People are looking with great expectation to the changes that President Obama is going to bring about. Tsedi Mholo wrote a song in his honour hailing him as the modern day Messiah, the saviour of the world.
Is this expectation justified? On the White House website there are a few telling agendas under the category Civil Rights.
God created man and woman in his image. He regarded both as extremely valuably so that He invested himself (his character) in them (equally). The distinctiveness of man and woman express the value God placed on them. What kind of person eradicates this distinctiveness? Isn’t that devaluing men and women?
God regarded them as so important that he assigned a special place to them, they both were his representatives. They had to rule over the earth, subdue it and through procreation fill it. What kind of person ignores this assignment God gave to men and women?
God brought the value of mankind home by protecting their life. “But your own lifeblood I will avenge; … Whoever sheds human blood by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image, reflecting God’s very nature …” (The Message - Gn 9 vs 5,6). What kind of person would fund abortion from the tax coffers?
Are you really excited about what lies ahead with the new president at the helm?
What macabre subject for the new year you will say. But I was confronted with the reality of it last night. My neighbour died of a massive heart attack and the two ladies doing CPR could not revive him at all. Apparently he had chest pains on Thursday already, but refused to see a doctor. When you fear the doctor, you must face death.
I wonder which is the worst? I am intrigued by the idea what people think about death and dying? Under the current influence of evolution I suspect there are many who see humans as glorified animals. When they die they are dead, that’s it. Nothing more. Your light goes out, you stop existing. But I think those people are in for a shock.
New year’s eve is for many a time of reflecting about the year past and especially remembering loved ones who passed away. So I was watching a DVD, “The Lazarus Phenomenon”, relating near death experiences (NDE) of two people. Apparently there are millions of people world wide that have had NDEs. My late mother-in-law had a heart condition for more than fifty years. During one episode she went into a coma and when she recovered she related her NDE to her husband and much later shared it with us being afraid we would think she was weird or something.
Apparently people have different encounters during their NDE, but there are also a lot of similarities. During my late mother-in-law’s NDE she saw a friend of theirs arrive at a place in a neat suit. The people came out and gathered around him and escorted him in to this place with wonderful colours. When she came out of the coma, her husband informed her that this very same friend she saw, had died.
One thing I am convinced about is, that there is life after death. Your light doesn’t just go out. It seems like most people see two different qualities of life after death. There is a beautiful place filled with bright white light where there are indescribable colours and beautiful music. And then there is a pitch dark place filled with people suffering horrific torment.
Do you have any insights or experiences in this regard that you want to share?