Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Monday, February 29, 2016
PIT OF SNAKES
Question Of The Week 2-29-16
ARE YOU A RELIGIOUS PERSON AND IF SO DO YOU FAITHFULLY FOLLOW THE PRACTICES OF YOUR PARTICULAR RELIGION?
(Stay tuned for my last portrait of the 29 Faces Challenge which will be posted later....I hope.)
Hmmmm.... That's actually a hard question. I believe in the ideals of Buddhism and try my best to be truthful, caring, understanding, helpful, etc. I think that is the ideal of every religion. So I suppose I am religious but to pretty much all religions that believe in goodness, equality and love.
Elephant's child, I had a close friend who worried that she wasn't a Christian and that she did not have any religion. She was the kindest sweetest soul I ever knew and I told her she reflected faith more than anyone I've ever met.
Elephant's child, I had a close friend who worried that she wasn't a Christian and that she did not have any religion. She was the kindest sweetest soul I ever knew and I told her she reflected faith more than anyone I've ever met.
This is a loaded question. Everyone seems to have an opinion of what a Christian is and what one believes and how that should translate in behavior. Just like all Christians are sinners, all of those opinions are wrong at some point. My faith tells me that I am found in Him (Christ), not having a righteousness of my own, but that righteousness that is of God by faith in Christ, Philippians 3:9. That does not mean that I live a perfect sinless life or that I live a life as based on the expectations of what anyone's opinion of what the Christian life should look like.
i love many of the rituals of the Eastern orthodox, so that makes me a person who enjoys religion (but not the politics of any particular denomination). My life is not practiced as a religion, but a faith, to be lived every moment. The heart shown in kindness, caring and serving, as best as i can, is the important part,
I have and always have had faith and I pray every day. I feel God's presence and not wishing to sound blasphemous I also feel my late husband's presence.
No, I'm a lapsed Catholic, but I believe in God and conduct my life in ways that I'd like to be treated. I don't want to get political here, but Pope Francis isn't helping me connect with the faith. I think he's a commie and I think commies are supremely misguided in their beliefs.
Hmmmm.... That's actually a hard question. I believe in the ideals of Buddhism and try my best to be truthful, caring, understanding, helpful, etc. I think that is the ideal of every religion. So I suppose I am religious but to pretty much all religions that believe in goodness, equality and love.
ReplyDeleteWell said Kay and I couldn't agree more :-)
DeleteI don't belong to a religion. I do try to be gentle to everything around me.
ReplyDeleteElephant's child, I had a close friend who worried that she wasn't a Christian and that she did not have any religion. She was the kindest sweetest soul I ever knew and I told her she reflected faith more than anyone I've ever met.
DeleteElephant's child, I had a close friend who worried that she wasn't a Christian and that she did not have any religion. She was the kindest sweetest soul I ever knew and I told her she reflected faith more than anyone I've ever met.
DeleteI'm a lapsed catholic. Take a look at my commie pope and can you question my lack of faith? I just live a good and honest life.
ReplyDeleteGoodness kindness honesty and caring sounds like a good religion to me
DeleteThis is a loaded question. Everyone seems to have an opinion of what a Christian is and what one believes and how that should translate in behavior. Just like all Christians are sinners, all of those opinions are wrong at some point. My faith tells me that I am found in Him (Christ), not having a righteousness of my own, but that righteousness that is of God by faith in Christ, Philippians 3:9. That does not mean that I live a perfect sinless life or that I live a life as based on the expectations of what anyone's opinion of what the Christian life should look like.
ReplyDeleteQuestions are the most important things in life.
DeleteI feel I am a religious person but I am not into organized religion.
ReplyDeleteThat's the difference in faith and religion. Faith is in our hearts and religion is in our mind
DeleteI'm a practicing Christian, but I wouldn't call myself religious, but I do try very hard to follow God's word, but of course fail often.
ReplyDeletei love many of the rituals of the Eastern orthodox, so that makes me a person who enjoys religion (but not the politics of any particular denomination). My life is not practiced as a religion, but a faith, to be lived every moment. The heart shown in kindness, caring and serving, as best as i can, is the important part,
ReplyDeleteI have and always have had faith and I pray every day.
ReplyDeleteI feel God's presence and not wishing to sound blasphemous I also feel my late husband's presence.
No, I'm a lapsed Catholic, but I believe in God and conduct my life in ways that I'd like to be treated. I don't want to get political here, but Pope Francis isn't helping me connect with the faith. I think he's a commie and I think commies are supremely misguided in their beliefs.
ReplyDeleteLL Cool Joe, sometimes I think religion sets us all up for failure so we can feel guilty a lot.
ReplyDeleteBrite Mist, Well said!
ReplyDeletePat, I pray constantly.
ReplyDeleteCube, I would guess you are lapsed...at least in any liberal leanings. LOL
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