“God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed”
- African Proverb
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Quote of the Day
Posted in African Proverbs, God, Inspiration, Quote of the Day, Uncategorized on March 2, 2009 by missifyEconomists Warn Anti-Bush Merchandise Market Close To Collapse | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, economy with tags bush, Comedy, economy, random, stock market, the onion on September 19, 2008 by missifyThis really illustrates how dire the economy is! SIGH! Watch and CRACK UP LAUGHING!
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Sermon on the Mount (Rushmore)
Posted in Politics, Reflection, obama with tags Bible, election, Jesus, mt. rushmore, obama, opinion, Politics, relection, religion, sermon on August 22, 2008 by missifyFrom Mt. Sinai to Mt. Zion to Mt. Rushmore: A Reflection on Obama’s demonstration of pacifism and why we struggle with accepting a leader who “turns the other cheek”–Miss Ify
I randomly googled “Obama + Mt. Rushmore” due to my random fascination of WHAT “symbolic perks” Obama would get should he capture the throne on Pennsylvania Avenue. Like an Olympian winning an endorsement with “Wheaties,” I figured there is no greater honor for a president than being etched into the Grand Canyon (in second place was having a coin with your face on it). For some odd reason, upon seeing this random computer generated image of Obama with the likes of Washington and Lincoln, I mentally digressed to the Sermon on the Mount, the Biblical recording of Jesus’ verbal instruction on morality in its purest sense. Set in the Gospel of Matthew, the teaching spans three chapters (Matthew 5-7) and from it mankind is gifted with the Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer. Studied by individuals of all faiths–from Ghandi to Martin Luther King, Jr.–the Sermon represents the epitome of selfless living and pacifist existence.
The Sermon on the Mount, which represented Mt. Zion, is viewed by many as the antitype of the proclamation of the Old Covenant made by Moses on Mt. Sinai. I am now seeing a furtherance of the Sermon on the Mt.–>an actual application–> that could land Obama’s face as a symbol of the power of ‘restraint’ and “higher” living.
