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For more regarding standing up and speaking out, see my page
This World And Us
with its link page
Further Too,
orange box, right hand side, and well down my Home page.
The latter page in particular  covers:
Freedom of expression.
Hate speech.
Cancel culture.
Church and State separation quotes.
Liberty and freedom quotes.
And my article:
Why Church And State Should Always Remain Separate.


"The further a society
drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those
who speak it.
George Orwell
(1903-1950)

"Truth is what tyrants and evil hate and fear, what they don't want us to know, see, read or hear."
The poet, author




ACTION:

FOR OUR SPOUSE'S SAKE, OUR CHILDREN'S SAKE, AND OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN SAKE, WE SHOULD STAND, SPEAK, TAKE THE HEAT, PAY THE PRICE — YES, FOR LOVE'S SAKE, TRUTH'S SAKE, FREEDOM'S SAKE, NOBILITY'S SAKE, HUMANITY'S SAKE,
AND ALSO FOR THE SAKE OF THE ABUSED,  ENSLAVED, OPPRESSED, PERSECUTED, WRONGLY ACCUSED AND IMPRISONED, INNOCENT WOUNDED OR KILLED, AND THOSE WHO'RE STRUGGLING, SUFFERING, OR HURTING IN GENERAL, WHO WE SHOULD NEVER FORSAKE.


"We either live in our own world or the real world."
The poet, author


DO WHAT YOU CAN:

DO WHAT YOU CAN,
WHEN YOU CAN,
WHERE YOU CAN,
HOW YOU CAN,
WHILE YOU CAN,
AS WELL AS YOU CAN,
FOR ANY GOOD YOU CAN.


"Today's apathy is tomorrow's tyranny."
The poet, author


HISTORY:

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF WITH THE RETURN OF THINGS WE'VE REASON TO FEAR, BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE FORGOTTEN THE PAST,  THAT HOVERING THREAT THAT'S ALWAYS THERE, AND ONCE AGAIN WAITING TO ENSARE WITH ITS USUAL CUNNING AND CLEVER FLAIR, THAT SWITCH OF CHAIR OR CHANGE OF WEAR.


"Love will hold us to account given that love's no fool, because truth and justice must also rule."
The poet, author


INDEED WE ARE:

WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME OF WEAK, BLIND, DECEIVING, HEARTLESS, COWARDLY, SELFISH, MORALLESS MEN WHO BOMB INNOCENT CHILDREN, PREGNANT MOTHERS, HOSPITALS,  SCHOOLS, HOMES,
AID WORKERS AND JOURNALISTS;
WHO WAR FOR WAR'S SAKE AND LAVISH MONEY ON WEAPONS (from which many of them profit) AND SKIMP ON WELFARE;
WHO TALK OF PEACE MIDST PLOTTING TO ATTACK, THUS BUYING TIME;
WHO SEEK TO RULE RATHER THAN SERVE;
WHO CREATE SELF-SERVING TROUBLES THAT THEY HAVE PREPARED ANSWERS FOR, ANSWERS THAT THEY KNOW WE'LL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT;
WHO USE THEIR OBSCENE WEALTH TO BUY POLITITIANS, OR TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN ONES WILL GET INTO POWER WHO'LL MAKE THEIR WEALTH EVEN FATTER;
WHO SPEAK OF GOD YET SHAME HIS NAME AND STIR HIS WRATH, AND WHO OFTEN HIDE BEHIND THE CHURCH;
WHO BETRAY THEIR WIFE AND FAMILY FOR THE ROTTEN FRUIT OF LUST;
WHO ENSLAVE AND TRAFFIC, OR WHO DESTROY WITH DRUGS FOR PERSONAL GAIN; WHO PREY ON LITTLE ONES IN ORDER TO SATISHFY THEIR DEVIANCE;
 WHO PLUNDER AND POLLUTE OUR PLANET WITH NO REGARD;
AND WHO SOLELY SEEK THEIR OWN INTERESTS RATHER THAN THAT OF SOCIETY.


