Show lA to x HOW Now MUCH CHAPPAQUIDDICK COULD A QUICK CHAP SNUCK HUCK IF I F A QUICK CHAP C COULD f. f r rr f fI iR i I Ll I ROCKY t Z NEW and Manure Manure 5 Mangers k I 1 by Skip r A little over two thousand years ago a child was born to a carpenter and his wife Some have said he was only human Some give him credit for being a prophet of God and others base their lives on his very existence What about his word What ever happened to trust honesty honesty honesty hon hon- esty optimism and faith Who now should be the one to cast the first stone Sure each r religion ligion claims to be the theone one and arid only true religion The religious religious religious reli reli- leaders profess to the be right hand of c God 1 I When Christ likened people unto 1 sheep he mea meant t to be a shepherd of the fold Now the sheep are taxed with grandeur idioms and andI I pyrotechnical orations of fear and dis dis- trust If you cant can't blind them wi with brilliance brilliance brilliance bril- bril liance baffle em with bull J a Why If people need so desperately to believe believe believe be- be lieve why not believe in the beauty of j 1 life The human soul is is' the most beautiful and precious of all things A Aj i j flower is a thing of beauty and will die I to fo give falsified accent to decor It oil w. w c l' l Imo L withers and dies and will i nurture new life after its death Ah the flower called man Do Does s it offer itself as example example- or does its sharp tongue whittle with disgrace and pious self righteousness Why should our children have to put up with time part-time parents Daddy has to work Mommy has to keep house They each are swamped by duties to the Church The uThe Church must be built with money from the flock Children are fed some- some days and threatened with If you do you wont won't go to heaven To ro love the word of God is to love loveall all mankind To share in knowledge and nd reality to not sacrifice for unseen unseen unseen un un- un- un seen tomorrows Know your children Know you fellow fel fellow fellow fel- fel low humans Know the beauties of nature nature na na- ture and the marvel of existence Know all aU these surely and you will begin to know God If yo you wish to close your mind please close your mouth also We are too busy acquiring knowledge faith trust and understanding to listen tobias to tobias tobias bias fear and vengeance 1 |