?” Here the article asks the very or even most pertinent question and I’ll tell you that I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that it is Satan behind this debauchery and the man in the White House with a team of devils behind him are tools of the Evil One meaning the Puppet POTUS is flat-out a satanic cohort of hell; absolutely no doubt about that so of course these actions by his administration are meant to inflict harm and stir the pot as they say!
Look I hate having to talk this way having always been practically all of my life the eternal optimist on steroids but the only thing I can tell any of you that is positive in all of this and truly optimistic is that Jesus Christ is coming and all the warning shots across the bow that could have been fired have been so its time to batten down the hatches because the world as you knew it just a couple of years ago is gone and this world we are now in is changing exponentially for the worse heading toward perdition.
I’ve noticed even out and about while in the community at large in my own locale that many of Satan’s minions are being purposefully embedded throughout in strategic locations to prepare for more implementation of suffering. Even in health related program facilities a strategy has been initiated to bring battle and war upon the citizenry; the monsters that brought us this whole Covid fiasco and rampage are going to play all their cards to deliver the Devil’s due upon humanity and suffering is a foregone conclusion.
Our government’s Federal, State and otherwise don’t care one iota about any of us; we are the expendable in the NWO equation or game plan. So this means you need to prepare by praying fervently and remain vigilant each day seeking God’s will for you through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit will guide you. Don’t be afraid of any of the evil ones who works against our best efforts they are weak and spineless minions of the fallen angels and therefore they have no power over your souls and Jesus will save yours if you truly give your heart to Him!
John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”
John 14:26 26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
Romans 8:31 says, “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Philippians 4:11 “I am not telling you this because I need anything. I have learned to be satisfied with the things I have and with everything that happens.”
Psalm 27:1: “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?”
Be strong through faith in Him who overcomes all and is the only path to eternal life with the Father in heaven; nothing else matters, He loves you!
God bless you. Amen.
The active Covid-19 infection rate at ICE facilities is 5%, based on their statistics. Much of this is currently concentrated in Texas facilities.
Based on the information available from the CDC and US Census, we estimate the active Covid-19 infection rate nationwide as 0.17%.
So, the illegal aliens within the ICE facilities have approximately 29 times the rate as the country as a whole.
This provides support to the probability that illegal migrants are seeding Covid-19 throughout the country, which is common sense. ICE facility workers could spread it from the facilities back to the general population, and the majority of illegal migrants are not even within facilities, but are at large, seeded amongst the general population.
The rise in Covid-19 throughout the United States followed Biden’s border surge. While this could still be a spurious correlation, that is impossible to believe. Covid-19 was dying down within the United States…
Originally posted on 'This Side of Life': The ANTIVAXXER moniker is propounded on by industry to keep you from even thinking about the VACCINE-INJURED There are, however, plenty of these: The “Controlled Opposition” category is extremely complex. It involves word-use and propaganda and brainwashing, too. If you do study it, it will take a while…
Hello Joyce…What a tremendous effort and comprehensive report here; I’m flabbergasted by what I can learn from this one piece of work and realizing now how much I didn’t know or understand well enough! You are a true “Truth Seeker and Warrior for God” in my humble opinion.
I was just talking with a sister earlier today about how much foolishness and waste of time is occurring on the internet on the many social media platforms or how people have issues that they are feeding or spreading in this cyber spider’s web I hate to say. I see things way more critically now than I used to just several to a dozen years ago and how I even used to slip into the traps that are readily available for people to become entwined in. I see how light and darkness are battling at a fever pitch everywhere now, and, I do know from even my own life experience that God is there, but the Devil is doing all he can to trip up those who are drawn to the light and truth of God Almighty; call it temptations, diversion, distraction or battle plans.
I responded to one of my postings from yesterday to a comment made on it, which you may have seen but even so I would like to leave it here as I hope my POV is relative to this so insightful dissertation and presentation you have provided graciously for anyone who is seeking understanding.
“Yes Mary Anne, that has become the new Mantra for many leaders and maybe most people in this God forsaken world of Fake Phony Lifestyle’s and People; “I Don’ Care Anymore!” A world of humanity running Pell-mell to the Precipice; not toward any Virtue or Glory, as for example the way our American Forebears saw life and lived it!
