A good friend and acquaintance

passed on today. I miss him strangely. His wife and family will mourn his death and share his memories. They will come to know his love and understanding even more as time goes on. 

 I mention this because he was a good man. He respected God and the laws of the land. He was for the betterment of mankind in all ways especially in human rights and spiritual rights. He wasn't afraid to share his thoughts and feelings on any and all subjects. He expounded his wisdom of God and man to any who could hear or would listen. Though you may not agree with everything he said, you could respect him for his thoughts and feelings. He was a Robin Hood, giving knowledge and help to those even beyond his health restraints. Many times he was ill and in emergency rooms and hospital beds, coming to terms of his physical weaknesses but he knew he would make it and he did. He was a man of God. He could quote and search scripture with the best of them. He would say what he knew about God as knowingly as he did about law. He was not afraid of sharing his love. He was a caring man who gave beyond what he got. He suffered a hard life but he used his suffering to better his and others through his strong example. 

I don't say this because I know him well, but because I know his heart. He was a tender soul who felt love for others and compassion beyond his physical limitations. I wish my spiritual self was as strong as his was. He was here but a short time with me and my family but I grew to love and respect him. He was a very special person. My condolences go out to his wife, daughter, brother and sisters. Also, to his growing family of which I am honored to be but a small part. He was a good example to all. God bless you Curt. Be with him on the other side. We will see you soon.

God loves us...

So he sent his son, Jesus Christ to sacrifice his life to atone for our sins. We live with such simplicity that we forget the pain the they both went through. We are troubled by the "little things" in our lives. I am reminded constantly how true this is. My main mistrust is money and bill payment. I worry to excess on something I can't control. I've finally decided that it's up to God what I can do. It is hard to maintain the calm needed to trust God that things will work out. I'm finding, however, that it's getting a bit easier to hand the burden over to him. Maybe because the bills are coming down. Maybe it's because I robbed from Peter to pay Paul and Peter is getting refunded. All I know is this is my vice or weakness. It doesn't help much that I love to spend money. I've got to control my efforts a little more. 

I say all this to show how quickly it can grow. Note how I was able to link my problems to each other and also knowing the solutions. Heavenly Father has made me aware of this problem. It's up to me to do what I can and hand the rest to him. He is ready to take up our burdens and keep us afloat. All we do is obey his commandments and live righteously. He does the rest. We are to share our love, show charity, help others, feed the poor and help the helpless. That's just a few things we need to do. We need to gain knowledge, share this knowledge with others and also to show how we gained the knowledge by sharing our abilities. 

           God allows us opportunities to learn and grow. He loves us unconditionally. He knows all our weaknesses and fallacies. He knows who can help us and who we can help. It's up to us to do something. Show our self worth and to know that we are not worthless. Learning how to handle the adversity in our lives teaches us empathy and compassion. Heavenly Father is very patient. We have no worries if we live righteously. We can be a good example to those around us. Just do it...