And they call themselves
Christians
As they teach hatred
Instead of love.

God speaks :

My dear child, you are my child and I will not leave you alone. Don't listen to those other voices that tell you that I could never love you as you are, for that <is a lie. I will always love your and will never leave you. If you ever think I have left you, just look :around you,, I Am there, beside you. Please don't doubt me,, for I  Am the One who created you.. Always I remember, I love you!

A Message

A person sat in a darkened room, thinking.  Then began to speak aloud to no one, for no one else was there:  “I seem to be alone, too different from others to be accepted by anyone else.  It seems that no one cares enough about me to come around to see how I am.  There is no one to love me AS I AM!  Yet I will not go away, nor leave this life until it is time.  And I wonder where God is in all this.”

Came an answer immediately; a voice that seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere:  “I am your GOD, and I AM here, near you.  I will not leave you, for I love you.   You are one of my beloved children, and I love ALL my children, and I love them all AS THEY ARE right now.   I am the One who made you and all others AS THEY ARE right now, and I do not turn any away.  Come, walk with me, beloved.  Stay always near me and do not despair.  And by the way, there are many who care about you.”  


Dwelling closer to God, how does one do that?  How does a person get closer to the Divine, to pure love?   What path does one follow?  Follow the path given to you and learn to trust that God will always there nearby to lead you and to always love you.   However, unless you listen carefully for the voice of God, the path that is yours alone can be hard to find.   We have to learn to hear with the inner ears, the ears of the soul.  And then, day by day, we will be lead to dwell closer to God.  The possibility is there for all people.  



In reading over my writings, one theme is there over and over again, God’s love for all people no matter who they are.   But how do you get that across to those who have been told too many times that they are not loved?  How do we reach out to them and what words do we use?  How do we put together a sentence so that they will understand that God loves them, too?  One way is to listen for God’s voice and then we will know what to say and how to say it.  

People of the Rainbow

We are the people
Of  the Rainbow ;
       And God is here,
        Among us!
We are the people
Of the rainbow;
        And God loves
       Each one of us!

Come to God,
Come and see
What forgiveness is,
What real love is.

God of the Rainbow,
Come to us now
And forgive us
For we  doubt
That you love us.
We have listened
Too much
To other voices
Who say
That we are
Not worthy of your love.
Come to us now
And help us see
The promise of the rainbow
Is that always
You love us.

And God is there,
Waiting and loving
All of us.
I tell you,
In Jesus's name
We are forgiven.

rainbow The rainbow is here,
The promise of God's
Everlasting love
For all people.
No one is ever
Turned away
From that love.

Take the rainbow
Into your heart
And go out into the world
And share the promise
With all you meet.

And the God
Of the rainbow
Walks with you
Every day.
Believe it!
Go in peace and love.

Some Questions

Are you we living as God would  have us live?
Do we remember that all people are our neighbors?
Do we treat those who are different from us with gentleness and love?.
Do   we remember that God created all people?
Do we treat other people as beloved children  of God?

Hey God

Hey God, I am here, and I want to talk to you.  I don't mind being
here in this life, and most of the time, I don't mind being who I am.
But dear God, I am so oppressed!  Why did you make me to be so
different from everybody else?  Differences are just not accepted
here.  Once people know that a person is different, they turn away or
make it hard for that different one to live.  Some have even been
beaten or killed!  Why God? Why can't people accept me as I am?  Why must they continually be trying to change me?  Why did you make me as I am?

God Among Us Us

Watch it -
For God
Has broken loose
And is out
Among the people!

Awake!
For God is  here
Among us.
Beware!
For  God walks
And dwells with us.!

Oh God
Of the unexpected,
Forgive us
That we do not see
Your hand in all things..
Forgive us
When we try
To cage you
And pull you down
To our size.
Forgive us
When we do not see
That we do not see
That you are "bigger
And more active
In our world
Than what we expect.

And God Speaks to all of :
    "I am with him
      At all times
       And will not leave
      Those of you
       Who will come to me."

God is always here,
Among us all,
Working  where
We are not looking.
God is always here,
Working among us
And helping people
Where we do not expect

But then,
Who expected a baby
In a manger?