This is a world of delusion and “scam upon scam;” sorry to say, heading to “hell in a hand basket!” Now that is all so negative; and I admit even I don’t like to realize and see it so much as to how locked into this doom mankind actually is, but, the good news in what I just said recently in other writings and again now, is though this human race and civilization will implode due to all the evil straight from the “pits of hell” which permeates civilization, we know that it’s a “foregone conclusion” that “Victory” is on the way in short order, relatively speaking; because God in the “words” and reality of “Jesus Christ,” told us He would return to put an end to all this strife/turmoil, and that sin would be no more! I’m happy about that more than anything else!
This to me is what trusting in the Lord is all about! Amen.
God bless you and yours.”
Joyce, I’m very moved by your work and I’m happy to say you are not anywhere near the sort I was referring to when speaking with my sister! You are “exemplary” in all you are doing here and I pray God continues to guide you to do His will here or anywhere you “apply your expertise” because the world is in sorry shape like never before, and humanity needs the “special souls” out there “like you with the wisdom, courage and power of faith in God” to carry on making a difference.
I think I may have mentioned before and if not I am now how I will hope at the right moment that I will be inspired and directed to add something of substantive value to your efforts here if I can; because I would be honored!
Side note; for some reason I thought about you today wondering what you are doing on this site and how I would have to check today to catch up and then, lo and behold, I got online and saw your notice in my Word Press cue, and, I swear to God the very first new notification! And if you get a chance to ever review some of my older posting you can get to see how these little “dots being connected” or events mean so much to me and I know where they are coming from; with no doubt in my mind or heart! We are truly all in the hands of God!
The ANTIVAXXER moniker is propounded on by industry to keep you from even thinking about the
VACCINE-INJURED
There are, however, plenty of these:
The “Controlled Opposition” category is extremely complex. It involves word-use and propaganda and brainwashing, too. If you do study it, it will take a while to gain a good feel for the nuances. In the meantime…
Let’s look at what has happened since 1986 and the passage of
Well—lookie there—since those smiling people have been helping us, the pharmaceutical industry has gotten rich, rich, rich… I’d like to see the financials of those calling themselves “Anti-Vaxxers…” It would be nice to see how closely their financials track.
Dear sister and friend in Christ Ali…so wonderful and perfect a message of hope and encouragement which to me obviously speaks to the truth of what we ultimately see going on in all of this at times chaotic or tumultuous world gone awry, with so much bad trying to overwhelm the good! But we know the light always overcomes the darkness and that is from the beginning, when God Himself said; “let there be light!”
Genesis 1
“1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3And God said, “Let there be light,”a and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.”
And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”
With that I can see the light, and know this “Truth by His omnipotence!”
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31
The author of the universe speaks directly to us in all things; and what he commands is; as “He is the great “I Am!”
Indeed Ali who do we and should we have confidence in; even in our darkest hour no matter what the “Ways of the World” are predicating or even forcing upon us! With genuine faith in God Almighty we could be as destitute as Dismas was on his cross next to Jesus Christ; when Jesus told him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:32-43).
Yes we all carry our own cross if we follow Him, as children of the Light and Faith in Him our beloved Savior Jesus Christ! And for doing this our reward and favor by His shed blood will be the greatest of all possible gifts, to be with Him eternally in the presence and peace of our heavenly Father and Maker, God Almighty!
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
A well-deserved note here of congratulations to you Ali, for completing your work in Bible studies for our Lord! I know He is so pleased and happy for you as His child Ali; who sees and follows the Light! Amen.
Originally posted on NarrowPathMinistries: By?Jessica Lea?-May 10, 2021 Acclaimed actor, director and producer Denzel Washington recently appeared on Instagram Live for a conversation with his friend, A.R. Bernard, the lead pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. During the discussion, Washington shared examples of the grace God has shown him over the…
I like this blog posting a whole lot! I have many of Denzel’s films and always enjoyed watching him work in them not only because I met him on a film set, a great job experience, but even aside from his smooth skill and capability to act on cue so authentically which I admire, for me it is moreover; for his real genuine Christian faith!
