Tuesday, May 28, is National Hamburger Day, which comes near the end of National Hamburger Month. Tonight I made us homemade hamburgers with tater tots. We have had hamburgers for the last three days because of the Memorial Day observance.
My name is Tony and I have been a religious person all my life. My spiritual journey has been one of faith and doubts. My belief in God is a part of who I am but not all that I am. As I have said before I am in no way a perfect believer. No one should be because it requires lots of practice and sometimes you fail but that is OK.
I know that Jesus loves me for who I am as a unique creation. My spiritual life is based on the notion that God is with me and has given me free will to make my own decisions and to make mistakes along the way. I am grateful to be with my missus who is traveling the same road.
My personal practice is based on loving God and my neighbors. Attending worship and having fellowship with fellow believers. I attend the rites and rituals of The Episcopal Church which is a part of the Anglican Communion. From there I find comfort and purpose to make the world better through loving those in my community who are different and even those who are not religious themselves.
As a religious person, I have made it my vow to be respectful to all. God would like it if all his kids would do that. However, when you see injustice you gotta call it out. That means you can’t always be nice and not everyone will like you.
All I ask for is understanding. My faith practice is not up for debate. I will answer questions to the best of my ability. I hope we can still be friends.
The world in which we live is tough and sometimes hard to deal with. I have been a news junkie throughout my life and I have come to the conclusion we all need some mindless diversions to help us make it through our daily grind. I would never say bury your head in the sand but you know there is only so much reality any of us can stand.
We all need to get away from it all and find something recreational. So no matter how you find your diversions may it be good, mentally healthy, and most importantly fun.
We are not made for ourselves alone, we are made for the good of our fellow creatures. – St. Gregory Nazianzus
There is much to be said about wisdom gained from experience. It’s the best way to learn your life lessons.
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