Watch it!
Be careful!
For God is out
In the world
And is always doing
The uexpectd!
Look around you to see
Where God is doing
The uexpectd
In your part of the world..

Children of One God

We Are children
Of the one God,
       And we are loved.
God is working,
Helping all of us,
       And always, we are loved.

God, forgive us
When we turn away
From you
And refuse to see
All people
As your children. 
Forgive us
When we turn
Others away
And try to make them
Less than what they are.
Forgive us
When we forget
That your love
Is there for all.
Teach us and help us remember
That you created
All that we see
Around us.

God is near,,
Accepting all people
As children
And forgiving us
When we come back
To those loving arms.

Go out into the world
And look around you
And see that those
Are all children of God.

Walk in peace and love
With all people
And know
That God loves you.

Pride - Who I Am

I am who I am,
I am who God
Made me to be!
I am who I am
And no one  can take
That away from me!

God is here,
Waiting for us
In love.
When will we turn
And accept the gift
That is offered?

Dear God, forgive us
Whe we turn away
And do not see
That it is you
Who created us
As  we are.
Forgive us
When we do not
Understand
That you are
A part of us.
Forgive us
When we make others
To be less
than what they really are.
Help us to see
That all people
Are yours.

God is here and says:
       "I forgive all
        Who truly turn to  me;
        For all people, are mine,
        For I have created
        All that is

. I am who God
Made me to  be.
It is God
Who made everything
That I see around me .

Come and see
That you are God's child
And go out and tell
All that you  meet
All  about God's love
For them.

Go in peace and love
Remembering that all people
That you  see
Are  God's children.

A Child Of God by Jerry Browning

A Child Of God

By Jerry Browning

Chorus:

I'm a child of God - You made me like You want me

And You want like You made me,

Not for others to deceive,

I'm a child of God - and in my heart I hear You

I'll never have to leave You, if I live what I believe.

Someone will turn the Master's words to music

Someone will paint a sudden burst of spring

Each life is given a gift to share with others

But some will turn away and never see a thing.

Chorus :

So when the time has come to meet the Maker

And I'm taken from the pastures where I feed,

Will I be true? Did I live the life You gave me

Or a life some other mortal made me lead?

Chorus :

God's love for All

Hey!    God's love
Is mine to have!
      Hallelujah!
Listen! I do not
Have to change
To gain that love!
       Hallelujah!

God's love is ours
But we turn away
And will not hear
The truth
That is ours to have.

Dear God,
We have been told
That you love us,
But then we  hear
Other darker voices
Telling us that you
Do not want us near.
Forgive us
When we believe them
And turn away from you.
Help us to se see
That always and ever
You love us all.

God is near at  hand,
Waiting in love
For us to turn around
And accept
That love is a alway
Ours to have..

Celebrate!
For God is here,
With us and loving us!
Always and ever,
We are God's children!

Go out into the world
Remembering that always
God's love is yours.
Spread that love
To all people
That you meet.

Walk in love
And be at peace
For God loves you
Always!

Aaa Time

|    There was a time  when I was broken into many pieces, fragmented.  There was no joy for me sadness and despair were my lot.  I knew not where to go nor could I find any peace. Then I remembered that there one person who I could turn to, who had always been there, and waiting for me to turn to Him.
    Now I am whole again, and complete; not fragmented and broken as I was before.  Joy has returned to me; and a peace better than any I knew before, for He has touched me and healed me.
    Where could I find another like Him?  For He is ALWAYS there for me to talk to, even when I want Him not, for I will not always listen to what He says, and need someone else to tell me His word.  But still, He has is there for me, always. And never will I be completely alone.
    And He holds my hand, nor will He ever let me stray far from Him, but lovingly keeps me close by.  He is my Counselor, my Guide, and my Friend. He keeps me on the straight path, and I flourish and he leg me in grow only when He is near.  For"c I have no strength of my own.
    He is the sun, I the moon.  I shine only in His glory. My light is only reflected light, reflected from Him.  I do not reflect that light perfectly, but what light I do reflect is only His.
    Where could I go for someone as patient and loving as He?  Nowhere! For He has infinite love and infinite patience, He is at once my God and my Father.  He is the one who made me and gave me life. He is all life and all love. And only in Him is complete love and complete peace.  
    I can never know all of Him.  The more I know about Him; the more there is to know.  He is greater, mightier than I could ever conceive. He is everything to me, my complete life.  And without Him, there is no life, there is nothing but chaos.
    My joy is all in Him, my peace and happiness, His.  He keeps me going through all the troubles and sorrows of this life.  He is everything to me, my whole life.