He did grow up on some mean streets and as he put it many guys he was around during that period of his life went down the tubes with drug addiction and crime many did hard time! He was blessed to have two wonderful parents and got grounded in life early with a great foundation his Dad being a Minister and his Mom being a great Mother and having her own salon being a very ambitious person herself, I can see gave him much to appreciate and be proud of but it was Jesus that gave him his greatest strength of moral integrity and purpose. I can personally identify with him saying how God protected him or how prayers made the difference; because that has been my experience for sure, knowing I was going to die at least a few times if not for some act of God or Divine Intervention! And not just my prayers helped, I know the prayers of others especially, in my case my Mother, Father and Grandmother made a world of difference in my being given graces when really needed! My Dad too was always a devout man of God, bringing Him into conversations we had when I was growing up; that helped me immensely!
I actually wrote what you just read to this point before I finished reading this article completely, because I got inspired and busy writing quickly what I was thinking and feeling so spontaneously; and then I just came upon what Denzel said here, about what his Mom told him, “Boy, you don’t know how many people have been praying for you.” There you go; this is witness of God speaking to us right now! He is saying right now, “you sure can believe in the power of prayer,” as my Mother always said, “it’s the most powerful weapon there is to guide and protect us!”
It all came together for Denzel going to a private military academy that his Mom placed him in after his parents split up, but, Denzel said that joining the Boys Club in Mount Vernon is where the biggest change or epiphany occurred in his life; when a coach there told him and the other boys “you can be something, it’s really up to you!” Denzel got a confidence from that one comment and started believing, “hey yea I can be something or someone, I can be what I want to be.” He is a shining example of how the youth in America and beyond don’t have to be wasted or lost to the inner city ruckus or turmoil; if they get some insight and good input from Christian minded adults, who project that good to them in those formative years, just the way that coach did! Denzel was given a strong message of Hope, all of it from God, but, coming through some really good people, I believe it ignited in him so positively, that he made up his mind to “work hard and make himself something that Jesus would be proud of,” and; I’m sure He is.
God bless y’all.
Acclaimed actor, director and producer Denzel Washington recently appeared on Instagram Live for a conversation with his friend, A.R. Bernard, the lead pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. During the discussion, Washington shared examples of the grace God has shown him over the years, especially through his family andthe Holy Spirit.
“It was a supernatural, if not once in a lifetime experience…that I couldn’t completely understand at the time,” said Washington, describing a moment in the early 80s when he was filled with the Holy Ghost. The actor, who is known for movies such asMalcolm X,Glory, andTraining Day, had decided to visit the West Angeles Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Los Angeles. When the church gave an altar call, he thought, “This time, I’m just going to go…
Originally posted on Catholicism Pure & Simple: Born in Brindisi in Italy and christened Julius Caesar, the future saint’s father was Guglielmo Rossi, and his mother Elisabetta Massella, both exemplary Christians. His parents entrusted the boy’s education to the Conventuals of Brindisi where he showed early signs of a shimmering intelligence and a gift for…
Just having spent additional time perfecting a blog posting of a couple of days ago adding a testimony that is quite pertinent as to the power of the Shroud of Turin and as I see it’s profound importance of being a religious and historical relic without ever having seen it firsthand; there is no doubt in my heart and mind that God allowed and planned that this burial cloth would be an additional incentive for the world to know that Jesus Christ our Lord Savior and Redeemer was and is exactly who He said! Then this article comes along just as I finished what I needed to do with “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” like a cue to say something here in this beautiful article regarding a beautiful soul and saint even one could say my name sake as my parents chose this name but it was the name chosen for preceding kindred passing on a name in the family tree but was also for the most poignant same reason, it being a Saintly name of historical importance to all Christians and especially those of the Catholic Church! With the Holy Scriptures and all of the Holy Prophecies handed down through the ages this additional piece of Truth provided by the Shroud that people can witness and actually see should be all that is needed for those who seek the Truth and Believe in God Almighty! Faith is the first and foremost requirement for anyone that wants to see and understand the Light of Truth that emanates from God Himself.
