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Sherlene: Juneteenth: Spiritual Quotes of Comfort

Have you ever felt, going through your day, that you needed leadership guidance, leadership direction, or if nothing else a compass?

It's important, in life, to remember and keep in mind the history of humankind and its actions and cultural traditions, and to learn from any such unproductive habits involving such as in the African slave trades or any form of the slave business mentality of keeping people in captivity.

Most of you have heard or read my point-of-view of the historical events leading up to the African slave trade in America.  Europeans always knew that the Africa continent and its people existed: a strong work-ethic type of people that could endure warm weather conditions (perfect the new lands of America!). Europeans didn't want to live in Africa, they wanted to live in the North America continent. Other European whites, who committed crimes, were forced to live in our country by their religious and political leaders. The first thing Europeans did, once relocated here, was actions of chopping down our trees of many kinds and forests. They couldn't understand why America had so many trees. Europe hardly had any at the time. Uh, the answer is easy, for protection against nature's wet climate and seasons on our side of the pond of course. (smiles ... If only we knew what we know now, but that's life and such is life experiences.)

We must remember that God's thinking doesn't resemble our thinking. He thinks with order and balance of all that he has made: unbiased equality and diversity in classifications of characteristics of natural things and of the people category.  If you have any empathy at all then, you know that there are no words that can fully describe the long-suffering of our country's people of color.

Reflecting on this week's broadcast topic episode (New Monday Show) or bible study (KJV Christian bible), here are a few inspirational quotes of God's ways and, also, the insight of the origin of slavery and how classifications of humankind endured such cultural trauma:

Don't trust all religious-minded individuals (especially consider those of a family line of generational priesthood). Just because they say they have been called to be a religious leader, don't do this or that because they want you to do it. Don't say this or that simply because they want you to say it:

"For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord." Jeremiah 29:8 - 9

Origin of the slave business and those, right now, in captivity or slavery:
"They shall come in with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father of Israel, and E'phraim [Africa continent] is my firstborn." Jeremiah 31:9  ...

"I have surely heard E'phraim [African descendents] bemoaning himself thus [saying]; Thou has chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God." Jeremiah 31:18

Because of slavery, a woman shall direct a man [A woman shall be head of the household at home at church at the office, etc.]:
"... for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man." (because of slavery experiences more husbands will working in unknown places and cities, and large businesses and churches will be too.) Jeremiah 31:22

Because of slavery, men will forget that they have dominion of the earth and everything in it, and they will forget how to be men according to God's characteristic/classification of the male gender:

"And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, [all male gender] are to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build, and to plant (and if necessary to rebuild and replant)." Jeremiah 31:28

Ending of slavery actions:
"And I will be found of you saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive." Jeremiah 29:14

Until that time:
"... This captivity is long: [so] build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them." [Be as productive as possible at your dwellingplace.]   Jeremiah 29:28

Lastly, thus saith the Lord, when true justice takes place, the male gender species of humankind will return to their former value, respect, in the earth realm. Young men and men will be less stressed, with fewer afflictions. Women will suddenly accept and, again, appreciate the male gender of our humankind.

If these words of inspiration have comforted you, let me know.  Send me, a virtuous woman, a monetary donation. It will be a blessing to so many and used appropriately. Amen.