THIS AND THAT

We had a busy day, for us, after all. Ended up going to three stores the Health Food Store, Value Village and a furniture Store. Amazing how much they have in Value Village. I should have taken my pants in or I could save them and say I use to be that big. You know the picture of someone holding up big pants and telling you what diet to go on. The before and after. I wonder about those pictures. I am surprised Sandra did not say "Didn't you try them on?" I hate trying things on.

Cut and grass and had my hair cut and both really needed it. Picked up a few things for supper so very fortunate I can walk to the store for daily needs.

Tried to drag pictures off face book but only succeeded with a picture I did not want. I can only spend so much time on that. Right now it is refusing to put pictures on so I will turn it off can come back. Actually that is not truth it is putting every picture in my picture project on!

Today I have a U.C.W. meeting at the United Church and tonight we go to our Mennonite Bible Study. Tow very different, in some ways, of looking at scripture. So I have to find my own way. I do that with all the religious reading I do. This I do best first thing in the morning.

It is like this beautiful new purse dad bought me with many many zippers to open all the different compartments. When I go to the check-up I try to hurry and without fail open all the wrong places first. I open all the purse up and fail to see my change purse. So I have to start all over again. When I do find my change I drop it all over and think now I know why people use cards!

Anyway this is where I am at in my faith. I grew up in a conservative United Church, daer to my heart, because I sang in the choir. Then the United Church became very liberal and at that time I would find myself disagreeing. So I went searching to different churches and enjoyed the healthy positive influence this had on me.

This morning I am reading "The First Christian" by a Jewish priest who is looking back into his roots and comparing how Jesus turned away from some of his traditions .

His opinion of the teachings of Jesus:
1. His radical interpretation of mutual love. [this for me includes his acceptance of women.]

2. His call for a new morality in relation to the outcasts of society. [this for me includes all of us who have made painful mistakes in our lives and realize our spiritual poverty.]

3. His ideas of the Kingdom of Heaven. [a release from the need to sacrifice animals for forgiveness and salvation to an inner change that calls for repentance and rebuilding and restoration that comes with grace.