"Truth and discovery are always better served by open forums and unshackled voices."
The poet, author

POEMS

QUOTES

PURPOSE

AUTHOR

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The Path Of A Loving Hero

Dear concerned one, aware of the burdens of others,
That cruel suffering of fellow sisters and brothers,
Which has you really feeling for them, thinking of them,
And why the cruelty of many, you strongly condemn,
And despite coming under attack yourself, dear me,
’Cause you’ve a right to be outraged, angry at evil,
Those callous words and acts, or that warmongering ill,
And the latter being where the innocent they kill,
And via such, their bloody cup of iniquity fill,
But whatever the ill or evil may be, you stand,
Speak, act, on behalf of those struck by cruelty’s cold hand,
Knowing you could be next, and that ill is not love,
Hence your warm heart, even your justice wearing a glove,
Knowing outrage should be restrained, lest you yourself err,
Forfeiting the moral high ground, which but you will slur,
And why you’ve chosen the path of a loving hero,
Kindness and compassion your way, for one thing you know,
We’re either a friend of humanity or a foe,
And you a friend of your fellow sisters and brothers,
All why you’re always looking out for others,
So may blessings follow you, and a protective hand,
For love is your banner, great and selfless is your stand.

By Lance Landall

WE can hardly be brave if we're not anxious or scared, and where there is no
potential cost to us.
WE don't have to be perfect before imparting wisdom, pointing out ill, warning, or reproving
someone's errancy.
WE don't have to ask for permission in order to speak our own mind.
AND SO, if it's right, and should be said, then say it!
AND a hero you will be, but minding the TIME, PLACE, WAY and MOTIVE.

“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)

“Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)





Ode To Canaries

Certain necessary things that are needing to be said,
Wrench my aching heart and torture my anxious head,
But there are those for whom such things should still be said,
Who’re badly mistreated, and some already dead,
And all why my concerned heart is feeling like lead,
Though my convicting conscience still otherwise led,
And thus I often feeling strained and sometimes scared,
’Cause those who mistreat, or boast of the number dead,
Don’t want condemnatory revelations said,
And in the direction of canaries soon head,
Thus I mistreated too, or soon amongst the dead,
And yet, those revealing things needing to be said,
That my heart may feel at peace, and so too my head,
For where’s the caring in leaving such things unsaid?
And guilt and shame having a very heavy tread.

By Lance Landall

Dear World Leaders,

religious or not, we’ve trusted you with our world, our one and only world, and you’ve fallen short, very short, having just your own interests sought, and thus accountable you should be held, because you’ve let us all down, have hurt and harmed us, even our voices have sought to drown, and that’s not all, because you’ve messed with our planet too, and not stood tall, and thus how so much has gone askew, and all why we can’t and no longer trust you.
Love, truth and honourableness has not been your way, and why is still seen today, corruption, deception, injustice and tyranny, little improvement to society, and why we hunger for good leaders, those who’ll rightly lead us, rightly feed us, because we’re tired of the lies, all those secret ties, that warmongering too, and why I’m saying to you, a reckoning is due.
Yes, it’s time you mended your ways, there being very little to praise, and hence the poor, the needy, the homeless and the suffering, it all a crime, and all why it’s time, for leaders who’ve loving hearts and sound minds, which clearly reminds, that it’s all about character, because there, one finds either moral bankruptcy or integrity, and the latter being what’s called for, and why we’re feeling very raw, very sore, because you’ve chosen otherwise, and why in protest we all must rise.

In anticipation,
Humanity

WHEN WE'VE GOT A WORLD THAT'S GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, HEADING FOR DISASTER
(FORGET ANOTHER PLASTER), AND FOR THE SAKE OF GENERATIONS TO COME (THOUGH WE
ENDANGERED BY THAT BEATING DRUM), THERE NEEDS TO BE AS MANY VOICES AS POSSIBLE
CALLING FOR AN URGENT CORRECTION, WE AT AN INTERSECTION, AND WHAT MIGHT BECOME?

Given that society is becoming more violent, debauched and corrupt by the day,
that atrocities that take the lives of the innocent are growing by the day,
and that the destruction to our planet is also growing by the day,
how can we not act and say, for irresponsibleness, indifference and apathy such would convey,
and more so if a Christian, say,
because the Bible says that this planet belongs to God, that they're to do things His way,
but that all humans are charged with looking after it, which still applies today,
and lest further ill and damage comes the next generation’s way.





