Go and say to your lord, who sent you to me: “Blessed are you, that when you have not seen me you believe in me!" For it is written concerning me that those who see me will not believe in me. And that you have written to me that I should come to you - that for which I have been sent here is now fulfilled, and I am about to ascend to my Father who sent me; I and when I have ascended to him, I will send you one of my disciples, who will heal and cure whatever pain you have, and all who are with you he will lead to eternal life. And your city will be blessed, and no enemy in the future will ever take it over."

CHRIST

Some three months ago I had a vision while I slept; I was on the shore of the ocean somewhere high over seeing a wild and terrific storm. In the distance waves seemed like moving sand dunes, I think due to wind and raging of the storm the true ferrousity was masked. Suddenly a bow of large yacht broke through on a wave near shore. It was a beatiful yacht over 100 foot with a blue hull and a proud bow. Everything I saw was so real yet somehow I knew this was a vision. I remember thinking how great that skipper must be and what a shame to come so close to saving that yacht only to be crushed upon the shore. Just then a huge wave lifted the yacht and started moving it toward me. I moved in reaction but to late as it hit the shore somewhere to my left. The vision ended at that point. For serveral days I thought about my vision, but I just didn't understand the meaning. Then I was telling someone about it and it dawned on me what the vision was telling me and that is this. Even with all the skill that yacht's skipper had without a Light House he was doomed to crash on the rocks. So that is what Jesus means to me, He is a light by which I can navigate through to safety. Thank you and may he guide you too.

Moses has led the Israelites out of Egypt, and taken them to a holy mountain in Sinai. God has done wonders to break his people out of slavery, but they still don't feel altogether at ease with Him. The mountain is rumbling and shaking and throwing big rocks about, and the people tell Moses, "All right, we'll just stay back here, if that's all right. You can talk to Him for us." Moses agrees, and while he's up on the mountain talking with God, the people are melting down their liberated jewelry and making themselves images to worship, "These are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!" Now if you think this behavior is peculiar to the Jews, you really haven't gotten it! Confronted unexpectedly with the sacred, we don't know which foot to dance on and we freak! So we try to do something we already know, set up something to worship we think we've got down. Whatever was on that first set of tablets Moses brought down, he broke them when he saw what the people were doing. University lessons for a kindergarten class! The next time he went up, he brought back a rulebook.And people interpreted the rulebook, and broke the rules, and continued to do things their own way. "Is this all right, God? This is what You want, right?" Because understanding one thing can be a tremendous barrier to understanding anything else.Jesus came along; his message will have to be a whole new subject. But for now, I'll just say that we've learned many good things from him, and are still, most all of us, far from knowing the best part of that message.

JESUS

The Word... or da Word
GENESIS 1:1
In da Bginnin God cr8ed da heavens & da earth. Da earth waz barren, wit no 4m of life; it waz unda a roaring ocean cuvred wit dRkness
OR...
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
PSALMS 82:3
Be fair 2 da poor & 2 orphans. DefNd da helpless & evry1 in need.
OR...
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
JOHN 1:1
In da Bginnin waz da 1 who is called da Word. Da Word waz wit God & waz truly God.
OR...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
JOHN 14:27
I giv u peace, da kind of peace dat only I can give. It isnt like da peace dat dis wrld can give. So dun be worried or afraid.
OR...
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not you heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
MARK 8:36-37
Wat will u gain, if u own da whole wrld but destroy urself? Wat cld u give 2 get bak ur soul?
OR...
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?