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Kindness and Afterlife

Spreading the good news Spreading the kindness Kindness keeps spreading Kindness heals rascals Rascals were lying Rascals and the pope Pope and Cardinals Pope re-entered Rome Rome the papal territory Rome the city of roman religion Religion has no office hours Religion as a set of an ‘unseen’ being Being a light to others Being Christian is more than being good Good name as a personal integrity Good progress that grows hopeful Hopeful to have time for others Hopeful for the kind of love Love of God and love of neighbor Love is patient Patient means being peaceful Patient means being merciful Merciful and being considerate Merciful God God hides inside you God as the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit is God’s power in action Holy Spirit has nine fruits Fruits of gentleness Fruits of faithfulness Faithfulness being “divine persuasion” Faithfulness means commitment Commitment requires faithfulness Commitment requires self-sacrifice Self-sacrifice is an altruistic abstinence Self-sacrifice is akin to self-denial Self-denial is also self-abnegation Self-denial leads to self-improvement Self-improvement must remove old habits Self-improvement in Christianity Christianity as a religion based on beliefs Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus Jesus chose to suffer on the cross Jesus ascended to heaven Heaven as the throne of God and the holy angels Heaven as the abode for the righteous dead in the afterlife Afterlife as a contrast to the belief in “oblivion after death” Afterlife as a continuation of existence in a spiritual realm Realm… Death… 05.28.16

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Date: 6/13/2016 11:36:00 AM
Dear wonderful poets, I'm glad and so honored of your presence and to read all your inspiring comments. Kudos to all of you.
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Date: 6/11/2016 7:28:00 PM
Well thought out and nice lines. Intense like it should be.
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Date: 6/1/2016 1:32:00 PM
greeat progression of a thought.. very divine, moon.. huggs
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Date: 5/30/2016 12:53:00 PM
- Beautiful written, Moon Flower - Good luck in the contest (7) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 5/30/2016 2:07:00 AM
Beautiful poem Moon flower i enjoyed it, looking forward to reading more of your poems :-)
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Date: 5/29/2016 8:09:00 PM
This poem has spark Poetess! The finish is climatic, and head bumping. The teaching isn't pompous...you're xool...J.A.B.
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Date: 5/29/2016 5:31:00 PM
WEll done for The Christian poems contest, Moon Flower. Good luck. I bet she has so many awesome entries.
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Date: 5/29/2016 12:43:00 PM
Excellent, very nicely written and well thought out.
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Date: 5/29/2016 6:46:00 AM
You put a lot of work into this! Love it!
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