“To bear witness to God the Father, to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, and to be guided by the Holy Spirit.”
~ Parish of St. Michael the Archangel
I love the mission statement, quoted above, of the Parish of St Michael the Archangel. What an amazing goal and purpose for a church in this modern age.
We were on a drive and spotted this beautiful bird on the steeple of St. Catherine of Sienna. (Merged in 2010 with Parish of St. Michael the Archangel.)
““As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.”
~Henry Ward Beecher
The modern world chooses not to honor God’s truths or hear his voice. In many churches world views contrary to God’s word are condoned in the name of love. I plan to keep looking up, my eyes and spirit focused on God’s truths, instead of being in agreement with what the world considers politically correct.
This post is part of Skywatch Friday.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
The hawk agrees with you!
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Thanks so much…it was a perfect opportunity, spotted as we drove by. We turned around and went back so I could get a good photo.
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What a powerful message, Kathy. The mission statement of the church is magnificent. I hope there are enough parishioners to fill that church up to its brim every worship day. It is true the message of our Lord has been diluted or adjusted to suit politically correct people or situations. Instead of referring to the Word, we refer to humans who interpret the word or things purported as from the word in their own terms( as they wish). The net result is a generation that is unaware of the truth and the truth which can be used as a wedge between right and wrong is now a diluted, distilled, watered down version of the actual.Amidst the cacophony, there are still people like you and Debbie who speak out for the Lord and his truth and for this I am immensely grateful.
Susie
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Thanks Susie. Your words are wise and also full of the truth of our day, the truth that is timeless.
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A great post
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Thanks so much.
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Yet in the name of love, people condemn those who don’t agree with their view. Thank you for tis affirming post and great shot of the hawk.
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He was beautiful…we are blessed with many hawks in this area.
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If I’m correct, you found a red tailed hawk on the church. We had one in our old oak tree.
Lovely post, as always.
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I always love to see the big birds. I wish we still had our oak tree. I love their majestic spread and height.
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We had a wind storm a few days ago, and our yard is littered with oaks limbs. I hope none of the big ones come down and hit the house.
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That was our reason for taking ours down, it had become a dangerous tree. I still miss it though.
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I understand. We would miss ours, too.
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That is an amazing mission statement! Love it.
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I do too!
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Great post, for a number of reasons.
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Thanks so much!
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