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Luke 41:13 Wrote:Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. It’s the first Sunday of Lent and, I hope, the first of my reflections coming back as a regular thing - at least for Lent and Easter. Whilst Christmas certainly hogs the limelight in terms of Christian festivals - mainly for its secular aspects - Easter is, in fact, the more important of the two in the Christian calendar, but even Christians can find that hard to remember when there’s so much razzmatazz at the end of the year. It’s because of this that I try - and I must emphasise that it’s ‘try’ not ‘succeed’ - to do something special in Lent and this year I hope to follow that through further than usual, especially since I’m also still exploring the idea of becoming ordained as a priest in the Church of England and trying out different styles of service across the church in the town where I live. As an example of this, I recently went to my first ever Ash Wednesday service and walked home with a cross of ashes on my forehead, which was a novel experience, but the reflective aspect of such a service and such a ritual was beneficial, I think. Anyway, all this is preamble and not much to do with the passage above, so, on with the reflection! Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, the scriptural basis for the period known as Lent, is a pretty well-known passage and I don’t expect to say anything astonishing or new about. Rather, I would focus on what this story tells us about reading and interpreting scripture, which is all contained in the third and final temptation. Obviously, the easy lesson from this is the famous adage, ‘even the Devil quotes scripture’, but in practical terms that’s not always all that helpful. Instead, it’s perhaps best to see how Satan’s use of scripture to qualify his own ends actually comes across as quite reasonable, if we eradicate Jesus’ response and ignore the context of the passage he quotes. Satan’s two verses, which come from Psalm 91, appear to tell us that God is a protecting, even an intervening God, so why shouldn’t Jesus demonstrate his own divinity by putting it to the test? But, of course, those two verses exist in a context and the immediate context is that they are bracketed by the following verses: Psalm 91: 9-10, 13 Wrote:9 If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’ For a start, this section begins with ‘if’, which means that all that follows the opening clauses is conditional upon saying’ The Lord is my refuge’ and making the Most High your dwelling - that is, putting your trust in Him and by extension, particularly from what we know of our relationship to God from the rest of scripture, being obedient to him. Putting God to the test in this fashion for His enemy is clearly not a trusting nor obedient thing to do. Secondly, we see that part of the promised protection is against ‘the lion and cobra’ and ‘the great lion and the serpent’. In the ancient Near-East, these were all real, physical threats, but they are also all images used to tell us of Satan himself. The very verses that Satan used to tempt contain an implicit warning against him! But what does all this mean for us? We’re unlikely to find ourselves facing the kind of temptation that Jesus faced in the wilderness and neither are we likely to have Satan quoting scripture at us directly, but this passage does serve as an example of how easy it can be to misread scripture. Not only must we be aware of a passage’s immediate context and how it fits into the revealed will of God throughout scripture, but we also have to take care in how we then interpret that passage in the context in which we live currently. Much of the tension which exists in modern Christianity, particularly over issues like homosexuality and abortion, depends very much on the issue of interpretation - interpreting God’s word, interpreting God’s world and interpreting the culture we find ourselves in. For some Christians, the issue seems clear cut, one way or another. For others, and I myself am often in this category, it never is and so we must wrestle with scripture and pray for wisdom and discernment, whilst all the while remembering that we are called to be loving as well as light. I guess that what I’m trying to say is, that interpreting God’s word and his will in this world isn’t always easy and we shouldn’t be too convinced that we’ve got it right. We do have help, however. Jesus taught us that the Holy Spirit would ‘guide [us] into all the truth’ (from John 16:12) and we can pray that God will reveal Himself and His will in the Bible when we read it. We won’t always get it right, but thankfully God is forgiving and merciful! Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
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Since it's already Sunday in some parts of the world, and since I've just finished typing it up, here is the sermon I'm going to be giving in church tomorrow (for me) morning. It's notable because, although I've given similar talks before, this will be the first time I've ever actually given the main message in a Sunday service and, as such, I feel it's an important part of my journey towards (possibly) becoming an ordained person.
