Another Beautiful day in the ATL!

"This is the day the LORD hath made we will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)  Don't get up dreading this day.  Rejoice!

My grandfather used to joke; "When people git too old to set bad examples, they start giving good advise."  I'm guilty.  I am old and fat now.  I can't wear those halter tops and booty shorts.  I can no longer jump up on the table and dance the night away.

The truth is, I didn't know any better.  I was young and trying to follow the world.  Don't get me wrong.  I certainly enjoyed being young and reckless but there are very few things I would go back and change, if I could.  I was learning.  I was listening and observing.  Life has taught me a lot.

I am so glad I listened to my grandfather, followed his great advice.  The greatest thing he taught me was to think critically.  "Always think for yourself! ... Never do anything that you would be ashamed to admit you did."

If you do something that you are ashamed of, can never admit you did, you're in trouble.  If you can't admit that you did something ,that you know you did, but you don't want any one to know that you were ever that common.  You are going to have to lie.

After you lie and no one believes you , you are going to have to pitch a fit carrying on like a fool to intimidate people into believing you.  Thus, you become despicable.  Ultimately, you will lose a lot of friends and loved ones.  Most of all you will lose "self-respect".

Well, you know people love to talk and they are going to talk about you because your deeds are worthy of conversation.   Your deeds are dirty and delicious and everyone is looking for someone worse off than they are.

If you find yourself to be "common" and you are ashamed.  Hurry up and admit it.  Learn from your mistakes.  What did Jesus do?  He was always healing people then telling them; "Go and sin no more."

We all have to remember that.  You've sinned. I've sinned.  We have all sinned and been found wanting.  We have all made mistakes, probably done something pretty ignorant and repulsive.  When confronted, admit it,  apologize and "go and sin no more."

Stay in His WORD children.  Remember;"Apart from Christ we are nothing."

May GOD's Grace, Mercy and Truth engulf you, cloak you and keep you in Perfect Peace,
Rachel Gwendolyn (the exceedingly proud granddaughter of a great Patriarch, JEROME WALTERS)