Wisdom.

The Wisdom teachings in the Bible: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Wisdom of Solomon, and Sirach from the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books would seem to be more worldly wise than the spiritual teachings of the Prophets and the New Testament.

They are more in keeping with the writings of Marcus Aurelius or Confucius.

And this does not mean that they have no value.

Their teachings about life and how to cope with it are valuable in themselves.

But it is the spiritual teachings of the Prophets and Jesus that instruct us about God.

God's providence is higher even than the wisdom of the world.

His mercy and forgiveness are infinite.

And His Love is unconditional. 

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Rebuilding.

The work of rebuilding after COVID-19 is not just the implementation of a Liberal agenda.

It is:

Caring and sharing not blaming and shaming.

Making a difference not cold indifference.

Hope not hopelessness.

Humanity not inhumanity.

Selflessness not selfishness.

Giving not grabbing.

Listening not lecturing.

Encountering not escaping.

Loving not loathing.

We cannot afford to go back to how things were before COVID-19.

The time has come for change.

The moment is now! 

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Gay Conversion Therapy.

Overnight the Victorian Senate passed legislation banning Gay Conversion Therapy.

The Bill received bipartisan support and passed 29 votes to 9.

The Bill outlaws practices seeking to change a person's sexuality or sexual identity with penalties of up to 10 years jail.

It also addresses abusive religious practices which tell gay and transgender people that they are possessed by the devil or going to hell because of their sexuality or sexual identity.

While this Bill is long overdue it will go a long way to healing the pain and suffering of all of us who have experienced conversion abuse.  

Gay Conversion Therapy is torture.

A person's sexuality or sexual identity cannot be changed by these or any other practices.

We congratulate the Victorian Government on this world-leading legislation.

Thank you. 

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Transformation 2.

There is no Condemnation.

Only Transformation.

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Aquarius.

As we move into the Age of Aquarius we must be wary of the negative aspects of Uranus - its ruling planet.

The negative aspects of Uranus are: drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, rebellion, ageism, individualism, alienation, and agitation.

We must be aware of these negative aspects as we move forward into the New Age.

But Aquarius also has positive aspects which include: tolerance, open-mindedness, humanitarianism, charity, innovation, originality, genius, and unconditional love.

These positive aspects will become increasingly apparent as we move forward into the New Age.  

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Grown Up.

Hate is adolescent.

Love is grown up.

When we are teenagers we hate the world and we hate our parents for making the world what it is.

But it has been said that when we realize that our parents are just human beings like us then we are grown up.

 

Our parents had no more chance than we have had.

They are not to blame for the state of the world.

But it is when we love that we make a difference.

The bane of the world is a lack of love.

So when we love we are redeeming the world.

This is what it means to be grown up, 

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Mixed Messages.

Growing up in our world we are constantly receiving mixed messages.

Some of these messages are from people wanting to sell us something.

Some are from ideological sources.

Some are from religions.

Some are from evil sources.

And some are from God.

But it is not until God opens the scriptures to us that we can discriminate between the messages that are of human origin and those that are from God.

The Gospel of John speaks about the way of the world and the way of God.

And the way of the world is evil.

God alone is good.

And His message is Love.

So do  not be surprised if things don't work out as you expected.

Many of the messages you are receiving are false.

Their motivation is selfish and their origin is evil.

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