Message In The Mirror by Wade Welch - HTML preview

God, the "Artist", created the universe. He established Free Will. This was intended to allow us to reach our goals...our future. The spirit has a sanctuary...within his Free Will. The spirit is within all of us, and is a piece of God. It is the soul, and it is eternal. It is who we are, and it is free to endure. We may need some help, but we all have the ability to utilize faith to the advantage of our spirit AND our body.

We have proven the value in having a positive attitude. If we live for the soul and not the body, the bottom line of existence for the body is improved. It is the attitude that matters. A positive attitude removes the barriers of the ego for a short time.

Addictions

Addictions are the badges that reveal the truth about ourselves. They are the obvious bottom line indicators. Had we a society based on the truth of humanity, one of our prime opponents would be the corporation that builds profit from addicts. Since we currently cultivate hypocrisy, a person must be extremely brave and bold to stand up for truth. This is our future, people who choose the soul over the body and sacrifice.

Society would have a solution for addictions, had we a true spirituality. It is all based on the choice to embrace truth. This is a huge commitment...to look in the mirror. But then we still have to accept the Message In The Mirror. As the Buddha announced...medication, delusion, and assumption are protection from commitment, and addictions rescue the weak from having commitment.

Addictions may well be the first thing we see in the mirror. No need to go any further...since you know you already flunked out. We should be hoping to see improvements, but we need to have some sort of understanding first. This is a common starting point...the sharing of truth. The churches have the power to do the right thing. But truth has a cost, and it is difficult to find a reason to pay the cost with our current definition.

We need a brave new Christian leader.

Racism

Some of the harshest experiences in my life are associated with racism. It was once something that I would