We’ve all been witnesses to the horrible corruption that’s been taking place throughout the world and how so many human beings are so quick in donning masks and skip church while taking the word of corrupted bureaucrats and other humans that say they only want to protect us from a virus that in actuality is nothing more than an altered bad cold/flu illness, but yet so many take their word that lock-downs and social distancing is Required; vaccines becoming mandatory; these evil concoctions that I say are the worst part of this devious plan being a bio-weapon and total lie; that even contain aborted human cell lines; in other words murdered babies from the womb! But when it comes to the Actual Truth that Jesus Christ is who he claimed to be, sent by the Father our Creator in heaven, this becomes something that many have trouble accepting for face value; when indeed everything, not just this short life on earth, depends on. The separation of the goats from the sheep is in progress like never before, with this digital highly scientific age. But, I see multitudes of people walking around on this earth like they are puppets with no clarity or interest in knowing God; only fulfilling their here and now needs or desires.
We are not beasts of burden that must be herded and corralled the way our leaders are treating us, and telling us we must be; these megalomaniacs poisoned with the lust for power and control of everything, are true tyrants and selfish despots who will take us to hell with them if we allow them to! They are already talking about Fall Lock-Downs! So with that in mind we all need to be asking ourselves, what do we belong to, and what will we cling to! If you are willing to accept these wicked people and their mandates then you are of this World and will die with it. But if you seek the ultimate Truth and either know Jesus to some degree or wish to really know Him now; then you won’t have any difficulty in letting go of this world and “Trusting in Him” completely for your “Everlasting Salvation and Life Eternal!” It’s not a difficult choice or even decision, if we just use the faculties that God provided when He created us in His image. With that said, the biggest stumbling block for any human being is rebelliousness, arrogantly defying our Father in heaven and His will, to do our own bidding instead, which so many are now doing; and that is a one way ticket to Perdition and Hell. God doesn’t stick people in that infernal horror and torment; they put themselves there by Rejecting our Savior, often after being given so many opportunities to change or even wake-up!
Time is passing quickly and running out even faster; for so many in this world. The pieces of Truth for us to see are quite evident and clear, just as the book of Revelation said; the signs would be evident; they surely are, because now we know the Shroud of Turin is the actual burial cloth of our Crucified and Risen Savior Jesus Christ! We’re seeing End Time signs appearing everywhere now, more and more signs and evidence that we are living in the Latter Days; and the most obvious to me is how the global population bent down bowing to the worldly power of men and governments! Or how so many faithful Catholics are accepting even a false prophet Bergoglio who is also advocating for NWO and all its mandates even corrupted vaccines or basically edicts as if from a king, and indeed these are from an earthly king, Satan; who is preparing the human race through his many cohorts and minions for the antichrist; that people will accept and be controlled by! It’s time to turn your heart to Jesus and let Him lead you in the things you must do while here serving our Father’s will, and then on out of this fallen, sinful, truly corrupted and artificial world, ruled by the father of all lies! True, unconditional absolute eternal love and total commitment doesn’t exist here, I have experienced this sad flaw in humans as well as this material finite world being broken and incomplete; just like many of you have too! Am I on a fool’s errand I ask, or am I going to really put all of my guts and faith in the only human being the Man called Jesus Christ the Savior, actually God Almighty that was on this earth for one reason, which was to rescue and save our immortal souls from damnation?
I’m ready Lord Jesus; so sorry for my failures and sins and I deserve to be on the cross you Lord Jesus took upon yourself for all of us here! I pray more of the world’s peoples; the children of God wake up quickly to what is going on and more importantly what they need to do now! Amen.
I’m including the link to the posting I mentioned, it’s not short but it is sweet; being that its focus is all about Jesus’ love for us, and I believe if you go through it all and pray; that you will be moved by the Holy Spirit! Amen.
Born in Brindisi in Italy and christened Julius Caesar, the future saint’s father was Guglielmo Rossi, and his mother Elisabetta Massella, both exemplary Christians.
His parents entrusted the boy’s education to the Conventuals of Brindisi where he showed early signs of a shimmering intelligence and a gift for oratory.
When twelve, his father died, and he pursued his studies in Venice with the Clerics of St. Mark, under the supervision of an uncle. In 1575 he was received into the Capuchin Order and was given the name of Lorenzo. Once professed, Brother Lorenzo studied philosophy and theology at the University of Padua.
Lawrence had a prodigious memory, and mastered most of the European languages and Semitic tongues. It is also said that he knew the entire original text of the Bible, a feat deemed miraculous. He is also renowned for his complete refutation of the doctrines of Martin Luther, as…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
“Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life”
Why Did Jesus Say ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life’ in John 14:6?
