Repeat and Reset: Walk by and trust in Faith

 

 

    Never shall we as a society place punishment on any human being greater than the cross. 

 Never shall this world return to that time nor give a pass to what occurred to a great people, our brothers and sisters starting in January 30, 1933. Never again!

    Blessings to a new Saint. Carlos Acutis. The story is amazing in short he was able to perform miracles, healing, and inspiration via the internet. Not a goal I can claim.....inspiration, prayer & faith that I can show and perhaps teach. This was the right action by a faith (Catholicism)I am not part of but admire.

   As for the greedy lying old timers, you cannot take that with ya. Be still and share that torch and the crown! Peace, love and unity. 

 

2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV "We live by faith, not by sight"

King James 2 Corinthians 5:7 "For WE walk by faith, not by sight"

Give us peace, Give us liberty, Give us Freedom!

Give us peace.

Bring an end to violence and hatred and discord. Steady the feet that rush into war and the finger poised on the trigger. Bring justice to the downtrodden, restoration to the marginalized and abused, hope to the hopeless. Guide all those in positions of power—whether that power is political or physical or social—and give them wisdom to use their power wisely. Give them, and all of us, the grace to admit when we are wrong and to seek forgiveness. Give us the grace to forgive.

Help us see your face in the faces of the people around us. Give us courage to love one another even when love seems like a risk. Give us compassion for those who are unlike us. Teach us to listen to those we disagree with, to hear stories that make us uncomfortable. Heal the hatred in the world around us by healing our own hearts first.

Read on my FB profile 08 25 2025. Cite in below.

 Source: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/prayer/a-prayer-for-peace-in-our-country-and-world.html

Prayer: Blessings upon Animals

 Prayer: Blessings upon Animals

Eternal God, in your love our creator of all things and within your great purpose provide for every kind of animal.

May the whole of creation rejoice in you, and every creature experience the joy and wonder of the life for which you have made.

Give to all your people an attitude of care and consideration for animals, that We may honor you, the creator through Jesus Christ, our lord and savior.

Amen.

The prayer is adapted an author was not attributed however it maybe more from the Catholic tradition that I am not an expert on but respect & honor its legacy of peace. Others may be found on similar sources linked below.

https://connectusfund.org/25-powerful-prayers-for-healing-comfort-recovery-and-strength

Heart Strings for Good

 While playing my string bass along with a worship song, without having the sheet music the thought came to research heart strings. Below is what A.I. says on the topic. One article says to cut ones heart strings, when felt the pain or tug can be real. Today even learning principle which say to detach the we must be reminded the word of God says "I am love". That tug is a guide and we should endeavor to follow it even at the risk of operating on the fringes of relationships. What was the original intent of mankind? Only God knows the answer. Follow those heart strings!!! Mantra: Peace, love and beauty. - A.T. Yoda Brooks

"I am love" is 1 John 4:16

'The "spiritual relationship of heartstrings" refers to the symbolic connection of our spiritual self with emotions like love, compassion, and longing, often described as a divine or soulful pull that resonates with our innermost being. In Christian contexts, it can be the Holy Spirit's intervention to guide a person's conscience, while in other traditions, the heart is seen as the seat of wisdom and the path to a deeper spiritual connection. The term also evokes the anatomical heartstrings (chordae tendineae) as a way to connect the physical heart's function to its profound symbolic meaning in our emotional and spiritual lives. 

Symbolic & Emotional Connection

• Soulful Resonance:

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  "Heartstrings" symbolize the deep, unseen parts of the human soul that are stirred by emotions, particularly those of love, sadness, sympathy, and longing. 
• Emotional Trigger:

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  When something "tugs at your heartstrings," it means it evokes a powerful emotional response that is central to your personal experience and feelings. 

Spiritual & Religious Meanings

• Spiritual Conviction (Christianity):

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  The phrase can describe a divine intervention where the Holy Spirit "tugs" at a person's heart to awaken their conscience and lead them toward a transformation or a deeper understanding of their spiritual state. 
• Spiritual Heart:

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  Various spiritual traditions view the "heart" as more than a physical organ; it is the seat of deeper intelligence, wisdom, and the potential for divine illumination. In this sense, heartstrings represent the connection to this deeper, spiritual core of a person. 
• Path of the Heart:

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  In mystical traditions, the heart is the "doorway" to spiritual awareness, where the emotions and feelings of the heart lead to a deeper intellectual and spiritual understanding. 

Link to the Physical Heart 

• Cordae Tendineae: The phrase is a direct reference to the physical structures in the heart called "chordae tendineae" or "heart strings". These anatomical strings help the heart's valves function properly, and the phrase uses this physical function to symbolize the profound emotional pull we experience.'