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Unbelievable

Despite the lies, incompetence, psychological issues, dementia, corruption, rages and narcissism, to name just a few, many are still prepared to vote for him, doggedly Red through and through, which means, we’re looking at a very worrying percentage of people, for what does it take to awaken such irresponsible people, who it seems can be talked into anything, and who seem to have no problem with a lawbreaker, tyrant, wannabe king, warmonger who wants to be another Alexander the Great, and Constantine (who also conveniently sought Church and State).
I mean, come on, these people surely can’t be that ignorant, that removed from reality, that unconcerned about repeating history, and if they are that bad, they’re not just a threat to America also, but humanity, and many no doubt selling their souls for Trump’s bribe of five thousand dollars; such people’s intelligence a million miles from that of scholars’.
At least twenty seven psychiatrists and mental health experts have warned of Trump’s dangerous state, and all why voting for him and his corrupt administration is playing with fate, but play with fate they do, self-servingly and deludedly, and how things have gone badly askew, and why some Republicans have even left the fold, not wanting a far-right, racist, President who’s morally bankrupt, a criminal — and going by those psychiatrists, deranged, sadistically cruel and cold.
And the evidence being clear, those AI generated clips of his full of a devilish flair, a mind that’s twisted, very immature and ill, and all why he’s more than prepared to kill — a whole civilisation, in fact — such nothing but steroidal evil, and yet these people still voting for him, unbelievably, or others like him, character meaning nothing, seemingly, and why I and the rest of the world are shaking our head, outraged at the rise in the number of innocent people homeless, needy, welfare deprived, suffering, wounded or dead, outraged at the sinking of that free world that once democratic things said, but that now, false narrative after false narrative has spread.
When someone’s as bad as this, or an administration, one must speak out — in fact, shout! — for sacking the best generals, the best staff, and installing those who’re a laugh, is madness, not just badness, and yet, look how long he’s been allowed to destroy that country, democracy, and yet, for his voters, still no alarm bell rings, and when he's gagging the mouth of any canary that sings!
Yes, unbelievable, as if they're on another planet.

By Lance Landall

A book worth reading:
The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists And Mental Health Experts Assess A President.
For more on Donald Trump, and his Christian hypocrisy, see my page The Truth About Love.

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Something Else To Mull Over

When my wife and I are locked in intimacy, when I hug her on arising and retiring (given she’s so precious to me), when I’m face to face with her in verbal intimacy, and when I walk hand in hand with her sharing life’s scenery, I want her to know that I’m a good man, a sound man, a truthful man, a humane man, a loving man, someone that she can trust (and why loyalty’s a must), and this all why I wouldn’t deceive anyone, harm anyone, kill anyone, nor indulge in general lawlessness, nor corruption of any sort, just like I was taught; thanks Mum and Dad, and why of that moral upbringing I’m very glad.
Yes, I want her to know I’m not a Trump, Netanyahu, Putin (or Hegseth — oh, where does one begin), because how horrible that would be for her, how sad that would be for her, a man like that within, and even worse, in her bed! — enough said, no, I couldn’t do that to her, and I don’t want to be that kind of a man, though to be honest, not one of these mentioned is a man, they merely but men, and hence my pen, because I want her to be proud of me, and so that she may see — when I’m looking in her eyes — that there’s no treachery, no disguise, no blood on my hands, nor criminal interference in other lands, thus I no warmonger, liar, propagandist, deceiver, false believer, nor corrupt, dishonourable or engaged in any ill.
How dare I be a religious hypocrite, welfare raider, inside trader, bought politician, bully, coward, dismantler of a country’s constitution — no that’s not me, and such I wouldn’t want to be, a cad, a con, who the black, innocent or young (to name a few) sets upon, effectively a devil in disguise, who freedom and liberty is seen to despise, who truth calls a load of lies, and lies calls the truth, and who jails the whistleblower, gags the podcaster, media too, and when free speech means everything to me and you, but tyranny no respecter of rights, and thus dissenters always in its laser sights.
It seems there’s no man in that Trump administration, his picking of “Yes” men but an abomination, and why I don't want to be like them, too weak to condemn, and all why Trump remains, and not the swamp drains, but the pockets of citizens, not to mention all of his other sins, and their sins, because he has his bedfellows, sycophants, who’ve aided his coup, and why I don’t know about you, but I not wanting to be that sort of man, though there’s been some women aiding that man, whose partners have got a very bad deal, I believe, for such “Yes” men and women are hardly real, but a sham, reason to grieve, and who the door to rightful protest help slam.
At the end of the day, it’s all about character — integrity — which I want my wife to find n me, because that man, and only that man, is safe for a woman, a blessing to a woman, and her kids, children needing a memorable father, not a shame-inducing father, not a drug addict, criminal, nor who's responsible for any ill.
A bad man doesn’t deserve a good woman, and is a curse to any women, because he’s simply self-serving, a potential threat, unworthy as it can get, a clear and present danger, he more like a stranger, and thus she coming last, ultimately, betrayal in the end, undoubtedly, because such men have no love of humanity, just their own vanity, and all why the Trumps of this world love their image on walls, or in stone, it in their blood and bone, and why proud their woman can never be, and why such men don’t deserve that intimacy, because they’re simply users and abusers, which I pray I’ll never be.
And bear in mind too, that some tyrant you’ve voted for can turn on you, like Trump has already, hurting so many, and so, it’s not just about abortion here (dear Christian), but the supporting of an evil man that all should fear, and psychiatrists agreeing here, and hence that bigger picture, because it’s not just about Scripture (dear Christian), thus one not to be one-eyed, nor a prisoner to patriotic or party pride, and thus it better not to vote at all, than some tyrant install, and if you have badly erred here, it’s time to swallow your pride, and your mistake declare, because to compound your folly, is even greater folly, which leaves more questions about you, because vote for someone like Trump, one should NEVER do, nor for the likes of Putin or Netanyahu.
Supporting a president who’s against abortion, but into extortion, and the killing of innocent women and children, a grievous sin, is like voting for a devil just because he believes there’s a God, yet sin’s origin, as with Trumpism — he being the author of MAGA sin, that current ill and chaos that has both America and the world in a tailspin.