Luke 19:28-40 Wrote:28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. Philippians 2:5-11 Wrote:5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, Have you ever been treated like a King or a Queen? Pampered, feet up, glasses of champagne, friends and family hanging on your every word - or whatever your prefered fantasy might be? If you have, it was doubtless a great experience. How did it make you feel, I wonder? Did you bask in praise and adulation? Or were you, perhaps, humbled by it all, all too aware of your own lack of worth? Jesus was treated like a King in our gospel reading this morning. The palm fronds laid across the path upon which he rode, the cheering crowds to welcome him - they even call him King in this account of the event. “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” And Jesus accepts it. Indeed, he makes it clear that this is the right and proper response of the world as a whole to his arriving in Jerusalem. “If these were silent, the stones would shout out!” From anyone else, it would be the most profound arrogance, but Jesus has already shown his authority, his right to be considered King, not only in “the deeds of power” the crowd had witnessed during his ministry, but just before this in successfully commandeering a local’s donkey. But there’s another reason that this isn’t mere arrogance and it’s expressed here in the fact that he did commandeer a donkey and not a white stallion or some other more traditional symbol of Kingship. Even as he accepts praise and worship, Jesus is humble. In the reading from Philippians, we heard the apostle Paul quoting a spiritual song of the early Church. In it, the humility of Christ in living and dying as a lowly human is painted in bold strokes, even as it also depicts his glory and the fulfilment of his purposes. We see that the very same tension which was present in the Triumphal Entry lies at the very heart of Jesus’ mission on Earth and so, Paul urges, should it lie in the heart of the Church’s mission also. As Christians, we are to ‘let the same mind’ be in us as is in this humble, glorious Christ. For Christ is worthy of all glory and yet chose to humble himself, so we, who are humble in being even as Christ glorifies us, must also choose the path of humility to serve him. It’s not easy, especially when it’s held in that tension of humility and glory. I’ve helped tell this story on the stage several times as part of telling the larger Easter narrative. Both back in Aberdeen and here in Taunton, I’ve had the privilege to perform in Easter Passion plays and nowhere in my life have I found this tension of Christ-like humility and glory made more starkly plain. To stand in front of hundreds of people, knowing that they are focussed intently upon you, that you have their full attention in all you say and do - that is an astonishing thing and it’s made all the more so by the words of praise received after the performance. It’s very easy to let it go to your head. But, in telling the story of the Passion in particular, I was always aware that I wasn’t there to be a star - indeed, I wasn’t there to be there at all. I was a servant in the telling of something much bigger than I and the best outcome of all would be for the audience to fail to notice me entirely. The Christian life, then, is much like that stage experience. We’re all engaged in telling the story of God’s mission to the World, whether we know it or not, and at the times when we really have our audience’s attention, we might easily be led to believe that we’re the stars of the show, that our moment has come. Christ’s example in choosing to live and die as one of us for our sake, to ride the donkey, not the stallion, through the crowds of adoring worshippers right up to the cursed tree - and there to be spat on, mocked and scourged - Christ’s example reminds us that we are not the stars of our own stories. He is. We must humble ourselves, so to tell the story authentically and so that He will be glorified - and yes, us with him, but always Him first! So, tomorrow, when we find ourselves not in Church, but as the Church in the World, let us remember to have, as the NIV* puts it, ‘the same mindset as Christ Jesus’. Let us humble ourselves and serve Him and the World by telling His story with our lives. *the New International Version, a Bible translation. All other quotations, including the passages at the start of this post are from the New Revised Standard Version, as this is the version used in the Church of England Lectionary - the list of set passages that the church uses throughout the liturgical year. Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
