Comments on: Where’s The Love? http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/ and rockin' tha house Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Margaret http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-627 Margaret Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:12:09 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-627 I grew up an Episcopalian and they tend not to be very fundamentalist or bible literalists. But I don't know about Texas, since I'm in WA. I agree with you completely on the religion AND the soda. GROSS! I grew up an Episcopalian and they tend not to be very fundamentalist or bible literalists. But I don’t know about Texas, since I’m in WA. I agree with you completely on the religion AND the soda. GROSS!

]]> By: Wende http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-626 Wende Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:38:19 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-626 As a Methodist, hanging with Episcopalians, either group will work. (Although, Methodist vary by region as to their conservative nature, and Texas is hardly a hotbed for liberal thinking!). But, anything is probably better than what you're subjecting yourself to. Trust your gut. And I'm glad you're looking for where the love it in your life. Hate is a filter we can choose to remove. Doesn't make it easy, though. Like any filter, the longer we leave it on the more we see through it--until there is nothing but hate or her sister fear or her cousin bigotry. And love works the same way--when we wear it. It colors our world--doesn't erase the personal hells we live in. But it changes the way we perceive them. I hoping for love color in your world, Michelle. As a Methodist, hanging with Episcopalians, either group will work. (Although, Methodist vary by region as to their conservative nature, and Texas is hardly a hotbed for liberal thinking!). But, anything is probably better than what you’re subjecting yourself to.

Trust your gut. And I’m glad you’re looking for where the love it in your life. Hate is a filter we can choose to remove. Doesn’t make it easy, though. Like any filter, the longer we leave it on the more we see through it–until there is nothing but hate or her sister fear or her cousin bigotry. And love works the same way–when we wear it. It colors our world–doesn’t erase the personal hells we live in. But it changes the way we perceive them. I hoping for love color in your world, Michelle.

]]> By: Pacian http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-624 Pacian Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:05:17 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-624 We all get grouchy and angry at times. We're only human. (Except me. I'm perfect.) We all get grouchy and angry at times. We’re only human.

(Except me. I’m perfect.)

]]> By: gary http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-623 gary Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:18:23 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-623 I really try to keep a sunny outlook about life and about other people. The fact that I am usually able to do it I attribute mostly to luck... :) I really try to keep a sunny outlook about life and about other people. The fact that I am usually able to do it I attribute mostly to luck… :)

]]> By: Ken Albin http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-621 Ken Albin Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:37:17 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/07/wheres-the-love/#comment-621 It's funny how the things we learned growing up sometimes come back to haunt us later in life. As far as joining the Methodists, I wouldn't advise it. They are too similar to Baptists, and I grew up in a Baptist church where the pastor wouldn't let us (youth choir) play "The Little Drummer Boy" at Christmas because there was no little drummer boy in the Bible. Go figure. I think you treated that student with a lot more respect than he treated you. Sometimes learning a life lesson may be more important for a student than receiving unconditional love. Even Jesus could be a tough guy when he needed to be. It’s funny how the things we learned growing up sometimes come back to haunt us later in life. As far as joining the Methodists, I wouldn’t advise it. They are too similar to Baptists, and I grew up in a Baptist church where the pastor wouldn’t let us (youth choir) play “The Little Drummer Boy” at Christmas because there was no little drummer boy in the Bible. Go figure.

I think you treated that student with a lot more respect than he treated you. Sometimes learning a life lesson may be more important for a student than receiving unconditional love. Even Jesus could be a tough guy when he needed to be.

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