I know my Faith and have always had it since I was a boy very passionately with many times a sensitivity that would bring me to tears. I would read Holy Scriptures to members of my family growing up feeling an affinity to the words on the page and seemed to know clearly what was being said when others around me didn’t quite understand, so I would explain it to them at which time they would be elated and say something like, now I see!
I remember a time as a young boy of about 9 years of age when walking through my neighborhood on my way from the playground nearby these two older boys by a few years who were twins approached me. We knew each other from the neighborhood but usually I would be with my friends; and so probably being alone and more vulnerable these boys thought it might be fun to pick on me and began calling me names and saying they were going to kick my butt. I remember having that same day thought about Jesus and how Christmas was coming in a couple of months, so suddenly with no fear and a complete calm I said, “why do you want to do that to me, do I ever bother you or have I ever said anything bad about you to anyone.” They looked at each other seeming surprised I think because they were expecting that I would be scared and run, or yell out mommy perhaps, like some other more vulnerable kids may have when these guys went looking to start something in the past. They said, “so Christmas is coming yea, OK;” then I said, “well Christmas is for Jesus we are supposed to love Him the Savior and He wants us to get along and love each other too, it says in the Bible!” They both took on a new appearance one of being a bit puzzled and surprised, almost a look of feeling guilty as I think back, when I then said, “we should be friends and if we show Jesus we are then Christmas will be so much better for us all, and we all get gifts so it’s what we should do to show Jesus we are good.” These two young guys suddenly said, “Hey, yea we didn’t mean it, so we can be friends if you want!” I said, “sure and we had to walk a short distance together before we turn our separate ways home, but, as we walked we became friends and Ronnie and Russell told me they will see me again, to which I said, “OK see you later.” They never even ever looked at me mean or with indifference again and they were two toughies of the hood actually. I think the Holy Spirit of God helped and changed a possible bad outcome.
As my life progressed through my teens and twenties I had much more profound experiences one where I almost drowned trying to surf just after a hurricane had passed by the area where I lived. The biggest waves were always at a notorious point along the shoreline, known for huge surf. I was only a mediocre surfer and should not have even been attempting this wild surf escapade, but some awesome proficient surfers I knew were all going, so I figured I should be like the rest of the guys. But that was a big mistake because after a struggle to even get out past the break water around the point and the huge swells, I then saw a set of three huge waves coming at me and nobody else was near by the spot I was paddling. I heard the roar of the forces of nature below as rocks or small boulders were being caught up in the tumultuous current swirling below me, and so though I knew I was into something over my head both literally and figuratively I just turned toward shore and held on as the surfboard shot upward in a flash at least a few stories to the top of a huge wave that was beginning to crest and curl over me and all I did was pearl under getting caught up in the rip tide and undertow for what seemed too long, but, rather than freak out and struggle which I sensed would be the end I knew I better just stay calm and pray which I did. I asked Jesus to please don’t let me die and I’m sorry I did this, so I kept holding my breath; then suddenly I was at the surface much farther out to sea than I had been when I went under.
Suddenly there was this guy as if out of nowhere surfing right at me and cut out of that huge swell, as I tried to dive below it to not get pounded upon. When I resurfaced this guy was still nearby and said grab hold of his board which I did and we both were paddling together toward shore. Then as we were getting a lot closer he said, “OK you can make it now,” at which time I started to swim the last 50 yards or so, then quickly I could suddenly touch the bottom with my feet and ran up on the beach, but as I did turned back to see that guy and then collapsed exhausted and hit the sand with my face and said “thank you Jesus and I won’t ever do this again,” lifting my head to look for the guy surfing again that helped me, he was nowhere to be seen, and off in the distance I saw a few others along with a friend still out in some surf. I know God saved me that day and I could go on and explain how a few other major things were happening to me out on the West Coast in California or in Chicago each time in those cases something very bad was going to happen, if not killing me at least injuring me very severely. Even another incidence once when a large aircraft distributor Thrust Ball Bearing unit that I was trying to separate the inner and outer races from each other to free up all of the steel balls inside under a massive hydraulic press. This was on my lunch hour break at work on a Navy Base when nobody was around, because this wasn’t a job duty so I was breaking the rules; it suddenly exploded under the enormous pressure releasing all of the stored up potential energy and fragments along with all those steel balls I so much wanted were now in a split second released and flew out with so much force in every direction it was like a grenade had just exploded, and though pieces stuck in a nearby cinder-block wall every fragment missed me thank God, because if they hadn’t I would probably have been killed.
