LOYALTY TO TRUTH WILL PERFECT OUR POINT OF VIEW!

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We ALL make mistakes. As "iron sharpeneth iron" so must we keep one another sharp. Correction always comes along the road to perfection. We are responsible to one another as much as we are responsible to truth. Yes, we are our brother's keeper. No! No one is perfect. In fact, no one alone has all the answers. When "I" replaces "we" the problems generally "me." The act of rolling our eyes, keeping quiet and shrugging our shoulders is irresponsible. The integrity of honesty is the only way of truly dealing with one another's errors. 
True Caring involves sharing our concerns and criticisms. MISTAKES ARE MANDATORY. MISTAKES ARE MANDATORY TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING. MISTAKES ARE MANDATORY TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING AND GROW. MISTAKES ARE MANDATORY TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING, GROW AND LEARN. MISTAKES AND THEIR "INEVITABILITY" HELP TO PRODUCE HUMILITY. We have a choice in how we deal with mistakes. Embracing mistakes allow us to grasp their significance and transform our response to address them. Avoiding or fearing mistakes only gives them an advantage over how we deal with them. Truth never runs from introspection and is always open to scrutiny. People seem to not be aware of just how the "spirit of truth" operates. The "spirit of truth" needs no one to speak for it. Truth doesn't require a pat on the back or a need to promote its accomplishments. Truth does not make comparisons, needs to be thanked for its leadership or keep score. The truth speaks through its actions and stands by its deeds. Popularity based upon ratings and press briefings are not a criterion for truth. As it is written in Isaiah 53, "Who hath believed our report?" ​

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ITS LIKE A DREAM. WE FIGURED IF WE JUST SHAKE THEM HARD ENOUGH, THEY'D WAKE UP.

Now is the time to face the hard truth. Facing it now will lessen the impact of the inevitable. There is a universal law of cause and effect more commonly known as reaping and sowing in the Bible. It should be apparent that we are reaping what we have sown. That's past history, let's look to the future. At this present time, we have the opportunity to begin sowing seed that will grow and yield the ​peaceable fruit of righteousness. This will come as a result of accepting and learning from the chastisement we are currently going through. Accountability can only be addressed though questioning. The "spirit of truth" is always ready to meet accountability head on. We can hold truth's feet to the fire and truth will not flinch. The truth is that viruses operate in phases or waves. Previous pandemics have been characterized by waves of activity spread out over months. After the levels from this viral infection subsides, we will need to be ready for the possibility of another wave. Take this warning as a threat. Pandemic waves can be separated by months, and we cannot get comfortable or drop our guard prematurely. We should not anticipate that today's technological prowess will definitely mitigate many of the effects of tomorrow's viral mutations. We should approach it both scientifically and realistically. This is the same science sounding the alarm about global warming.

This may be the last opportunity to change our direction in terms of our perceptions and world view. We have become a global society and are no longer insulated from the pitfalls and perils of one another. Our experiences are becoming more shared and more common. Many of us have a habit of positioning ourselves behind a "person" or "point of view." This negates our ability to stand for truth. Is the economy important? Yes, we better believe it. What good is being healthy if we're hungry. Health is directly connected to wealth. Camouflaging the truth with declarations, ordinances and policies enacted through "after-the-fact" responses work deceptively. There is a "spirit of separatism" influencing our people, our country and our leaders. Look past the distractions! Look to identify and expose any spirit/behavior which divides us to conquer us. If we fail in this regard expect greed and power to reign. Many of us find it difficult to wrap our heads around the fact that we are facing an invisible enemy more lethal than any virus. All power has its force from its source which is spirit. Our thoughts are causes. What we sow in thought we reap in actions. What we sow consistently in actions we reap in habits. The habits we sow form our character. But it all starts with our thoughts. let's embrace the creed written on the Statue of Liberty. ​"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Coining a phrase from the late Dr. Joseph Lowery, "Words must become deeds that meet needs."

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