truth?

ok, I think you guys know that I've grown up in the Catholic church and am just starting to question my beliefs. there was a period when I thought what I learned at Banished was the firm unarguable truth, and now I'm questioning that again... there's just so much that needs clarified! and, most of my friends seem like they're still into blindly accepting their one view and not looking into the other churches to see if there might be truth there.

I got into a few arguments today... well, not really arguments, but disagreements. Emily and me had a big thing on the bus over whether or not you can lose your salvation- I think we all know who had which side- and what works have to do with it. I think I'll shoot out the verses that have been tripping me up:

-Matt 7:21 not everyone who says to me "Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.- now this one actually says ENTER THE KINGDOM. not be rewarded, etc., but these words (JESUS'S words) are saying that not doing the will of God is enough to earn you a ticket to hell.

-James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.- explination needed? I don't think so, but ok. what good is dead faith? If you have time, go and read all of James 2:14-26. now, just as it said, "show me your faith without deeds."

-1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? (goes on to list various examples of wrongdoing, adultrey, idolarity, theivery, etc.)- this is the most plain and simple of them all, isn't it?

well there you have it. please give me some insight.

<3 Rosie

Evangelist

Evangelist
by Rosie Murphy

glance behind
can you recall the past?
the moment you entrusted
yourself
to greater care

you promised to serve
why
did you give up?

I don't believe
you believed
it was for the best

so you want to be
a disciple?
so you want to share
the Word?

why did you
run away?
there has to be more
my friend
more to give
and less to take

do you have nothing to say
to the ones
who need to hear?

I don't
understand
do you?

Begin Again

my favorite poem in the whole wide world (this will probably change by next week)...


Begin Again
by Susan Coolidge

Every day is a fresh beginning,
Every day is the world made new;
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning.
Here is a beautiful hope for you--
A hope for me and a hope for you.

All the past things are past and over,
The tasks are done and the tears are shed;
Yesterday's errors let yesterday cover'
Yesterday's wounds, which have smarted and bled.
Are healed with the healing which night has shed.

Yesterday is now a part of forever,
Bound up in a sheaf, which God holds tight;
With glad days, and sad days, and bad days which never
Shall visit us more with their bloom and their blight,
Their fullness of sunshine or sorrowful night.

Let them go, since we cannot relieve them,
Cannot undo and cannot atone;
God in His mercy, recieve, forgive them;
Only the new days are our own,
Today is ours, and today alone.

Every day is a fresh beginning,
Listen, my soul, to the glad refrian,
And, spite of old sorrow and older sinning,
And puzzles forecasted and possible pain
Take heart with the day, and begin again.


Beautiful, yes?
<3>


ok I've got some news for ya'll! I am LEADING WORSHIP at my church's youth group and I am beyond excited. A little scared, but excited. Open the Eyes of My Heart, It Is You, and Blessed Be Your Name, for my first time EVER performing. just me and my guitar. but Brittany is coming to sing along and I am greaaaaaatful because I don't want to be the only one singing! I love to sing but it's not exactly my major self-esteem point... so whoohoo! see ya'll soon!

whoo hoo!

Well guys I caved in and got me a blog! yay! I probably won't post all that often 'cause I still love my xangaaa but I can comment now so yeees. whoohoo! haha so out of it today..

<3 ya'll, Rosie