Now I say all of this, only because I know after many years that when I see horrible accidents or bad things happen to many people in this world maiming them or ending their lives, which I did see a lot more than I wanted to when working as a news shooter; I say “there but for the grace of God go I.” I was spared many times and I know it, but, my job is to do something with it, so perhaps I accomplish what it is God still wants me to do. Part of that might be to tell all of you this, so each one of you will be more sensible and cautious than I had been and more importantly you will confide in the Lord at all times, seeking His direct input in all you do, so as not to make a big plunder while at the same time increase your faith; because you truly believe, and want to grow in your love for Him!
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Now what follows I know you will find very helpful and interesting if you haven’t seen any of this before, and perhaps if you have it would be best to share it with others you care about and love; or maybe even an enemy; and better yet perhaps a person who needs to wake up.
Why Did Jesus Say ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life’ in John 14:6?
In John 14, Jesus said to His disciples, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
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Jesus: The Way to the Father
“Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” John 14:5-10
Meaning of ‘I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life’
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I am the Way. Our Lord takes the opportunity of this discourse about the place he was going to, and the way unto it, more fully to instruct his disciples concerning himself, saying, “I am the way.” Christ is not merely the way, as he goes before his people as an example or merely as a prophet, pointing out unto them by his doctrine the way of salvation; but he is the way of salvation itself by his obedience and sacrifice; nor is there any other. He is the way of his Father’s appointing, and which is entirely agreeable to the perfections of God, and suitable to the case and condition of sinners.
He is the way to all the blessings of the covenant of grace, and he is the right way into a Gospel church state here; no one comes rightly into a church of Christ but by faith in him; and he is the way to heaven: he is entered into it himself by his own blood, and has opened the way to it through himself for his people.
The Truth. He is not only true but truth itself: this may regard his person and character. He is the true God, and eternal life; truly and really a man; as a prophet, he taught the way of God in truth; as a priest, he is a faithful, as well as a merciful one, true and faithful to him that appointed him; and as a King, just and true are all his ways and administrations: he is the sum and substance of all the truths of the gospel.
They are all full of him and center in him; and he is the truth of all the types and shadows, promises and prophecies of the Old Testament; they have all their accomplishment in him; and he is the true way, in opposition to all false ones of man’s devising. And this phrase seems to be opposed to a notion of the Jews, that the law was the true way of life, and who confined truth to the law. They have a saying, that, “Moses and his law are the truth.”
This they make Korah and his company say in hell. That the law of Moses was the truth, is certain; but it is too strong an expression to say of Moses himself, that he was the truth; but well agrees with Christ, by whom grace and truth came in opposition to Moses, by whom came the law: but when they say, “there is no truth but the law”, they do not speak the truth. More truly do they speak, when, in answer to that question, “what is truth?” it is said, that he is the living God, and King of the world, characters that well agree with Christ.
And the Life. Christ is the author and giver of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; or he is the way of life, or “the living way”; in opposition to the law, which was so far from being the way of life, that it was the ministration of condemnation and death.
He always, and ever will be the way; all in this way live, none ever die, and it is a way that leads to eternal life: and to conclude all the epithets in one sentence, Christ is the true way to eternal life. It is added by way of explanation of him, as the way.
Thomas enquired concerning the way (v. 5), without any apology for contradicting his Master.1. He said, “Lord, we know not whither thou goest, to what place or what state, and how can we know the way in which we must follow thee? We can neither guess at it, nor enquire it out, but must still be at a loss.’’ Christ’s testimony concerning their knowledge made them more sensible of their ignorance, and more inquisitive after further light. Thomas here shows more modesty than Peter, who thought he could follow Christ now. Peter was the more solicitous to know whither Christ went. Thomas here, though he complains that he did not know this, yet seems more solicitous to know the way.
