Stand Up For Something!

"When you take a stand against injustice that has been inflicted upon 

innocent people, there will be those who will hate you for it."

__Ellen J. Barrier

The laws of justice are as strong as the characters of men and women who create them. And of those who enforce them.

When we stand up for something to defend it against injustice; there will be others who will resist us.

And there will be those who will want to keep things as they are that they have benefited from.  Regardless, of how it has hurt others, they see justice in it for themselves, and will fight to hold-on to it.

All of the great men and women that came before us, have paid a great price for standing up and speaking out against injustice treatment of innocent people, including Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If the people did it to these great men and women, they are certainly going to go after everyone who stands up against injustices.

Quotes from others:

 “You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something.” ― Eminem     

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

~ William James

As we continue on our journey within this path for peace with our neighbors regardless of their nationality, sexual agenda, economical status, religious beliefs, denomination, or whatever our difference of opinions with each other might be; God loves us all, and he will judge each of us by his standards, and not by the laws of man. 

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The End of Time

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, That there should be time no longer.

And the Seventh Angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a voice out of the Temple of Heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is Done."

Source Information: King James Bible (Revelation 10:5,6;  16:17-21)
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Heaven’s Grocery Store

Ellen J. Barrier

I was walking down life's highway a long time ago.

One day I saw a sign that read HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE.

As I got a little closer, the door open wide, and when I came to myself, I was standing inside.

 I saw a host of ANGELS; they were standing everywhere. And one ANGEL said, “MY CHILD SHOP WITH CARE.”  Everything a CHRISTIAN needed was in that grocery store.  And all you couldn’t carry, you could come back the next day for more.

First, I got some PATIENCE.  LOVE was in the same row.  Further down was UNDERSTANDING. You need that everywhere you go.

 I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH. I just couldn’t miss the HOLY GHOST for it was all over the place.

 I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run the race. By then, my basket was getting full, but I remembered I need some GRACE.

I didn’t forget SALVATION. For SALVATION that was free.

 So, I tried to get enough of that save you and me.

Then I started to the counter to pay my grocery bill. For I thought I had everything to do MY MASTER’s WILL. As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER and just had to put that in.  For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run right into sin.

PEACE and JOY were PLENTIFUL.  They were on the last shelf. SONG and PRAISES were hanging near so I just helped myself. 

Then, I said now how much do I owe? HE just smiled and said, JUST TAKE THEM EVERYWHERE YOU GO. How much do I really owe? HE smiled and said, MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO." TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR EVERYTHING IN 2012. LET THERE BE LIGHT DAILY AND EMBRACE GOD'S GRACE OVER YOUR LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!"

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Condemned for Showing the World’s Shame

Ellen J. Barrier

“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.

Titus 2:11

My Thoughts:

The same people who condemn books that show the world its own shame, also, condemn lyrics, movies, music, and songs, for showing the world its own shame.

The Bible contains many books that show the world its own shame.  But when we articulate those things, and reveal them in books, lyrics, movies, music, and songs,  the Holier than Thou crowd, comes after us, condemning and  sitting in the seat of judgment, claiming their religious rights are being infringed upon.  Some individuals believe they are doing God’s work, by going after the authors, artists, and performers work,  and labeling it “immoral” trying to hinder the progress.

Showing the world its own shame through books, lyrics, movies, music, and songs are methods of teachings that can be for the good of the world. People are given the opportunity to make some changes in their lives for the good that will make the world less shameful. Through the technology of today, we are able to make biblical teachings more effective, when we view things from an educational standpoint of view, rather than viewing them by using our personal religious beliefs, that causes arguments and disagreements.

Music is the universal language of mankind.  ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Outre-Mer)

Adding to the quote:

Books, Lyrics, Movies, Music and Songs are The Universal Language of Mankind. 

Source for Quote: Oscar Wilde quotes 

Source for Scripture: King James Bible

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A Place Called Hell

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Hell: The Bottomless Pit

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Hell with them that descend into the pit:
They also went down into Hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. Ezekiel 31:16, 17 (K.J.V.)

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;  Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. They which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-22 (K.J.V)

Source: Kings James Bible


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The Power of Music over the Mind

                                                                             

        Ellen J. Barrier
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“Music is a safe kind of high.” __Jimi Hendrix

There is a power in music that can connect with the listener, in a way that no other source can. Music has power over the mind.

Artists are able to stir emotions with their music, through the state of mood feelings:  There are many genres of music to choose from. Each piece of art has its own mood.  In the quote below from the bible, this artist mood is sad. In the next quote, the effect of the artist, with this listener, is that high mood, Mr. Hendrix was referring to.  Music is like a medicine. We are addicted to music, because we need it. It can bring relief to the aches and stressful situations that life brings. We live in a world of music. There is sound and rhythm everywhere we go!

