Glory is Yours, Papa; so is kingdom.
To the Compassionate and Most Merciful One be glory for-ever and ever. Amen. Through Christ Jesus, whom I am not above. 'You call me Teacher and Lord, and that is as it should be, for that is what I am.' - Jesus (or, Isa)master
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<div><p>《
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<p>It will be as in the days of the generation
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of Noah. People marrying and giving in marriage,
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eating an' drinking, were, knowing nothing
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about flood that came upon them until it came,
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and Noah and those whom G!D had commanded Noah
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to take with him - Oh, Noah obeyed what
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G!D told him. That is to say, he did not
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say 'No' to G!D out of defiance (or wilfulness);
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neither
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did he refuse to believe in the one whom
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G!D has sent (You know the god I am talking
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about: He who created the Universe and every-thing
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in it, the All-knowing, All-hearing and All-seeing
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Sovereign over the Day of Judgment who loves
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justice and detests wickedness) - and when
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destruction was complete, Noah asked G!D
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for permission to dis-embark from where
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G!D had spared him from destruction. (maybe
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in the Quran, this is written)
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<p>O prophet, your words will only be heeded-
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your advice will only be heeded by those
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who fear G!D, and are repentant, or otherwise
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willing to reconcile themselves to Him. (as written
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in the Quran). (the reader might want to compare
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this to the parable of the sower and the seed
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that Christ Jesus, son of Mary, gave, and which
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is recorded in Scriptures that are known as
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the Bible).
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<p>Quit? Oh LORD, let not Your spirit away from me!
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<p>On a point which may be elusive to people
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in some parts of- any-way, elusive to some people-
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is what exactly does it mean to say 'Thou
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art my shepherd; I shall not want.'
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<p>G!D has given me the grace to type
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on a night in the tropics, so write I will,
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gladly. G!D brought me to
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441024.Great_Fool?ac=1&from_search=true">
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a book
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</a>
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that is on- <br/><i>
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(checking it up in an information store, the Internet
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address of which is as follows)</i><br/>
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441024.Great_Fool?ac=1&from_search=true
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<br/>
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a person who calls himself 'Great Fool'.
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<p>In any case, a passage or idea from that book
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is that on the way to enlightenment,
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alms-taking is required. To put it in
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a way that is a little more familiar
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to the lay-man, or more precisely, those
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people who reside in urban areas (that is,
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not exactly pastoral), begging is required.
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A better-sounding name, that book has given
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that. Going to check information store again.
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<p>'mendiciary'
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<p>Perchance the starting point may have
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been forgotten. What does it mean to say,
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'Thou art my shepherd. I shall not want'?
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<p>How can one trust in a higher power that
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feeds and clothes one unconditionally, unless
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power is given over to the higher power in question
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to feed and clothe one?
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</p>
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<p>What coming to mind is: Jesus. The disciples
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began arguing among themselves about who
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among them was the greatest in the kingdom
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of Heaven. Taking a little one to Jesus,
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Jesus said, 'Truly, truly, I tell you,
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those who humble yourself as this little one
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is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.'
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(among numerous other examples, of little
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ones being a model to Man, that Jesus gave).
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<p>You ever saw a little one - say, one year
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of age, in your so-called modern measures
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of time - suit up in tie and tuxedo, and
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wait tables? Or pump petrol for others
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at a gas station? Who feeds a one-year-old?
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<p>You wanna be greatest in kingdom of Heaven?
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How about you learn from a one-year-old about
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trust in a world that feeds you, and clothes
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you unconditionally, among other things
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that a one-year-old can teach you, if you choose
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to humble yourself?
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<p>To emphasise on what Jesus - who is Teacher
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and Lord, as it should be - said, verse from Bible:
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And he said to them:
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"Truly I tell you, unless you change and
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become like little children, you will never
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enter the kingdom of Heaven."
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<a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/18-3.htm">
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(Gospel of Matthew, chapter eighteen, verse three.
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http://biblehub.com/matthew/18-3.htm)
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<p>So, back to the beginning. What does it mean
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to you to say the following:
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'Thou art my shepherd; I shall not want"
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<p>On a some-what related note, G!D
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has given me a chance to attend a lesson
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or example of what some call homoletics.
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'Big' word? Or complicated word?
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How about this: how to communicate
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more effectively?
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<p>So one of the ideas during that demonstration
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or lesson that came up in mind was the
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art of repetition, which interestingly
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enough, is a rather prominent feature
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in classical music, or music from the
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period of your development that some
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have called 'the Classical period'.
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<p>Maybe those who are familar with a certain
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type of computers know it as 'copy-and-paste'.
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So, the art of repetition (a concept that
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G!D has introduced me to in a music course,
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which is, of course, from the-LORD-who-will-provide)-
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the art of repetition is how you 'copy-and-paste',
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not just what you 'copy-and-paste'.
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<p>So, parable of sower and seeds, coming to mind
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<p>Hm. To sum up,
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humble yourself as a little one.
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If you do not, no kingdom of Heav'n.</li>
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<li>you say 'Thou art my shepherd.
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I shall not want'. What does that mean to you?
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Are you even giving yourself a chance
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to be shepherd-ed - clothed and fed unconditionally?
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<p>So, having examples- but, demonstration
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of homoletics included a clear warning to not
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introduce to you - or the audience, or the
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people you are preaching to - any new content
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or points, (where) in the conclusion, or where
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you have told your audience where you will end.
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<p>My time is short, how-ever. G!D will take
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my life - or what people of the world think
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of as life, to be more accurately speaking -
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according to His will, which is above my will.
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<p>Sufficient for you, it is becoming clear,
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that there are highly visible persons among
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your urban (that isn't exactly pastoral)
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societies who have attempted- not suicide-
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mendiciary. (begging. taking alms.)
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<p>So, to repeat, if you don't give a higher power
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- or, a higher being who causes rain or water to fall from
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the sky so that your thirst may be satisfied -
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(oh, thank You for the rain, oh, Papa (Father)
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who is Ruler of the Universe, whose name
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is hallowed. Why, G!D, Your people have
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created imitations of the sound of rain-drops
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falling on surfaces, so that they may be
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soothed or otherwise comforted, or find
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a common humanity)-
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to repeat, if you do not give a higher power
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a chance to feed you un-conditionally, what is it
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to you to spend time with words that have
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the breath of G!D in them? What is it to you to
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say or see the following: 'Thou art my shepherd;
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I shall not want.'
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to have the no small honour to obey the guidance
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that <a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/41-14.htm">
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the mighty helper of worm Jacob and little Israel
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