3 Prayers

Loving God, thank you for reminding me every day that you do

love me.  But you also remind me that you love all other people,

too.  You have told me that it does not matter what people

look like, who they are or what they believe.  You told me

that you still claim them as your children, and you love all

of them.  You have said again and again that there is no one

who is outside of your love.  Please keep reminding me until

it is so much a part of me that there is no one who I can hate,  

for I do not want to ever do anything that is outside of what

you want. AMEN

Dear God, I'm sorry, but I'm not doing as well as I should. I

there are still some people who I would like to

hate, or at least think that you do not love them. These people

think too differently than I do, and I cannot handle that.

Remind me again that those who are different in any way are

still your children, created by you. Help me always to remember

that your love cannot be restricted to just some people, but

is inclusive of all. Stay always near me, and help me to learn

your love. AMEN

Oh God, immerse me so much in your love that there is no one

who I can hate or think can be outside of your love.  Fill me

so full of your love that no matter who the others are or what

they believe, I will remember that your love is theirs, also,

even when they disagree with me.  Help me to love others, for

it is so much easier to love family and friends than to love

others who are so much different.AMEN

A Vision

A Vision

I had a vision years ago and in that vision I saw a huge crowd of people in a parade.  They were singing songs of praise and Thanksgiving as they marched along. I listened to the songs and realized they were songs of praise to God.  I then looked to see who was in the the crowd and saw all kinds of people, - gay, ,asexual, transsexuals and so many others. Many of them wondering how they got there, for they bad been told that God did not love them. And there was Steve and  Richard and Sylvia and so many more that I knew.

Then I saw on the sides, standing standing and watching the parade , others.  They were talking, sometimes loudly, saying that this one or that one shouldn't be in the parade. But then I heard from the throne in the center of it all, “Leave these children of mine alone.  They belong here because I created them just as I created you. “ And the parade continued and the songs of praise resounded louder than before.

Can You See Me

Can you see me
Sitting here?
Will you turn
And see me?

Can you hear me
Calling you?
When will you
Listen to me?

I feel invisible
And think
Nobody cares
When nobody sees.

I’m not invisible,
Stop, look,
See, I’m here
Behind you.

A Special Love by Jerry Browning

I A Special Love
                       Jerry Browning

Friends may come and friends may go
Sometimes friends we hardly know.
Sometimes friends will help us grow
Or they just take what they want and then they go.

Special loves are found in reaching out in honesty
In caring how you feel inside, knowing things you try to hide.
Little things that can’t be bought or sold,
More valuable than gems or gold,
Some special little part of me that no one in the world will see.

CHORUS:  So lean on me and I’ll lean on you
In times when you don’t want to walk alone
Share with me and I’ll share with you
Until the time when God will take us home.

There are things that no one else will see
Things that matter just to you and me.
Precious feelings knowing someone cares.
I look at you and wonder what I see
And wonder what it is you see in me.
Someday the world will hear our songs;
They’ll know we shared the rights and wrongs.

CHORUS:


Added:

This verse is by me for all my friends.  Thanks to Jerry Browning for permitting me to use his song.  Note: may not fit with his music.
And special friends like you
Are far more valuable than the finest gold,
And are to be kept close at hand.
So come and walk the world with me
And tell me all of your deepest cares,
As I tell you of mine.
And when we are parted in this world,
I will look for you on that farther shore,
Knowing God’s love will take you there. 

But Lord, They're

 But Lord, they're black.
You don't mean to say
That I should care about
Such as they!

But Lord, they're gay.*
You couldn't have
Created these people
As they are!

But Lord, they're different.
You can't mean
That I should love them
Just as they are!

*book by Rev Sylvia Pennington

added later:
But Lord, they're asexual.
You couldn't have
Made these people
As they say they are!