Dripping with Venom

"Those who are not against us, are for us." (that is a Jesus paraphrase)  Don't attack everything that isn't a carbon copy of you, and don't steel good works from others just because they appear different then your "prescribed" notion of correctness or decorum.  If we all were supposed to automotans, he would only need one of us.  We are to love one another, as he has loved us.  We can disagree, but nothing that we say to each other, in the body of Christ, our brethren, should be dripping with venom.  Venom is for Satanail and his lovers.  You just may find it may not hurt after all to accept somebody that looks like his freak flag is flying. That same man may have had experiences such that his heart is brimming full with the warm butter of the love of Heaven.  Maybe that lady doesn't look like she just stepped out of a band box, but she may be the one who comforts you when you are in great bereavement.  She may have had great loss, too. In this move of Heaven, the voices of G_d, may not look so slick.  They may look avant garde to you, to say the least, but they may be the most effective voices of humility that have ever been heard across the globe.  They may nail the intention of heaven with their understanding, based on a life of suffering.  They may arrive in broken down cars, or on a bicycle or scooter.  They may have clothes that look like leftovers from a rummage sale, but again, they may have the ears, eyes, mouth, and heart of Heaven itself, so don't shut the door on them, at least, before hearing how and what they have to say.  They also may be little kids.  They may all not look stereotypically religious.  As a matter of fact, they WILL NOT look stereotypically anything that you are used to, and expect.  This is a new ball game, chilens.  We serve a BIG G_D, who does not care to be boxed in by our smallness or our small opinions.  When the train of Heaven enters into the black tunnel, it comes out on the other side in glorious ways. I can't wait to see what they are! Hold on, you who suffer with me.  We will make our destination, and G_d will wipe way our memories of angst and replace them with ecstacy - check out the Book of Job - "exultation will come." Blessings, Carol