By Lance Landall

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Ed Sheeran is a superstar English singer, songwriter, guitarist.

Dear Ed Sheeran

The one thing that my Christian faith has taught me, is that there’s danger in neutrality (not to be confused with impartiality), and more so given the rise in atrocities, that warmongering, corruption, MAGA religious zealotry, authoritarianism, propaganda and white supremacy that one sees, and why society today is terribly unwell, all of which is ringing a warning bell, and thus a line forming, we either on the side of right or wrong, thus weak or strong, and hopefully strong, condemning what’s wrong.
Given tyranny, those attacks on freedom and liberty, and that Macklemore banning lobby, there’s too much at stake for any of us to be silent here, despite any fear, and the larger our platform — as with you, Ed — the greater our responsibility to share the right view, and thus you, failing to be a catalyst for change, which I find rather strange, because you did speak up for Ukraine, so why come Gaza, have you chosen to refrain?
As a result, you’ve not helped those fans of yours see, who’re on the wrong side of history, and thus we condemned as much for what we don’t do (when we should have) as we are for what we do do (any wrong, that is), and why Christians should not only ask for forgiveness for what they’re done, but for what they haven’t done, and which they should’ve done, and here (regarding Gaza), one wrongly pleading neutrality, because all should take the side of justice, condemning crimes against humanity.
The truth is, Ed, that the Gaza atrocity, and those attacks on free speech and liberty, are bigger than you are — yes, no matter how large your star, and so here was your chance to shine too, like Macklemore, but that self-preservation of yours causing things to go askew, and why so many are disappointed with you, sad to say, you having effectively driven them away, for where was the hero rather than that shallow celebrity, who caved to the clout of that errant Israeli lobby?
I remember Someone — Jesus — who, despite His healing popularity, spoke out against certain ills within society, and fully knowing He’d be displeasing an ancient errant lobby, along with those that that lobby had turned against Him, their plotting grim, and that’s what we’re up against, Ed, and why certain things must be done and said, otherwise gone accountability, and hope of justice probably dead.
All why Christ will be vindicated in the end, and also those on the right side of history who their time better spend, using what platform they have to speak out, and here, “Free Palestine” shout, rather than just being a crowd pleaser, settling for popularity, and thus how many seem indifferent to the repeating of history, and its gravity.
So you see, despite how sincere you may be, not wanting to upset anybody (despite surely knowing one can't please everybody), there’s that danger in neutrality; neutrality failing to name evil, thus protecting the oppressor, promoting inhumanity, and thus encouraging more infamy, and why both silence and neutrality is offensive to the victims of any atrocity, who continue to suffer where justice isn’t one’s priority, and where one’s seen as acting cowardly (self-servingly or unintentionally).
And like I said, we’re living in a time where we’re forced to choose a side, things having taken an apocalyptic slide, and all why Christ is returning soon, I believe, there being so many now who suffer and grieve, which He wants to relieve, and why there’s also that needed judgment day, because for far too long, evil has had its say, and why now, justice must have its say, and we starting today by speaking out, hence that “Free Palestine” shout.
