The sound of silence

I heard an interesting phrase today

'It's the things that aren't said that we regret'.

Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone'

Neath the halo of a street lamp

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

That split the night

And touched

the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dared

Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools", said I, "You do not know

Silence like a cancer grows

Hear my words that I might teach you

Take my arms that I might reach you

But my words, like silent raindrops fell

And echoed In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon god they made

And the sign flashed out its warning

In the words that it was forming

And the sign said,

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls

And tenement halls"

And whispered in the sounds of silence

simon and garfunkle

Jesus tomb ???

Filmmaker shows relics from disputed Jesus tomb
Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:48 PM GMT

By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The director of the movie "Titanic" presented on Monday what he said was evidence the tomb of Jesus had been uncovered but scholars greeted the assertion with scepticism, some dismissing it as a publicity stunt.
James Cameron and a team of scholars showed two stone ossuaries, or bone boxes, that he said might have once contained the bones of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The findings are the subject of a documentary he produced called "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" and a book "The Jesus Family Tomb."

The two small caskets were part of 10 found in 1980 during construction in South Jerusalem. Several had inscriptions translated as Jesus, Mary Magdalene and "Judah, son of Jesus," Cameron told a news conference at the New York Public Library surrounded by scholars and archaeologists.
"This is the beginnings of an ongoing investigation," Cameron said. "If things come to light that erode this investigation, then so be it."
The filmmakers said that statistically there was a 1 in 600 chance that the names found on the inscriptions were not the family of Jesus.
They also argued that the name "Mariamene e Mara," the only inscription written in Greek, translated to Magdalene's real name.
If this was the tomb of Jesus, the revelations are likely to raise the ire of Christians because the discovery would challenge the belief that Jesus was resurrected and ascended to heaven.

"I Have Seen The Promised Land"

There is no doubt that our heavenly Father uses many ways to speak to his children. One way is through dreams and visions.
'After this, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams , and your young men shall see visions in those days I will pour out my spirit upon servants and maidens. I will show wonders in the heavens above, and tokens in the earth beneath: blood and fire, and the vapor of smoke'.

"I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together"

Martin Luther King

Be Patient

MAKE ME LORD A DREAMER for your kingdom
Plant in my heart heavenly desires
Grant faith that can say impossibilities shall be
And vision lest a world should perish not knowing thee.

Make me Lord a dreamer for Your Kingdom
I would aspire to greater goals in GOD
So cause faith to rise, to motivate each word and deed
A faith that’s well convinced that Jesus meets every need.

Make me lord a dreamer for your Kingdom
Dreams that will change a world that’s lost its way
May dreams that first found their birth in Your omnipotence.
Come alive in me, becoming reality.

Chris Bowater

Second Coming

Jesus Will Come "like a thief in the night" (A Surprise, Suddenly)

1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 (NIV) for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

Isaiah 29:5-6 (NIV) But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant, 6 the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire.

Malachi 3:1 (NIV) "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.

Matthew 24:43-44 (NIV) But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Luke 12:39-40 (NIV) But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."

2 Peter 3:10 (NIV) But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

Revelation 3:3 (NIV) Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

Revelation 16:15 (NIV) "Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."

church full of hot air?

I guess the collection goes up with inflation

'Suffer the little children'

The UK has been accused of failing its children, as it comes bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries.
Unicef looked at 40 indicators from the years 2000-2003 including poverty, family relationships, and health.

"The UK government is not investing enough in the well-being of children, especially to combat poverty and deprivation."
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne accused Chancellor Gordon Brown of having "failed this generation of children".
"After 10 years of his welfare and education policies, our children today have the lowest well-being in the developed world," said Mr Osborne.
UK REPORT FINDINGS
UK child poverty has doubled since 1979
Children living in homes earning less than half national average wage - 16%
Children rating their peers as "kind and helpful" - 43%
Families eating a meal together "several times" a week - 66%
Children who admit being drunk on two or more occasions - 31%

He also said government could encourage parents to have greater involvement with their children through "a framework of more flexible working".
But he added: "I don't actually think government has the answer to all these problems."
A spokeswoman for the government said it regarded the improvement of the life of British children as a matter of particular importance.
"Nobody can dispute that improving children's well-being is a real priority for this government," she said

Mark 10:14 Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Matt 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matt 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Matt 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

Mark 9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Luke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

"Some things need repeating until people listen and act"

Persevere

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

Mother Theresa

YET ANOTHER VICTIM OF GLOBAL WARMING

Walking the talk??

“Walk a mile in my moccasins,” goes the saying: experience the world as I experience it and you'll understand why I say what I say and do what I do.

Happy Valentines

I'd gladly walk across the desert

with no shoes upon my feet

To share with you

the last bite of bread I had to eat

I would swim out to save you

In your sea of broken dreams

When all your hopes are sinking

Let me show you what love means

Chorus:

Love can build a bridge

Between your heart and mine

Love can build a bridge

Don't you think it's time

(2x)

I would whisper love so loudly

Every heart would understand

That love and only love

Can join the tribes of man

I would give my heart's desires

So that you might see

The first step is to realize

That it all begins with you and me

Chorus

When we stand together

It's our finest hour

We can do anything, anything

If we keep believing in the power

Love can build a bridge

Between your heart and mine

Love can build a bridge

Don't you think it's time

Don't you think it's time.

The JUDDS