Corre por la frontera

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Corre por la frontera

Tengo que correr hacia la frontera,
Y no se puede quedar para otro día.
Algunos creen que ha habido un crimen
Y que yo soy el que paga.
Pero voy a profesar mi inocencia, si
Podría haber una oportunidad de decir.
Pero por ahora tengo que correr hacia la frontera.

Tengo que correr hacia la frontera,
Y me dejó la madrugada de hoy dormitorio.
Si me detuve en la mañana,
Trataría de convencer a los que me quede.
Tengo un caballo veloz, y armas de fuego y
Balas que me proteja en el camino.
Pero por ahora tengo que correr hacia la frontera.

Tengo que correr hacia la frontera,
Y el río es mi libertad el día de hoy.
Echaré de menos a ella ya mi familia, y
Tal vez voy a volver un hombre libre algún día.
Vida considera fuera de la ley es dura,
Y terminará con un poco de paz, rezo.
Pero por ahora tengo que correr hacia la frontera.
que este es el lugar para estar.

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Pour être un ami

Pour être un ami

Parfois, il est difficile d’être un ami.
Peut-être que vous ne les reverrez plus.
Il ya un risque que vous prenez
quand vous combattez les mains du destin.

Parfois, il est difficile d’être un ami.
Ils veulent plus que vous pouvez prêter.
Ils disent que les coûts d’amitié, mais
Je leur dirais de se perdre.

Parfois, il est difficile d’être un ami.
Ils peuvent vous blesser à la fin.
Ils peuvent être votre pire ennemi,
quand le loup mouton skined bares dents.

Parfois ça fait mal d’avoir un ami.
Il est difficile de les quitter à la fin.
Il est inutile de présenter des excuses
puisque la vérité est cachée entre les mensonges.

Parfois ça fait mal d’avoir un ami.
Avec beaucoup de chaleur du cœur
Il est difficile de fabriquer de l’acier virage.
il ya une chance partie la haine sera.

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The Value of Work

When I was growing up, I saw what the benefit of work was on a daily basis. My parents provided a safe, loving home where there were expectations of each us siblings. I am certain they wanted a better life for me and the rest of my brothers and sisters, but it certainly was not delivered to me on a silver platter.

I had what they called chores, and my reward was a small allowance (compared to the amount of money my children get for working around the house.)  It was not slave labor, even though I thought it may have been at times.

Summer meant mowing the lawn, and fall meant raking of the leaves. I had the trash to take out upon request. I had to make my bed, put my clothes away and clean up my room.  The houses we lived in needed painting every so often, and I got paid for the scraping and painting in areas I could reach. As I got older, I was responsible for getting meals ready for my brothers and sisters when my parents were busy.   I hated to clean out the garage, but it usually ended up a family project.

The money earned was saved in jars and later in a bank account, and I looked at the statements as they arrived in the mail.  I learned the value of the dollar, and how many bags of leaves had to be filled before I got a dollar.  That’s a lot of leaves. I recognize what my parents and others around me were teaching me… the value of work.   It was more than earning money to have to spend on things I wanted.  It was a sense of a job completed to desired level.

I was taught the value of work, and I see that many families today are lacking the value of work in the home.  Demands of children are met with fits of rage at times in stores.  Often they are placated with a store item desired.  The children begin to expect this, and schools offer incentives for better grades. As adults these expectations are recycled to a new generation who believe society owes them an existence without work. Our God is a great God, but he expects us to help ourselves to reach His glory.

Jesus once said that a person could be fed a fish and be nourished for a day. To teach that person to fish was better because then that person could provide fish not only for himself, but for others too, all year round.    Children need to learn the value of work in both the way they are raised and by the examples of the parents and others around them.  They learn by imitation. I strive to be a role model in the various hats I wear as a youth minister for my church.  I work hard to be the father my children deserve.   There is a sense of satisfaction of a job well done.

