Comments on: What the Amish are Teaching America http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1 by: Payshun http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-56229 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-56229 I thought you might like this. This is from a post a few days ago. p The Beauty of the Amish The Amish are beautiful because the glory of God is upon their homes. The Amish are beautiful because the Holy Spirit lives in their hearts. He is their life. The beauty of the Amish is my father\'s spirit. The Holy Spirit poured his love on a grieving and broken people. I had not allowed myself the grace to grieve and mourn w/ them. I was selfish and proud. But Father forgive me for not noticing the magnificence of your grace upon them. They raised funds for the family of the man that killed their children and have reached out to them in love and solidarity. They are teaching me more about God\'s grace and how to love than all the contemplation I have studied in the last two years. Will the world listen? Their beauty is in their grace, their forgiveness, their love. They have chosen the holy route of not getting angry. They have chosen the route of loving your enemy. I have much to learn from them. We have much to learn from them. May their beauty crowd out all the darkness in our hearts. May we live life and live it abundantly full of the grace they are teaching us. Amen. p I thought you might like this. This is from a post a few days ago.

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The Beauty of the Amish
The Amish are beautiful because the glory of God is upon their homes. The Amish are beautiful because the Holy Spirit lives in their hearts. He is their life. The beauty of the Amish is my father\’s spirit. The Holy Spirit poured his love on a grieving and broken people.

I had not allowed myself the grace to grieve and mourn w/ them. I was selfish and proud. But Father forgive me for not noticing the magnificence of your grace upon them.

They raised funds for the family of the man that killed their children and have reached out to them in love and solidarity. They are teaching me more about God\’s grace and how to love than all the contemplation I have studied in the last two years. Will the world listen?

Their beauty is in their grace, their forgiveness, their love. They have chosen the holy route of not getting angry. They have chosen the route of loving your enemy. I have much to learn from them. We have much to learn from them. May their beauty crowd out all the darkness in our hearts. May we live life and live it abundantly full of the grace they are teaching us.

Amen.

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]]> by: Ron Merritt http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-55478 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:10:07 +0000 http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-55478 I agree with much of your take on the article, Ray. Ultimately that is and should be the goal in Iraq and everywhere American soldiers put feet on the ground. We must continue to show compassion to the Iraqi citizens for they are not our enemy as some would have you believe. That doesn't mean that keeping up security isn't important but we must now lead the world in helping Iraq and Afghanistan pick themselves up and help them to see that there are other options than violence. This also means not turning our backs on them when they need help the most. I agree with much of your take on the article, Ray. Ultimately that is and should be the goal in Iraq and everywhere American soldiers put feet on the ground. We must continue to show compassion to the Iraqi citizens for they are not our enemy as some would have you believe. That doesn’t mean that keeping up security isn’t important but we must now lead the world in helping Iraq and Afghanistan pick themselves up and help them to see that there are other options than violence. This also means not turning our backs on them when they need help the most.

]]> by: Payshun http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-55228 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:16:08 +0000 http://www.firewatching.com/ray/blog/2006/10/07/what-the-amish-are-teaching-america/#comment-55228 Amen. p Amen.

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