So may such be your turning point, Ed, because there’s so much that needs to be said, and not that I’m condemning you, but simply trying to help you, we either using our lives to bring about change, Ed, or looking after our indifferent self instead, when everyone’s needed to right democracy’s ship, and lest it slip, because once beneath the waves, we’re done, nothing won.
I’m a pacifist, Ed, but if someone sort to do my wife ill, I’d have no choice but to get physical, for how could I just stand by, and why, we all have to make that call some day, which might mean rocking the boat, which is better than losing the boat, and Christ certainly rocked the boat when He was on Earth, and all how needed change gave birth, a tide of change, needed today too, thus enter you — well, hopefully.
In parting, Ed, here’s a few facts regarding those Israeli attacks:
The lives of over 20,000 innocent children have been taken, appallingly, leaving over 20,000 more with a lifelong disability, and that's just children, unbelievably. The total number of Palestinians killed exceeds 70,000, the total number wounded exceeds 170,000, and the missing (presumed dead under rubble) may exceed 30,000, thus possibly making the total number killed over 100,000, and thus 39,000 children having lost one or both parents, and that’s not all, Ed, and why things badly need to be said.
When a billionaire, who's on the side of those committing such an atrocity, shuts down the voice of your friend who's condemning that atrocity, and via interfering in your tour via such underhand audacity, there's simply no place, Ed, for self-protecting neutrality, which as you have seen, has backfired on you, and rightly too, because where there's such an atrocity, there should NEVER be neutrality.
P.S.
It's great you apologized, Ed, albeit late (and a bob each way), but the damage has been done, Ed, thus too late to shut the gate, and that apology effectively forced given that the backlash has been so great, and hence how no one wins, and your suffering insignificant compared to the Palestinians, though I have to say, I do feel for you, Ed, but it's like I said; and that love you sing about, is all about standing up, hence that "Free Palestine" shout.
And remember, Ed, Netanyahu knew ten days beforehand about that coming October attack, was warned three times, in fact, and also, Ed, that Israel killed most of its own citizens that day (not Hamas) using the Hannibal Directive, a known fact, Ed, and beheaded babies but proven propaganda, what we were wrongly fed.
And how intriguing that at the time of the attack, Ed, certain cameras malfunctioned (or were off), Ed, which were later seized, whereupon parts of the footage were deleted, Ed, and that certain ones were stood down that day, that others were moved elsewhere — and that some who remained, weren't carrying weapons, Ed.
And one other thing, Ed. On October 9 or 10, 2023, Hamas actually offered to release all civilian hostages, and this, Ed, in exchange for Israel halting its planned ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, but, Ed, Netanyahu rejected that proposal, and as we've seen, opted for genocide instead; and so much more could be said.

By Lance Landall

For more on Gaza, see my page Humanity, Gaza section, purple box, Home page.

To say, "I'm not into politics," come Gaza, is to show an appalling self-serving indifference to
an apocalyptic atrocity; it not all politics, but crafted and enabled doings.

When your religion says that it's okay for you to tell people to get out of their home, and off their land,
so that you can have it, and that if they don't, you will attack and even kill them...my!

"Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate" (Proverbs 31:8, NASV).

"For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ And they will go away into eternal punishment [death, will be no more], but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:42,46, RSV).