John 20: 19-31 Wrote:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” There’s so much to look at in this passage, but I want to focus on just one section, that being from verse 24 until verse 29 - the section dealing with Thomas. Thomas is not a well-known figure among the disciples and is generally either associated with this passage or the apocryphal ‘Gospel of Thomas’. Either way, Thomas tends to be viewed poorly by a large portion of the Christian community. In the case of this passage, that poor reputation has to do with his doubt. The Bible speaks about doubt or the doubting of individuals on a number of occasions and the general trend is that doubt is indicative of the division between God and humanity caused by sin and is, therefore sinful in itself. This viewpoint makes sense, as disbelief in or lack of trust in God is inherently opposed to God’s revelation of Himself through Scripture and the world as pure and holy and righteous. Our doubt may be a very honest, human thing, but it is a product of the sin which is inherent in human nature, not something laudable. It is this viewpoint, taken from Scripture, which seems most to pervade the attitudes of some Christians towards the issue of doubt and towards Thomas’ doubt in particular, but it is not the complete picture that Scripture gives us, which we can clearly see from Jesus reaction to Thomas in this passage. Rather than condemning Thomas for his doubt, or rebuking him (as he did Peter in Matthew 16: 23), Jesus shows incredible compassion. He responds to Thomas’ doubt by showing him exactly the kind of evidence that he had said he required in order to believe and Jesus does this in the context of the traditional Jewish greeting: Shalom - peace, wholeness, wellbeing! Jesus’ concern is not that Thomas has revealed his sinful nature in doubt, but to correct that doubt that Thomas might be made whole in faith. This is Jesus’ whole attitude to sin because in Jesus sin is dealt with once and for all and we can be made right with God at last. In the context of Jesus’ death and resurrection, his taking the punishment for sin on the cross and his defeat of the consequences of sin - that being death, sin is no longer a matter for immediate harsh condemnation but compassionate correction and healing. And Jesus does not stop there but commends Thomas for accepting what he has seen. He makes it clear that faith is always preferable to doubt, but that doubters will be accommodated and their faith restored. As a Christian who has struggled with doubt on a number of occasions, I’ve always felt a certain affinity for Thomas in this passage and take comfort from the way Jesus responds to the situation. Contrary to what some Christians would have us believe, my moments of doubt are no longer deserving of castigation and punishment but are a chance for God to work in me to some greater purpose. And I know from past experience that when my doubts have been resolved, I will have grown in my faith and, like Thomas, will know the blessing of Christ. Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
This is why I find Thomas in myself. More and more, when I find that I doubt, and God working through me, that I grow the most.
"...if you're normal, the crowd will accept you. But if you're deranged, the crowd will make you their leader." - Christopher Titus
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I much enjoyed reading that, Chris
Thanks. That story has always been one of my favourites, for pretty much the same reasons you highlighted. Jesus responds to Thomas' doubt with compassion and love...and Thomas cannot help but exult, "My Lord and my God!" Thanks much for your encouraging words.
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I had the privelege to preach another sermon in my home church this morning (twice, actually, since we have two services) and it was very well-received. I've provided the text below.
I think I'm feeling ready to move into the formal process for selection for ordination training, now. Acts 16: 9-15 Wrote:9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ 10 When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. John 5: 1-9 Wrote:After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Have you ever had a job to do - one you didn’t like very much, perhaps - which you have given up on the moment some perceived barrier gets in the way? Perhaps you had an errand to run outside and you put it on hold as soon as it started raining? I frequently put off mowing the lawn for the same reason - and indeed if it has rained at all within the last couple of days! But, perhaps it’s not something you hate to do after all? Perhaps the barriers are keeping you from something you really enjoy, or something you need. Sometimes these barriers are real and sometimes they are imagined. When we face barriers like these they can be frustrating as they hold you back or, sometimes, they can be a relief because now you don’t have to do the thing! Phew! In this morning’s Gospel reading, Jesus meets a man who has something that he longs to do, but there are just too many things getting in the way. He has had an illness for thirty-eight years. We don’t know the exact nature of the illness, save that he cannot move by himself and thus, without help, has no way to get into the pool at which he has been waiting for ‘a long time’. He believes the pool will heal him, but someone else always gets there first. The man is clearly tired and frustrated. Unlike many of the other healings which appear in the Gospels, the man does not appear to