Hold Each Other - revised

Because ye can, is my humble request. After all, I am doing my part! I got up as early as possible, last "Saturn Day" morning (also known as "Satur...") and took the bus and train to Nose Hill Park. I hiked up it, and practiced my four Psalms, song, and etc. Then I hiked down a different way than the way I had hiked up (after all, you can do that, when you have a transit pass as your way of getting around - and, also, when you are just by yourself.)


Then, as I am on my way to get "fries supreme" at Taco Time (at Market Mall), I discover the Cheesecake Company. And a sign says they are having a brunch buffet. Therefore, I go in and get it! Then, I keep walking, and eventually get tired enough that I just HAVE to lie down on some grass and have a nap!


Then, I keep going, eventually stop by the library, head to Centre Street Church, hear Brian Stiller (former president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada) speak on Evangelicalism. It was good - especially seeing I have been born again (...AGAIN!), though I also definitely have a lot in common with Evangelicals...


Do ye know what? He did make "Christ being the only means of salvation" one of the essential points of Evangelicalism (and, of course, I stop short of agreeing with him on even that - and, yes, I admit, that is shocking even to me right now! I mean, who would have ever thought I would disagree with that! I mean, who wants to get crucified; and in fundamentalism and evangelicalism, you DO get crucified for not believing that! It takes time, but sooner or later, out come that hammer and those nails! Oh well! At least I can breathe! That's right, I now look back and wonder how I ever dragged that ball and chain around! Free at last!); but he did NOT mention "Hel" as one of them (and - come on, people; Evangelicals believe that one too!). Definitely not. I cannot even vividly remember him mentioning it at all. He sure did not emphasize it - and, again, that is IF he mentioned it!


If he majored on anything, it was "the love of God." What I have to say about that is: "The love of God" and "Hel" - or the doctrine of eternal conscious torment, in my opinion, are mutually exclusive. Give yourself ANY kind of freedom to even CONSIDER the truth of that statement, and it will resonate with such force, you will never be the same. Again, this is definitely in my opinion.


Getting back to what I was saying, though: I had me one spontaneous "Saturn Day" because I could! And I enjoyed it! But I sure do agonize! It's no walk in the park, being alone; and I sure pray that ye, who are not alone, will appreciate that fact and - again - hold each other! Do it for "4,263,129.1 -150,382,010.1"! Because he is believing for his dreams to come to pass - but he is also having to say to himself - over... and over... and over... that he wants to... NOT "-7434", but "-777,491,631.1"! Even when he feels he can hardly say it anymore.


Sincerely,


Daniel