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Even If I Wasn’t

Even if I wasn’t a professing Christian, I couldn’t think of a more amazing story, a loving God returning to rescue prodigals once involved in rebellion, He appearing in the sky in never-seen-the-likes-of glory, thousands and thousands of angels by His side, lightening, a shout, a trumpet blast, that biblical Groom looking for His biblical bride, and those past prodigals rising in the air, once dead or still alive, it all worked out and fair, or so the Christian Bible conveys, but what of those who haven’t changed their unwholesome ways, or who’ve continued to act in inhumane ways?
Oh dear. Thus justice having to be a part of the scene, it sure but clean, not some everlasting hell, such but a skewed interpretation that’s evil, God not punishing forever, such neither sound nor clever.
And so, upward to those mansions promised on repentance, there joy in this story’s every sentence, a Paradise forever, nothing that will sever, experiencing what’s beyond one’s earthly imagination — oh, what an incredible sensation, and it all about individuals, not any nation, but a personal relationship, one built on faith, hope, commitment and stewardship, and from which the same love and ways are seen, a wonderful scene, no hypocrisy here — and wounding or killing, such surrendered ones wouldn’t dare.
Yes, I’d like to see you beat that, and I’m sure that you’d eat your hat, it heart-warming and hope-filled, a scenario yet to be fulfilled, but the signs all showing it’s near, then gone will be every tear, no more hate, violence and war — gone pain and suffering — just peace, happiness and harmony in store, and thus this story all about compassion, mercy and grace, an unbelievable love for the human race, a cross that was an utter disgrace, but Jesus Christ having made it a thing of beauty, a saving symbol, love having triumphed over evil, and thus our response all about gratefulness, not duty, for neither law nor deeds can save, but just that undeserved grace, via which, scarred palms we trace.
Given the state of this world, we surely need such a story, and what a story, the principles of love being in everyone’s best interests for both well-being and longevity, hence this saving, transforming, Gospel message that I’ve called a story, it both historic and contemporary, has a beginning and an end, just like our life has a beginning and end — and how it ends, being up to us, we either rejecting or accepting Jesus, a past prodigal or a current prodigal, a repentant prodigal or a defiant prodigal.
So, surely it’s folly to not believe (and just in case), and thus how we might grieve, because surely we can see the state that this world’s in, courtesy of what the Bible calls sin, society a mess, this planet too, and hence that coming rescue, and all why we need to know those signs that show Christs coming is near, He always fair, and hence His warnings lest we get caught out, and miss out, and He so not wanting that at all, but it's your call.

By Lance Landall

“And all these [faithful Bible heroes of all the ages], though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised [eternal life, immortality], since God had provided something better [much fairer] for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect [immortal. They will have to wait]” (Heb 11:39,40, ESV).

“For the Lord Himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven [at His Second Coming], and [then] the dead in Christ will rise [upwards to heaven] first [out of fairness]. Then we who are alive [the righteous living at the time of Christ’s second coming], who are left [because the dead at that time are already rising upward], will be caught up in the clouds together with them [the righteous dead] to meet the Lord in the air [the Holy Christ does not touch the defiled earth]; and so we will be with the Lord forever [are then taken to heaven, Rev 20:6]” (1 Thess 4:16,17).

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Justice

Yes, another reason for why my eyes are focussed on above, that God who mixes justice with His love, and love should, and as I too would, and given the corruption, evil and cruelty found below — yes, here on planet Earth, where midst the growing vulgar mirth, there’s atrocity after atrocity, courtesy of wicked people, and some even hiding behind a steeple.
Oh, the terrible things that we hear of, and even see, that should never have plagued humanity, but in a fallen world like ours, such is run of the mill, most hearts and minds rebellious still, and yet that gracious heavenly offer, to which, “No thanks,” replies the scoffer, or those to whom the dark things of this world are more attractive, sadly, and then there are those who’re simply distracted, perilously.
Well, the long and short of it is, that the right to judgment is His — that Creator of humanity — who’s deeply saddened and even angered by the violence, debauchery and profanity, yet still that gracious offer, but for how long though, and what might the signs of the times show — that chaos, misuse of power, warmongering, created climate change — yes, that sad woe after woe?
Well, that gavel’s about to strike, I’d say, and for most, hardly good news coming their way, for who has awakened, who’s sorry, who’s stopped their ill, now walking in accordance with God’s will, because grace is only for such as they, there being no other way, because love doesn’t reward the wrongdoer, and more so the evildoer, those destroyers of Earth and humanity, such nothing but insanity.
And so, love must finally wrap things up, our probation nearing it’s end, humanity having clearly revealed it’s trend, and tragically, that’s where things will end, we having chosen the right path or the wrong path, the way of love or the way of evil, the way of good or the way of ill, and hence God’s last warning, and why this truth should be dawning, for love will soon shut the door on the ark of grace, and delight or horror, will be seen on each person’s face.
Yes, it’s not a popular message to convey, but one that love must, because this day could be your last day, thus waiting being very risky, and when it needn’t be, so much to lose, and why what’s wiser and better all should choose.
And thus not that killing of innocent women and children, men too, not that wanton destruction of needed infrastructure that’s equally askew, not that religious or racial persecution we’ve seen, not that removing of money from the needy to bolster weaponry that's also obscene — no, none of this, it all the instigation of a fallen angel, a devil, the carrying out of his will, not God’s will, who offers grace still, but only just, and why your response is a must.
Oh yes, love knows that justice must have its day, there having been centuries of victims who’ve suffered from such foul play, and why their cries must be responded to, and why the corrupt and evil must pay, punishment sorely due, and why simple rebellion must face that gavel too, sin no longer to have its way — “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth” — yes, eternal joy and happiness giving birth, but will you be there, because that time is very near?