know who Jesus is, nor has he sought him out. Instead, Jesus has seen the man and made his way over to speak to him on his own initiative. What he says may very well seem surprising. “Do you want to be made well?” On the surface it seems a pretty odd question for anyone to ask in these circumstances - the man has been waiting a long time near a pool thought to provide healing, what else could he possibly want there? Given that Jesus must already know all about the man - his history with the disease, his desire to be well - the question seems odder still! And yet, we cannot dismiss the fact that John has recorded Jesus asking it. Now, it may well be possible that, in seeing the man’s deeper thoughts and desires, Jesus is reaching in to bring forth some hidden fear or anxiety at the uncertainty of being free of this illness after so long. Almost certainly, this man’s entire livelihood now revolves around it. He is unlikely to have a job and so all that he lives on must be provided for by the pity of friends and strangers alike. Healing would force him into the world again, require him to fend for himself for the first time in decades. Whether or not any of that is the case, however, it is clear from his response that man does want to be healed and is, perhaps, hopeful that Jesus will carry him to the pool when next the waters are stirred. What Jesus does next, however, is neither what the man would have expected, nor what he had asked for - for he had made no request at all. Jesus commands him to get up and, just like that, he is healed. John does not record the man’s reaction to this in any of what follows. Instead, we have only this simple interaction to go on: Jesus asks if he wants to be healed, the man says that he does and Jesus heals him. What should we make of such a healing? What does it tell us about Jesus or about ourselves? Well, firstly, it tells us that Jesus is interested in what we want. We are not told what would have happened had the man indicated that he did not want to be healed, but we know that Jesus asked and, having heard the man’s reply, then healed him. The man’s desire to be healed was, in some way, part of the process of his healing. God has shown throughout his interactions with humankind - from Eve’s sin to Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane - that human will matters. God does not want to be a slave driver, but a loving father of loving children. He wants us to want the good things he offers us. As the passage in Acts showed us when God opened Lydia’s heart “to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul”, He acts in our lives to bring about our Salvation. If God were not to act in such a way, none would be saved. And yet, the Bible makes it clear that it is our belief in Christ and our desire for repentance - the understanding that there is something utterly wrong with us that God must fix - that are the only prerequisites for Salvation. Jesus himself says in Mark 1: 15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” What a delicate dance must take place in our hearts, sometimes: the Spirit nudging us gently towards the realisation of the truth and our own understanding blossoming into awareness of our sin and the desire to be free from it all! But what about now? The story of the man by the pool is a challenge to us, today. If we put ourselves in his position and have Jesus ask us, ‘Do you want to be made well?’ what would be our reply? Perhaps a brusque ‘I’m very well, thank you!’, in which case I respectfully suggest you spend a little time thinking deeper about your life and where God might be able to bring healing. We may not all suffer physical illness, but we are all damaged by sin. Romans 3:23 reminds us that “all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.” Perhaps, instead, your initial thought is ‘Yes, Lord!’ but then you realise all the things that might be inconvenient about God’s intervention in your life. Like the man by the pool, what might you be letting yourself in for if you accept Jesus’ healing? What new responsibilities will fall upon you? What excuses might no longer be valid? Would you seek new excuses to replace them? Or perhaps this is the moment when you see those barriers to healing - your temper, for example, your temptations, your pride - for what they really are and know that they are barriers that only God might overcome. Perhaps you’re ready to say that, yes, you do want to be healed. May I suggest that you find a quiet ten minutes sometime this week to pray meditatively - that is, slowly, deliberately, introspectively - over this very question. Do you want to be made well? Whatever answer you find within yourself, pray that God will open your heart, as he did with Lydia, to whatever He does next. Like the man sitting by the pool you may find that it is not what you expected, nor necessarily what you would have asked for. It will be so much better. Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
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I ended up having to write a sermon at very short notice this weekend. Here's the result.