Source: https://biblehub.com/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/the_heart-strings_of_god.htm

Prayer to the creator and nature

 

 

 Prayers to the creator and nature

Lord God of all creation, may the richness and beauty 

of the natural world never cease to uplift and sustain us.

May we constantly be aware of how our actions affect the environment

And strive to create a fairer and more sustainable world.

May we always be grateful for nature's gifts, and mat we continuously 

work to preserve and cherish them. Through Christ our lord.

Amen.

 

 

Source: the artist is unknown but grateful for the depiction of angels which many of believe in across faiths.

Continuing Tribute to Weedon Island Preserve, a legacy of Indigenous Heritage

 Continuing Tribute to Weedon Island Preserve, a legacy of Indigenous Heritage within Pinellas County Florida. Prayer of Conservation I spoke in the park, one of two such prayers. The other 'prayer for creation and nature' will be shared under a separate post, both said over that land yesterday while exercising alludes me.  Each time visiting this public park & preservation I felt a release of stress. 

 

 

 

Prayer of Conservation 

 Divine spirit of the Earth

We gather in reverence for the conservation of the planet.

May we inspired to protect the natural world, recognizing the sanctity of every

Sentient species, ecosystem, life and landscape.

Help us act as stewards preserving the

Earth's natural beauty 

for generations to come.

Amen. 

 

    Why was he not with family, friend or a caretaker is the question I posted in social media and the same on this blog. The statement is not a political statement; my wise mother advise me some time ago that I cannot to wear my heart on my sleeve. Blessings and peace to the family and legacy of the missing youth. Readers please review this story yourself as its not my job to go in details on such matters.

 https://www.wkrg.com/state-regional/florida/body-found-in-weedon-preserve-identified-as-missing-st-pete-teen/?nxsparam=1 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-origins-of-wearing-your-heart-on-your-sleeve-17471279/ 

A Republic if We can Keep it.

 Today, I will stand with those whom stand with us....regarding of gender, religion, race or even fake face purposefully or for the pursuit of money. Faith surpasses even that vice brothers and sisters. We have a nation built of freedom, democracy and cooperation across nationalities to keep not destroy. - A. T. Yoda Brooks.

“A republic, if you can keep it.” --Benjamin Franklin's

Condoned I feel Jesus - Marriage & Partnerships in Love

     Who also was told by someone in the church that your marriage cannot be condoned? The answer are statistics I would rather see data on That is on whom? Certainly not the ones who love. I would Condon every one of those marriages in faith, love and humility in I were in the priesthood or clergy.  That is not my profession today however I am supporting the church (big C or little c) anyway and in a different capacity. .- A. T. Yoda Brooks

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Bill of Rights Amendments

 

Bill of Rights Amendments

First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Second Amendment
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Third Amendment
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Fourth Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Sixth Amendment
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Seventh Amendment
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Eighth Amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Ninth Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Source: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/bill-of-rights

If you can believe it you can achieve it!

 If you can believe it you can achieve it! Good gestures backed by faith are sufficiently enough to move US forward as a people. - A.T. Yoda Brooks

The phrase "If you can believe it, you can achieve it" is often attributed to Napoleon Hill, particularly in connection with his book Think and Grow Rich. 

"Once in the fold, always in the fold" - Shut down the detention centers

       "Once in the fold, always in the fold". A phrase which has been said since the 1300's. This is the time, our watch as persons like myself who have always spoken in terms of WE sound a call to unite. I personally oppose any policy of isolation rather it be in healthcare, detention centers, jails & prisons, institutions or for any long term purpose. More should have spoken up during the Pandemic, those in authority and even us serving as lowly peons’ some of us did raise the right questions. This is not fu fu , hippy, nor church talk.  The "tears" of our brothers and sisters brown, yellow, black, white and in-between can be felt across the globe right now! These immigration detention centers being built faster than procedures are put into place filled to the brim with children, many innocents, and mostly persons not afforded a right to due process. In the United States of America this practice rather it be new, old or indicative of the Trump Reign have tipped the debate regarding a prison industrial complex to never again! This is the time to  throw defeatisms out of the campaign, to speak up & out, to act out and support our brothers, sisters and others regardless of age, regardless of age, regardless of nationality, Promises kept, promises broken are not our burden to bare but it is our watch to stand up right now not on revenge , not on retaliation but to stand for freedom and justice. To the door of that honorably built White House if WE the people must knock demanding rights on their behalf.