His confession of his ignorance was commendable enough. If good men are in the dark, and know but in part, yet they are willing to own their defects. But, (2.) The cause of his ignorance was culpable. They knew not whither Christ went, because they dreamed of a temporal kingdom in external pomp and power, and doted upon this, notwithstanding what he had said again and again to the contrary. Hence it was that, when Christ spoke of going away and they’re following him, their fancy ran upon his going to some remarkable city or other, Bethlehem, or Nazareth, or Capernaum, or some of the cities of the Gentiles, as David to Hebron, there to be anointed king, and to restore the kingdom to Israel; and which way this place lay, where these castles in the air were to be built, east, west, north, or south, they could not tell, and therefore knew not the way. Thus still we think ourselves more in the dark than we need to be concerning the future state of the church, because we expect its worldly prosperity, whereas it is spiritual advancement that the promise points at. Had Thomas understood, as he might have done, that Christ was going to the invisible world, the world of spirits, to which spiritual things only have a reference, he would not have said, Lord, we do not know the way.
Now to this complaint of their ignorance, which included a desire to be taught, Christ gives a full answer, v. 6, v. 7. Thomas had enquired both whither he went and what was the way, and Christ answers both these inquiries and makes good what he had said, that they would have needed no answer if they had understood themselves aright; for they knew him, and he was the way; they knew the Father, and he was the end; and therefore, whither I go you know, and the way you know. Believe in God as the end, and in me as the way (v. 1), and you do all you should do. (1.) He speaks of himself as the way, v. 6. Dost thou not know the way? I am the way, and I only, for no man comes to the Father but by me. Great things Christ here saith of himself, showing us, The nature of his mediation: He is the way, the truth, and the life.
The Way, The Truth, The Light – Related Bible Verses
“So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.” He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the Twelve, was going to betray him.” John 6:67-71
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”John 3:16-19
“If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken” John 10:35
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
The Word Became Flesh
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.” John 1:1-18
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”John 14:1
What Did Jesus Mean by “The Way, the Truth, and the Life” in John 14?
As transcribed from the video above, Jaye Martin gives her explanation as to what Jesus meant when He described Himself as “the way, the truth, and the life”:
In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.” That’s a very difficult passage because so many people see that we must not be open if we don’t accept all these people who come to God in other ways. But it’s very clear here, Jesus says, and we must go through Christ to get to God. And so, we see that he was truth. And sometimes it’s hard to communicate the truth because there’s something that we want to gloss over. I would say for each of us, we need to say, am I communicating truth, am I living out with integrity what I know to be true? Because I believe if I honestly lived out truth every day, other people would see that. And sometimes it’s hard to explain it to people, but I think when they ask us, we need to say, Jesus says he is the only way. And that’s great news because all they have to do is say, okay, open my eyes, Lord. And I want to see that. And that’s the truth of the gospel.
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I brother Lawrence in Christ Jesus say, that yes the Truth does hurt at times in life and we darn well deserve it to hurt; but, think about what Jesus felt and how much Hurt He went through for every single human being and every sin from tiny ones to the most horrid in the universe out of His eternal, never-ending incomprehensible love for us! We don’t hurt; we are stubborn and thick at times, but we are not hurting, take my word for this and Trust this TRUTH; Trust in the Lord. You pray on anything I have said along with all this presentation offers, and I know if you do it with a genuine humble and gentle supplication from your heart speaking to Jesus Christ, you are going to see the Truth without a doubt; which is going to Set You Free! It will make you cry, I know because I do, but, that is a sign too, that Jesus is with you and He doesn’t want you to leave Him or be lost; He loves you and wants you to be with Him eternally in heaven. Amen.
I do hope you’re still with me here and please get ready to blow your mind and see Jesus Christ, even if not in the flesh in person; because the Second Coming is approaching for sure, but, this is a glimpse of what our Savior looks like for real, like when he was here on Earth over 2000 years ago! I cry when I look at this and I felt the same way as I was watching the above 2 minute video presentation with that music at the start, like an important message for my whole reason for living was coming; which hit me deep in my heart for some reason. God bless you. Amen.
Added this second presentation on 4/3/2022 Thank you Jesus!