By Lance Landall

“ Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh (Matthew 25:13, KJV).

"The nations raged, but Thy wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, for rewarding Thy
servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear Thy name, both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth" (Rev 11:18, RSV).

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Please Send Your Son Very Soon

Dear Father in Heaven above, God of love, please send your Son very soon — yes, very soon, because evil men are taking over Earth, and all why anxiety and fear have given birth, because they know not love, nor You above (though some profess so, but their true colours soon show), and thus we, who’re mere citizens, are in grave danger, things getting much stranger, a global net about to fall, and hence my urgent call.
There’s constant warmongering, Father, when rather, there should be peace and good well, not violence, corruption and evil, nor racism, prejudice and bigotry, religious hypocrisy, but love and kindness, not hate and blindness, but such ill there is, and growing by the day, most having chosen the wrong way, and this all why we’re where we are today.
Most don’t believe in You, hence why they don’t care about what they think, say and do, thus no healthy fear, their immorality sheer, despite Your judgement, Father, that day of accountability, Father, when the horror of their loss will be realised, because ill and evil should always be despised, not boasted of, like the many do — oh, if only they knew, but they’ve no desire to hear of such, and their loot and weaponry pointlessly and guardedly clutch.
The gap between the rich and poor is growing by the day too, such nothing new, history on Earth full of tyrants and oppression — and the rise of authoritarianism today, not just an impression, and all why there’s even greater ills ahead, despite that huge number of humans already wounded and dead, and hence my cry, the suffering great, the apocalyptic horses having got out the gate, and at an obscene rate; devils on horseback, and in high places, with different faces, and many on Earth unaware of the deception and trickery — and oh, how Earth itself has sustained much injury.
We know there’s no answer here, Father, such painfully clear, and no matter how united, but how short-sighted, because most hearts and minds haven’t changed, but have got worse, and why You have said we’ll see worse, and oh, how true, everything having gone askew, the world on a suicidal course, having backed the wrong horse, as the selfish and rebellious do, and why good leaders are but a few too — and a cruel global power, what you’ve said will proceed Your coming hour, and midst rampant falsehood, sleight of hand; evil men having always schemed and planned.
But Your Son bringing an end to it all, though first, He might be impersonated, despite this sounding tall, because Satan has always sought Your Son’s glory, it all part of that Bible story, where Satan tempted Eve, for he just loves to deceive, and swing things his way, and why with substitutes he’s seen to play, and all how Christendom’s been seen to stray, having mixed the heavenly and worldly, pagan festivals with Christianity, and hence God’s great displeasure, who’s seen to take stock and measure, for He will have His day, and why for repentance many should pray.
All why love must finally eradicate all that’s ill and evil, including evildoers, that all might be sound and well, justice having the last say, for that’s love’s way, and thus only those who’ve seen the light being rewarded, and all why everything’s recorded, thus for all to see, and lest there be a doubt in any mind, and thus God acting fairly and openly, and given we’re dealing with eternity, a Paradise that’s completely self, sin and suffering free.
So please, Father, send Your Son very soon, because it’s high noon, the world in a mess, few willing to confess, and plans afoot, and so many unaware, truth clobbered wherever it stands, and in its place, heresy or nonsense that is man’s, the world awash with falsehood and lies, and those destructive things that people seem to prize, and all why goodness and love is seen less, which one would guess.
Meantime, please give us the strength and courage we need, because the virtuous are sneered at, and jailing whistleblowers being where it’s at, tyrants at the helm, and how things are seen to overwhelm, and thus the faithful and true at risk of this or that, but as I said, that’s where it’s at, though many of us still trying to warn, despite the scorn, and doing our best to set an example, because if we didn’t, greater would be the ill and evil, and gone would be any light, and all why one must continue to fight the good fight.

By Lance Landall