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Teaching or Preaching Part 1 by Fran Hafey / Mysti
"When I speak in a whisper from my heart to yours, the lesson of love is received with love. When I speak loudly and am offensive you turn your back and walk away. Sometimes, it needs to be done... combining speaking louder with love to get my point across because the message is very important and you're not understanding."
~ Fran Hafey ~
I drifted back in time to when I was a child sitting in a Sunday morning church service. We went every Sunday and I knew the format well. I recalled the feeling I had when the Preacher, up in the pulpit would share his message. Once he was finished, he usually offered an invitation for the folks in the congregation to come up and renew their lives.
I remember many sermons being about how we had to do this or that in order to go here or there and be this and that. They would tell us that in order to go to Heaven we had to follow certain rules.
I can remember at the age of nine, how afraid I was to go up to the front of the church, in front of all those people and tell the preacher I wanted to be saved. I was told everyone had to do it, but everyone did it in their own timing. I never understood why this had to be this way. God already knew my heart, why did I have to tell everyone else?
Back to today ... and I now believe that we create our own heaven and that hell does not exist. I recalled those fire and brimstone sermons where they were telling us how to be ... or else.
Some days ... I still feel as though I am being preached at and I actually used to recent it quite a bit, but now I just lovingly share my views if someone asks. I am tolerant of all beliefs and simply ask that mine be tolerated as well.
I prefer teaching to preaching and also teaching others by what I've lived. Examples and life lessons are very powerful. Jesus life was a perfect example. His own family could not see how special he was and how he was chosen as one of the Masters to teach by his own life example.
Fran Hafey is a Spiritual Counselor, Writer, Healer, Earth Activist and Lightworker. She provides guidance and inspiration via her Website, groups and newsletter through the Internet and other Resources. To read more of her articles visit the Author's Website: MystickBlue or Spiritual Pathways
She's currently working on publishing her own books about Love, peace Inspiration, magic, Soul connections and nature stories for Children of all ages.
When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ~ George Burns ~ Born January 20, 1896
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