Extremely well said.  Reminds me of lukewarmness.  It is not those that are hot or cold...but the lukeward that God will vomit out of his mouth.

Let us pray that we not become spiritually indifferent - neither loving nor hating God or others.

Very good, Jakes.

The only thing I thought of is that while some 3,000 died on 9/11, the WTC typically held some 35,000 people daily.  So the indifference of the terrorists was leveraged to murder many times more people than they ended up actually killing.

This is a good article and good responses about charity vs indifference (lukewarmness).  Almost every day we are reminded through the media that terrorists are conditioned to be indifferent to killing for Jhadist purposes.  As Christians we learn that the secret of overcoming differences of race or culture is to realize that the object of our charity is Jesus himself.  When we look upon our fellow men, it is Jesus whom we see.

Let us pray for the conversion of Muslims, Jews and atheists.  Let us pray for the re-conversion of Catholics who have become lukewarm.  Many didn’t have the opportunity to learn the elementary Truth of the Catholic faith or lost it by the bad example of others and the media.

Pardon me for being redundant for recommending a book about Lukewarmness The Devil in Disguise by Fr. Francis Carvajal (available at Amazon).

It was an eye opener for me!  I’ve given copies to those who have the responsibility of teaching Catholic youth and adult education.  The book helps us to understand what happens when a soul drifts away from God.

Jakes,

I don't think this promotes kindness nor good thoughts.

Think on these things, whatever is pure, lovely, honest, of good report, things that produce good fruit.

Things of heaven are first pure, than holy, of lasting good fruits..  

I learned this today while meditating that a peaceful resolution no matter how urking it may be thwarts the enemies design. 

By peaceful: when you feel the urking madness of anger, or your friend, spouse, parent, child decides to say something other than the mentioned above. 

I read one of replies above and I felt no peace in those words. But rather a word of ah you're all gonna get it!

This is not for us to judge, who's gonna get it or who's not.   

We should rather pray for those who do not understand.  Believe and God will change everything.  He's waiting for us to believe in Him to change everything.  Faith moves God, without it time lags by while the enemy dances around.

Peace 

Jakes,

You wrote:  (as is her mother, often subjected to unspeakable pressures and threats by an unscrupulous male "to get rid of that kid" - so he can evade responsibilities of fatherhood)!!  

While I realize the truth in your statement, I must note that, with any sin, culpability abounds. The parents of the father, the parents of the mother, peers, and societal norms all play a major role in the decision making process. We need better educated adults who can then better educate their children and their neighbors on the sanctity of life.

By the way, this country was established to be a republic not a democracy, as our founding fathers had an understanding that all democracies in history have failed because the politicians always ended up making more entitlements for themselves, ultimately breaking the backs of the people and the government for which they were supposed to stand.

In Christ,

Remember, the Sun is always shining!

Jakes,

Hear! Hear! or is it Here! Here!

No matter as they both will do. I listen and am here with you on your points. I read one politician, who, upon learning of the recent success of transforming cells into workable cells, stated that people like her would still need to pursue embryonic stem cell research. Says a lot in so few words.

Yes, we must take our country back and impose restrictions on the power of those who impose restrictions on the people until we return to sanity.

In Christ,

Remember, the Sun is always shining!