The Sad Mood:

 “My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.” Job 30:31

The High Mood:

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. __Henry David Thoreau

___ Ellen J. Barrier

Source: Brainy quote and King James Bible

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Your Chosen Place, Rest or No Rest

                                                                                                                                     

Sandra Chapman

 A mysterious awareness is blowing in the wind,

It's exceedingly closer now than it's ever been,

Nature seems to comprehend the interpretation there within,

Something exciting and wonderful is just around the bin,

God's words of wisdom being proclaimed throughout the land,

Will the world stop and listen to God's truth being told to man,

From the beginning unto the end unfolding His amazing plan,

Genuine salvation, without measure He showed His love toward men,

We've allowed ourselves to think we don't need the Lord until when,

Ignoring the truth we settle for myths saying God doesn't exist,

This doesn't change the facts from the beginning God isn't amiss,

We've made ourselves become gods, we don't need him anymore,

What excused will the world give while kneeling before The Lord,

The Lamb's Book of Life then will be opened all names written therein,

Judgement to all great and small will your name be found there?
depends,

Your very words will condemn you, there's no turning back then,

What cries will be heard from men when being judged by Him,

It’s your choices were unwise without foresight to what was ahead,

Without sudden notice angels appear, swooping down with dread,

In the distance a new horizon something glowing in the dark,

The lake of fire indescribable awaits those who took the mark,

Kicking, screaming crying aloud facing unbelievable horrifying fear,

Anguish mourning's of people abandoned all hope who enter here,

You've determined your fate by decisions you made sometime ago,

Without hesitation the angels lets go dropping you in the fire below,

Eternal agony beyond comprehension forever without no ending,

The fearful, unbelieving, idolaters and all liars eternity descending,

The Righteous Judge's last invitation from the book of Revelation,

Spirit of bride say, Come, he that hears, Come, whosoever will come,

Your decision to make choose wisely before all happens above,

Unfortunately some will ignore God's warnings, woes, and his love,

Accountability we much face, consequences for consideration,

Tribulation, fire and brimstone, damnation your future accommodations,

You could have been forever blessed but you've chose this place of no rest, 

Written by: Sandra Chapman

All Rights Reserved

Nov. 21, 2011 

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The Just and Righteous Judge

Ellen J. Barrier

                                 

The Just & Righteous Judge (King James Bible; Psalm 82)

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise O God, judge the earth:

for thou shall inherit all nations.

My Thoughts:

Those who sit in power, and use their skills to deceive, manipulate, and cause harm to others, will be judged by God, the one and only powerful source who has the authority over all nations and people to render his judgment upon those who have wrongfully treated innocent people; while they profited and glorified themselves in riches and wealth, and powerful positions through greed and pride, having no conscious of the evil acts they committed.

There are people who are homeless, hungry, falsely imprisoned, finances destroyed, because of wickedness that lies in places where justice should have been upheld. And there are others whose characters have been assassinated by lies. Innocent people have been killed because of hate. There are some cases that have been tried in our court system, that have allowed guilty people to go free. And there have been innocent people who have been found guilty by the same court system and imprisoned.

The leaders who sit in the temples of worship, committing sin and condemning others, have no shame and no conscious of the evilness they have committed against those who they should have held a high moral standard of spiritual leadership to follow; have caused many to turn away from religion, and those who follow their leadership to sin against God, and his people, while they continue to enjoy their luxurious life styles and high positions.

Spiritual leadership, is the head of our nations. When it is corrupt, the other leadership positions are deeply affected; this weakness that is at the top, enters into other leadership positions and become rooted and spreads throughout the justice systems and into every system and branch in society, corrupting the minds of our young and older people causing them to commit wrongful acts without a conscious.

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Always Loving and Missing You

Sandra Chapman

                                                  

Our first date was Feb. 5, 1989, Sunday,

Meeting you was like meeting a best friend for life,

We talked for hours on end enjoying each others company,

Your persistent personality won me over with laughter,

Only after two weeks of dating I fall in love with you,

You made it impossible not to love you with all my heart.

On this day Aug. 19, 1989 we were married,

Starting a life together meant a lifetime of love that was to last,

For twenty-one years, four months and four days of happiness,

My life with you was an honor, joy, and a blessing beyond compare,

People ask, "When is the honeymoon over between you two?"

Your replied, "Why should it ever end? I'm having too much fun."

Our love for each other was imperishable to the end of your life,

Our love will continue through to life everlasting with The Lord,

Above all miracles knowing we'll be together throughout eternity,

Not as husband and wife, but as brother and sister in Heaven,

For we are not given in marriage as we know it to be on earth,

Living eternity with The Lord is all we'll ever need.

