tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post2455823066917586196..comments2023-10-19T06:00:08.757-06:00Comments on HomeMaking Beyond Maintenance: Counting OmerKarey Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034683057840961060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post-37751155047805294012009-04-19T12:01:00.000-06:002009-04-19T12:01:00.000-06:00I recognize Jews as part of the same larger drama,...I recognize Jews as part of the same larger drama, larger than my little story here and now. I'm editing the post to say "the Jews of Jesus' day missed the bigger picture", rather than implying ALL Jews.<br><br>The First and the Second Testaments that make of the wholeness of scripture that Christians read, and then the carrying on of the stories into what I call the Third Testament as the Great Cloud of Witnesses, carrying on with our stories, attest to God being in our midst through what Jesus did on the cross and then the indwelling of the Spirit in us - a real heart to heart living out life.<br><br>Christians accept Jesus as the prophesied Messiah. Jesus took the Shema, adding a verse from Leviticus, and simplified the Law by it being internalized within us and telling us to simply live our days loving God with all our heart, strength and mind, and loving our neighbors as ourselves.<br><br>I do try and live life with my eyes and ears open, and think I am open to whatever God desires as His story plays out ... The stage and setting is His, I just need to play my part, and hopefully well, abiding in Him.Kareyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034683057840961060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post-57758403126787403842009-04-18T07:46:00.000-06:002009-04-18T07:46:00.000-06:00my dear dear lady, please do not judge the Jews be...my dear dear lady, please do not judge the Jews before you really know the bigger picture. we are all part of a bigger picture which soon will have to come together keep your eyes and ears open and you will understand..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com