Peace be you with always,

Rev. Paul Abernathy

“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” -2 Peter 1:2

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Music on the Wall

(Photo by Mike Hall)

Wayne County, Indiana, had a contest to see who could paint the best of the historical-themed murals in towns in that county.   A tribute to “Bertie’s Music Bar,” is at 1129 E. Main Street in Richmond.
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Blue Ridge Mountains

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Wallpaper

Brother Bill Kelso might have been referring to to his ex-wife in this poem or some other woman before he was married. He didn’t say much about it.
Wallpaper

The wallpaper in your heart is just
as comfortable as it is in your house.
You like it. When it becomes hard to look at,
you change it and it sticks around for a
while until the paint store has a sale
on discontinued patterns.
You add to your past, layer by layer.
Sometimes a quick coat of paint is
good enough for a quick fix.
I want to cut through the collection
of colors and designs and shapes,
and rediscover the real emotions
that are buried by the layers
of what some have called love.

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Empty Hourglass

My house key doesn’t fit in the door, and
I think said you don’t love me anymore.
I’m trying to remember when our troubles began.
Our love eroded with the disappearing sand when
the hourglass of our love was turned upside down.
My life is completely empty without you around.

El extranjero

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El extranjero

No te entregues al vaquero que no
llevar a un Bowie o una pistola de seis,
sobre todo si parece ser el solitario.
Probablemente tiene un pasado que es mortal,
y es un hijo que, si quería, podía
fácil hacer las cosas.
No en su camino, a pesar de que podría
no tienen mucho que decir.
Él es, en su mente, en paz hoy en día,
pero puede haber un pasado violento en su ayer.
Aún el agua en el río es profundo,
y puede haber noches en realidad no el sueño.
Puede haber secreto que prometió a sí mismo
de guardar, y un acto reflejo le traerá a sus pies.
Si lo ves caminar por el pueblo,
no se preocupe mucho acerca de su ceño,
pues puede haber problemas de mantenimiento por lo
y las líneas grabadas en la cara son las espinas de su corona.
Así que sólo cuenta por el peso de su mirada
cuando se mira a este hombre, de espaldas a
la esquina de la habitación.

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La vigne devient la clôture

La vigne devient la clôture

Le jeune, frais,
vigne sauvage atteint
haut de la terre
et imite les
forme de la forte,
clôture métallique solide, emballage
autour du métal
brins si étroitement l’
la vigne est presque
camouflés que les feuilles
croître et de recueillir des
plus d’énergie si, à gauche
n’est pas cochée, les tiges
se prolonger jusqu’au
la vigne devient la clôture.
Le réseau de fils
que, une fois pris en charge
la vigne devient occupé
un squelette mort remplacé
par un système de vert
tiges et les feuilles,
et les baies pour les oiseaux.

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No protests at military funerals

In keeping with last week’s column theme, the subject will still be military personnel, but from a different point of view.  The funeral is private time for those affected by the loss to grieve in their own way. However, a Supreme Court ruling will decide if a protesters have right to make their message known during military funerals. The ironic twist to all this is that the group doing the protesting is lead by Pastor Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church (Topeka, Kansas) followers.  They seek to spread their view that the deaths are God’s punishment for a nation’s tolerance of a gay culture.

With chants and posters that say, “Thank God for Dead Soldiers,” Phelps and his group are going around the country  going to military funerals uninvited to state their message, and often the Police are involved to bring calm to the scene.  As a trained grief counselor, this is not a good situation for the family and friends of the lost soldier.  Tensions and emotions are already at their peak.

I’m sure Phelps and his group have a right to protest, although, as a minister I question if he knows for a fact of God’s true intent. His place of protest is simply the wrong place at the wrong time. The situation also borders the line where a church’s views and politics meet, something of a gray area for the clergy.

When Phelps’ group arrived at a military funeral in Maryland, the father of the deceased, Albert Snyder, sued Westboro, claiming its members had distressed him intentionally and invaded his privacy.  A federal court ruled a $5 million settlement in Synder’s  favor, however the lower court’s decision was reversed by an appeals court that ruled that Westboro was protected by the First Amendment.

Some legal analysts believe the High Court will find the case in favor of Westboro as a guard against a chilling effect first of pickets, then on the media.  The First Amendment has been tested in many cases through the years, each taking a specific circumstance and applying it to general situations. The Westboro’s lawyer is Margie J. Phelps, a daughter of founder Fred Phelps.    The case boils down to if a person can sue for damages arising from hurtful messages at a funeral. But life is never that simple.

Peace be you with always,

Rev. Paul Abernathy

“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” -2 Peter 1:2

Contact Paul Abernathy at paulabernathy@gmail.com.

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