Amos 8: 1-12 Wrote:8 This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit. 2 He said, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A basket of summer fruit.’ Then the Lord said to me, Luke 10: 38-42 Wrote:38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ 41 But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; 42 there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’ We’re all guilty of not paying attention at some point in our lives. As children, there were doubtless many times when our teachers or parents called us out of some reverie with the fateful words ‘have you even been listening to me?’ Or perhaps it is our friends or significant others who have had cause to utter such? Regardless, I’m sure you can remember the feeling of being caught out when you were supposed to be paying attention to something important: the hot guilt, the chill down the back of your neck; the horror, the shame. There are more distractions in the world clamouring for our time and attention than ever before. We have 24-hour news on tap, music and television streamed to our devices, the constant drumroll of new social media posts by friends and influencers and if that wasn’t enough, endless YouTube videos of funny cats! Despite this, however, the wandering of our minds and hearts is hardly a new thing. And it seems that the first thing we become distracted from is God. The passage in Amos makes clear both the nature and the consequences of not paying attention to God. Throughout the Old Testament, God exhorts His people to look after the alien, the fatherless and the widow - the poorest in society - and yet here we see they are nevertheless still being exploited and ‘trampled’. Who could blame God if He asked them ‘have you even been listening to me?’ Perhaps when they heard Amos declaring God’s judgement upon them, they felt that same horrible hot/cold horror and shame. But our tendency to become distracted and miss that to which God wants us to pay attention isn’t restricted to when we choose to do evil, on however large a scale. As the story of Mary and Martha shows us, it is quite possible to pay too much attention to things which we think are good and proper, instead of sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening. This passage is a bit of a conundrum for some. There are many who will surely be rooting for Martha and are thus disappointed when Jesus ‘sides’ with Mary in their dispute. Surely it is right for Martha to be angry: Mary isn’t doing anything to help! Obviously, Jesus isn’t encouraging idleness, here, however. What He praises in Mary’s behaviour is not ignoring all the work that has to be done, but, rather, recognising that it doesn’t have to be done right then, when Jesus is with them and teaching. Besides, it is quite possible to be busy at tasks and still be mindful of God, if we choose to prioritise Him. Mary, however, is ‘distracted’ by the work she is doing. Indeed, Jesus says that she is ‘worried and distracted’. He will later tell his disciples in chapter twelve, ‘Do not worry… do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.’ God wants us to make Him our focus, the central point which holds our attention amidst all the chaos and distraction of our lives. He wants us to listen to Him and obey Him. He wants that because the alternatives are straying from the path of righteousness, like the people of Israel in Amos’ prophetic warning, or needlessly worrying about the here and now like Martha. In God’s presence we find our shalom: a Hebrew word that means more just peace. It is the peace and wellbeing and righteousness and justice that is the very opposite of worry and evil, and as Jesus says of Mary’s ‘taking the better part’ by sitting at His feet and listening to all He has to say, that shalom will not be taken away from us. Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
Dear friend.
I would like to know more about the church, and would, therefore, begin with asking about the testaments, genesis and the Torah. I would also wish to know about why there are different versions of the bible and the difference of the substance within. I believe that understanding more of Christianity and Judaism, as well as other Eastern religions, may bring me to a closer understanding for others. If you could oblige, I would be grateful
"毎日の小さな努力の積み重ねが歴史を作っていくんだよ。"
Put a little effort everyday and it will stack up and create a foundation for you. - Doraemon
Treasure Island Awards Best Roleplay 2020 Treasure Island Awards Best Roleplayer 2020 Cocos Winner for Best Character Writer 2017 Cocos Winner for Best International Event 2017 Cocos Winner for Best Overall RP 2017 Things to know: Medical Intern and Biomedical Scientist from Indonesia, Muslim, 188 metres tall, loves trains (07-25-2019, 03:20 PM)Hammerstar Wrote: Dear friend. I'd be very happy to do so. I'd also appreciate it if you could share some of your understanding of Islam and the Qur'an. To start with, I'll explain about the different versions, as that might be the simplest question. For the most part different versions exist because they are different translations of the original Hebrew and Greek. There's no such thing as a perfect translation and so having different translations of the Bible available is actually a good thing, since most of us aren't fluent in Biblical Hebrew and Greek and different translations of the same passage can help us get a better sense of the original. Different versions also exist because of translation differences over time. For example the King James version was original published in 1611 based on the understanding at the time. Revised versions of this translation have been produced since, but some groups prefer to stick with it as is what they know. Some seem to think it is the only translation that matters, but, personally, I find this a foolish notion. I will say that the language it uses is very beautiful, however. The one significant detail about different versions is that there are some that include so-called deuterocanonical texts: books that have disputed authority between different denominations. Most Protestant denominations do not recognise them and so translations from that tradition tend not to include those books, although, interestingly, Jesus actually quotes from at least one of these texts in the gospels. I'm not sure where I stand on them personally, although I've yet to read them properly anyway. Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
As for your other topics, they are a bit general for me to know where to start, so perhaps you could furnish me with some specific questions and we can work from there?
Founder of the Church of the South Pacific [Forum Thread] [Discord], a safe place to discuss spirituality for people of all faiths and none (currently looking for those interested in prayer and/or "home" groups);
And The Silicon Pens [Discord], a writer's group for the South Pacific and beyond! Yahweo usenneo ir varleo, ihraneo jurlaweo hraseu seu, ir jiweveo arladi. Salma 145:8
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