For now I'm left here to carry on without you by my side,

It's hard to except this reality as the days continue on,

There are days when I cry uncontrollable because I miss you so,

The thought of not see you each day makes me feel weak-hearted,

The daytime hours aren't so bad but the nights are wearisome,

Adapting to grief with God's help has given me courage to go on.

The last time we spoke to each other was on courage to go on,

Not really understanding why at the time what was to be,

The dream I had didn't make sense to me until you were gone,

I’ll always remember your loving smile and those big blue eyes,

Your love for me show each day for twenty-one years plus,

Always loving and missing you to the end of time and eternity.

Written by: Sandra Chapman

All rights reserved

Date: 02/02/2011

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God's Love For The World

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not  perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world: but that the world through him might be saved.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Source: King James Bible
 John 3:16,17
1 Peter 2:24


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Don’t Be Afraid of Failure Just Do It!

                                                                                                                

Ellen J. Barrier

The Late Singer, written by Willliam Carlos Williams, will cause one to take pause, and consider their own work. There are many reasons why people like William Carlos delay their work or put their career or talents on hold. Some are afraid to proceed because of what they feel others might say, or they are fearful of failure. Henry Van Dyke gives an excellent analogy, (the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best). I believe that God has given every person one or more talents. It is up to each individual to use the skill they have been given to enhance their work. My goal has always been to proceed with prayer and not to expect failure. Whatever you have in mind to do, don't be afraid of failure, just do it!

The Late Singer

Here it is spring again

and I still a young man!

I am late at my singing.

The sparrow with the black rain on his breast

has been at his cadenzas for two weeks past:

What is it that is dragging at my heart?

The grass by the back door

is stiff with sap.

The old maples are opening

their branches of brown and yellow moth-flowers.

A moon hangs in the blue

in the early afternoons over the marshes

I am late at my singing.

____William Carlos Williams

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. ~ Henry Van Dyke

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Poem: by William Ernest Henley

Artists and Poets, speak through their poems and songs. Their emotions can be felt in many instances. 

In this poem, William Ernest Henley, had some health problems.
He was diagnosed with Tuberculosis of the bone, at the age of 12, which later spread to one of his feet. Despite his illness, he completed the Oxford local exam as a senior. And was able to live a successful life.

He had been told by physicians, he needed to have both feet amputated. He received a medical procedure that enabled him to avoid amputation of his feet. In his poem he expresses determination to face challenges unafraid.
* Invictus is Latin for unconquered

             Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever Gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of Circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of Chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gait,

How charged with punishment the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

___ William Ernest Henley

English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903).

__ Ellen J. Barrier
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Poem of Courage & Strength

Ellen J. Barrier

Published Author
Creative Writer
Medical Professional
Spirituality Counselor

Still I Rise    

by Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops,

Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin' in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame

I rise

Up from a past that's rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise.

About This Poet:

Angelou, Maya

born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.

Name original:  Marguerite Johnson.

   

   Maya Angelou is an  American poet  whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression.  She is a very dear friend of Oprah Winfrey, and many others. Ms. Angelou, is a well know poet. Her work is most appreciated by many who have read her poems. They offer hope, courage, and strength.  I am among those who appreciate and  value her work. 
Still I Rise, is one of my favorite poems.

 Maya Angelou 

Other Well Known autobiographical work

 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970). Subsequent volumes of autobiography include Gather Together in My Name (1974), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), The Heart of a Woman (1981), and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986).

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Poems & Poetry

William Carlos William, was born on  September 17, 1883, in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was a local town physician and, “One of the most important American poets, of the twentieth century.”






Willow Poem
by William Carlos Williams

It is a willow when summer is over,
a willow by the river
from which no leaf has fallen nor
bitten by the sun
turned orange or crimson.
The leaves cling and grow paler,
swing and grow paler
over the swelling waters of the river as if loath to let go,
they are so cool, so drunk with the swirl of the wind and of the river 
oblivious to winter,
the last to let go and fall
Into the water and onto the ground

LE MEDICIN MALGRE LUI

by William Carlos Williams

Oh I suppose I should
wash the walls of my office
polish the rust from
my instruments and keep them
definitely in order
build shelves in the laboratory
empty out the old stains
clean the bottles
and refill them, buy
another lens, put
my journals on edge instead of
letting them lie flat
in heaps - then begin
ten years back and
gradually
read them to date:
catalouging important
articles for ready reference.
I suppose I should
read the new books.
if to this I added
a bill at the tailor’s
and at the cleaner’s
grew a decent beard
and cultivated a look
of importance -
Who can tell? I might be
a credit to my Lady Happiness
and never think anything
but a white thought!