Too add God forbid that dreaded pandemic returns I will be one of many to stand up saying NO we shall not close down our churches ....again. Peace, love and solidarity with our brothers, sisters and others in faith.  - A.T. Yoda Brooks

O good shepherd, seek me out, and bring me home to thy fold again.
Deal favourably with me according to thy good pleasure,
till I may dwell in thy house all the days of my life,
and praise thee for ever and ever with them that are there.
(Jerome, c 342 - 420)

WE advocate for shutting down the below Immigrant Detention Centers by whatever tactics must be down following the peaceful legacy of MLK Jr. opposing the presidential administration (in 2025) as the spirit of Winston Churchill speeches of old would encourage the people from London to New York to Miami to 'fight back against these injustices in the hills' and in Florida 'fight back against these injustices in the swamps' with no fear!!!!

• Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome): Located in Miami, it is a significant facility for immigration detention. 
• Alligator Alcatraz: This new facility, located in the Everglades, is intended to expand bed space and support mass deportations. 

Supporting Prayer

O good shepherd, seek me out, and bring me home to thy fold again.
Deal favourably with me according to thy good pleasure,
till I may dwell in thy house all the days of my life,
and praise thee for ever and ever with them that are there.
(Jerome, c 342 - 420)

Miracles, Signs and Wonders and we are not talking about that game Civilizations

Plugging a Name to get a Job or Position: Not feeling it today

 Plugging a Name to get a Job or Position: Not feeling that approach today. Name to get a Job or Position: Not feeling it today. Sometimes you want to stand independently...straight up!!! If we must conform to the system so be it but required too? My thoughts on this might sound disrespectful or ungrateful which is baloney! Defeatism and quitting in this economic race might back firer. The Right "too"...in the America we desire has many rights. Free and independently if we chose to!!! - A.T. Yoda Brooks

The Saying: to follow your gut or your instinct?

 The Saying: to follow your gut or your instinct or nothing at all? Today Faith is enough.

Revised Prayer for Protection: Through the Storms

 

“Christ be with me, Christ within us,

Christ behind me, Christ before us,

Christ beside me, Christ to win us,

Christ to comfort and restore us.

Christ beneath me, Christ above us,

Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,

Christ in hearts of all that love us,

   Christ in hearts of those who love Jesus (revision),

Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.”

Humbly in the name of Jesus, we pray.

Amen.

Prayer for Protection: Spanish Version

 Prayer for Protection: Spanish Version. This is the same version I have posted and read on my social media in English. In solidarity to our Hispanic brothers, sisters, cousins, family and friends. I will not do it justice by attempting to recite in Spanish but will try it on social media one day soon anyway. To help me all I have is  google translator. If asking for help learning the language perhaps my Aries (hot) spirit causes those with a more outwardly gentle spirit to respond with defeatism(s) or a sad face.  I have not asked anyone to hide, be silent or to parrot my perceived emotions and am not of the mind to give up my voice. For the few I did say "shut up too or worse" I am working on that tone & respect. Peace, love and unity. - A.T. Yoda Brooks

Oración de Protección

“Cristo esté conmigo, Cristo en mí,

Cristo detrás de mí, Cristo delante de mí,

Cristo a mi lado, Cristo para ganarme,

Cristo para consolarme y restaurarme.

Cristo debajo de mí, Cristo sobre mí,

Cristo en la quietud, Cristo en el peligro,

Cristo en los corazones de todos los que me aman,

Cristo en los corazones de quienes amo (revisión),

Cristo en la boca de amigos y desconocidos.”

Humildemente, en el nombre de Jesús, oramos.

Amén.

Ancient Prayer to Check Out!

 We beseech thee, Master, to be our helper and protector.

Save the afflicted among us; have mercy on the lowly;
raise up the fallen; appear to the needy; heal the ungodly;
restore the wanderers of thy people;
feed the hungry; ransom our prisoners;
raise up the sick; comfort the faint-hearted.

(Clement of Rome, 1st Century)

Source: https://www.faithandworship.com/early_Christian_prayers.htm#gsc.tab=0

Daniel 2:21 Wisdom Vs Power

 "Daniel 2:21 He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. " 

Developing A new prayer Based Upon Matthew 18:18 - 20

 Developing A new prayer Based on Matthew 18:18 - 20. The blog is open to input; the wording is so powerful. What I am working on may become a poem or a new prayer. And it is insignificant if supported by any organized denomination or not. Below is my variation on the verse. A recent movie my partner and I watched pictured a clergy of old challenging a pagan God to strike him by lightening for changing to the new Christian faith; my steadfastness on the Holy Bible is no such challenge. Praying for strengthened faith and peace throughout the world.

                                                            Matthew 18:18 - 20

"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for,  it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, the precious of Jesus, there am I with them in them mists if must be." Matthew 18:18 - 20