Bob

For some reason my Creator had enough confidence in me to have me live in this time of human history in this theatre of the Absurd called the United States, which lately has been not acting like Jesus at all.I don't mean in some 'church-lady' theology sort of way, I mean in our war-monger, blood-shedding, slave-labor & pushy sort of way. My Dad passed onto me his passion/action for social justice issues and being a free-thinker, whereas my mom passed on her compassionate heart and a certain amount of her fire and of course her smile. Its been quite a challenge to walk like Christ did, in the midst of so many rules and regulations (written & not) in the church, that Jesus wouldn't groove with.My understanding is that HE came to set us free.It seems that most people (including myself) have had so many centuries of 'slavery' in their bloodlines, they have a difficult time believing and walking out a lifestyle that our Creator wants us to have.I'm not talking about being free to do anything you want, just free to bring his kingdom to this earth.How can we bring freedom to the peoples of this earth, when we as his people are so not free?We just keep perpetuating the same mindset. It seems that things are shaking-up a bit and perhaps there will be some break-throughs in the bloodlines, if you will.As I allow Christ to free my mind from all the slavish rules & regulations (written & not) that have made their way into my mind over the years, I find it easier to hang out with whomever I meet, from whatever sub-culture they're from.In fact I'm finding it more and more burdensome to label people as being from any particular sub-culture.I suppose the less I paint someone into a corner, the less I'll be painted into one. During the build-up & soon after the Iraq war started, I was in France twice.On my second visit, a prophetess from England told me she could see a sea covering the U.S., but out of that sea, arose mountains of truth.I now know some followers of Christ who want to help build mountains of truth and would sure like to meet others.I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of lies & fear and could sure use some help to rise out of and above this sea of darkness that is enveloping so much of the U.S. . Don't get me wrong, I love this nation that God saw fit to have me be born into and there are many excellent things that the U.S. has contributed to the family of nations. Like people, this nation has blind-spots.We're the biggest exporter of arms in the world, by far.We don't seem to care about the working conditions of the people, who produce the massive quantities of products we import, every year.How any follower of Christ can justify not drinking any type of coffee but fair-trade certified, just grieves me.In spite of the serious nature of my comments above and how I generally view the world, I try not to take myself too seriously.I find that I'm far more effective this way.