Pope Benedict XVI Believes In The Shroud’s Authenticity
All the way back to 2010 the Pope at the time Benedict XVI knew by faith and his deep prayer on the matter of the Shroud’s authenticity that it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Now with the gifts and advanced scientific tools that God has provided mankind we have the conclusive final proof presented in this presentation! I believe that without Jesus actually being here right now as in the Second Coming; that even then there would be multitudes who resist the Truth, and would not accept Him!~ But, God has given mankind enough time and incentives like this miraculous piece of the actual history; that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that all He said is truth as He is Truth! The rest is up to us, by Faith in Him and all He has taught us; to accept or deny Him! Amen.
Pope all but endorses Shroud of Turin baltimoresun.com By Matthew Hay Brown May 03, 2010 at 1:00 AM
Pope Benedict XVI all but gave an outright endorsement of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin on Sunday, calling the cloth that some believe is Christ’s burial shroud an icon “written with the blood” of a crucified man.
During a visit to the Shroud in the northern Italian city of Turin, Benedict didn’t raise the scientific questions that surround the linen and whether it might be a medieval forgery. Instead, he delivered a powerful meditation on the faith that holds that the Shroud is indeed Christ’s burial cloth.
“This is a burial cloth that wrapped the remains of a crucified man in full correspondence with what the Gospels tell us of Jesus,” Benedict said. He said the relic — one of the most important in Christianity — should be seen as a photographic document of the “darkest mystery of faith” — that of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.
The 14-foot-long, 3.5-foot-wide (4.3-meter-long, 1 meter-wide) cloth has gone on public display for the first time since the 2000 Millennium celebrations and a subsequent 2002 restoration. Kept in a bulletproof, climate-controlled case in Turin’s cathedral, it has drawn nearly 2 million reservations from pilgrims and tourists eager to spend three to five minutes viewing it.
The Shroud bears the figure of a crucified man, complete with blood seeping from his hands and feet, and believers say Christ’s image was recorded on the linen’s fibers at the time of his resurrection.
Benedict focused in his meditation on the message that the blood stains conveyed, saying the Shroud was “an icon written in blood; the blood of a man who was whipped, crowned with thorns, crucified and injured on his right side.”
“The image on the Shroud is that of a dead man, but the blood speaks of his life. Each trace of blood speaks of love and life,” Benedict said. The Vatican to date had tiptoed around the issue of just what the Shroud of Turin is, calling it a powerful symbol of Christ’s suffering while making no claim to its authenticity. Benedict’s meditation — delivered after he prayed as if in a trance before the shroud — appeared to imply that in the end it doesn’t matter what science says about its authenticity.
“The Shroud of Turin offers us the image of how his body lay in the tomb during that time (of death); time that was brief chronologically — about a day and a half — but was immense, infinite in its value and significance,” Benedict said.
A Vatican researcher Barbara Frale said late last year that faint writing on the linen, which she studied through computer-enhanced images, proves the cloth was used to wrap Jesus’ body after his crucifixion.
Barbara Frale is an Italian paleographer at the Vatican Secret Archives. Frale has written books about the Templars and she has a special interest in the history of the Shroud of Turin. In September 2001, she found an authentic copy of the Chinon Parchment. Wikipedia Born:February 24, 1970, Viterbo, Italy Nationality:Italian Occupation:paleograph
In that ecstatic moment, Wiebe was finally convinced about the Resurrection
“Trinity Western University professor Phillip Wiebe [pictured] has been a convert to the power of The Shroud of Turin since 2000. That’s when the 66-year-old old Anglican academic had an epiphany upon first viewing the shroud in Turin Cathedral in northern Italy. Many Christians consider the shroud the bona fide burial cloth of a crucified Jesus.
Even though Wiebe teaches at an evangelical university where faculty are expected to adhere to traditional Christian doctrine, the member of the Church of the Ascension in Langley City admits being blown away by his first-hand experience of the Turin shroud.
In that ecstatic moment, Wiebe was finally convinced that the resurrection of Jesus Christ was an actual physical event. “I was shocked at the confidence I felt. It made me realize I had doubts about the resurrection.”
Since then, Wiebe, a philosophy professor who has written scholarly books on reported religious miracles and visions, such as God and Other Spirits, has been giving scores of presentations about the four-metre-long shroud.”
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