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Morning Prayer, A Hot Summer July Sunday

Listening to the story of Mary; which reminds me of impossibilities to possibilities.

May God the Father bless us;

may Christ take care of us;
the Holy Ghost enlighten us all the days of our life.
The Lord be our defender and keeper of body and soul,
both now and for ever, to the angels of angels.
(Æthelwold c 908-984)

A Tribute to the Legacy of G.W. Bush

 A Tribute to the Legacy of: an under rated president the great G.W. Bush possessing a humble spirt filled with honor.  He led the restructuring the USA government bureaucracy as we knew it, guiding this great nation through turbulent times. Underrated during his presidency. Much love, respect and wisdom came from his and the first lady’s example of leadership. One issue during that era were also rebuilding after disasters. Many held varying opinions at the time.

Just to put my opinion out there; Liz Cheney would be an outstanding leader to come back into the national debate on the current state of the government !!!

Changing Rules in the Middle of the Game is Unfair

 Changing Rules in the Middle of the Game is Unfair. 

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

Tribute to a Young Person of Faith: Carlos Actus

   For this summer WE speak of life, light, connection, and healing. The saying from darkness to light is even more true in this new era. Tribute to this young person of faith, Carlos Actus. I admire his story. This blog post is not my full research on the legacy on his potential saint hood even the idea of using the internet to heal is deserving of merit surpassing simple stories. Avoiding discussing death my goal to also deliver a positive healing message via writing his legacy & idea I had unpublished in this Checks & Balances blog since Christmas 2024 when encountering such a dark time. Honoring Carlos Actus  - A.T. Yoda Brooks

" It seems you might be thinking of Carlo Acutis.

Carlo Acutis was an Italian teenager who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15. He is sometimes called "God's influencer" because he used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith. He created an online database of Eucharistic miracles, according to CBS News.

He is slated to become the first millennial saint. This is because the Catholic Church has attributed two miracles to him, one of which involved healing a Brazilian child of a congenital disease affecting his pancreas."

Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5024766/carlo-acutis-first-millennial-saint-pope-canonization

Bump the takers. Hold the line and hold strong!

Stuck in Origins Stories? Tower of Babel Story has m

 Stuck in Origins Stories? Tower of Babel Story is one of such I am exploring and am not bored with the tales of it. As issues of diversity, discrimination, racism, run ramp it across the globe. Do we forget at one time we were and therefore are brothers and sisters in the eyes of God the creator. At the most cousins which can be a conversation in itself. - A.T. Yoda Brooks

Yes, there are indeed longer and more detailed versions or expansions of the Tower of Babel narrative beyond the brief account found in Genesis 11:1–9.

Different traditions and texts offer more extensive narratives, including:

1. Jewish tradition

• The Book of Jubilees and the writings of Josephus contain longer accounts.
• Pseudo-Philo attributes the building direction to princes of the Hamites, Semites, and Japhetites.
• Rabbinic literature explores various reasons for building the Tower and the builders' intentions.
• One alternative version suggests builders were more concerned with losing bricks than human lives.

2. Islamic tradition

• Al-Tabari's History of the Prophets and Kings details Nimrod initiating construction, God destroying it, and the original language (Syriac) becoming 72 distinct languages.
• Abu al-Fida adds that the patriarch Eber retained the original tongue (Hebrew) for not participating.

3. Other parallels

• The Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta Sumerian myth and the Eridu Genesis also feature themes of great structures and disrupted linguistic unity.

These diverse accounts provide additional details and perspectives beyond the biblical narrative.

The above is taken from A.I. based on Genesis 11: 1 -9