Claud, but how was he really before he bucked off".
It is in that which I always view the good old Claud's in this world
held up by cultures as the people we should adore and make saints. The
Diana I seem to recall was a rather goofy, childish, adulteress who
later went on to embarrass the Royal Family, dated a Muslim which is
forbidden for Christian Royals, fornicated and then died among drunks.
That doesn't sound like much of a saint to me, but no more than gal
named Theresia who spent allot of money on poor people but did not make
a practice of investing in them to get them out of poverty. She followed
a teaching in Rome which calls the Pope (which literally is Pater not
Simon Peter) Papa or Father and Jesus forbid anyone having that
Spiritual title except God the Father Himself.
Neither of these women seemed before they bucked out to have a whole lot
on the ball when one discerns what is Biblical in all Biblical forms.
That though is for God to judge and for people to only discern and not
get caught up in following people who always let us down.
That reminds me of David, King of Israel. When Samuel the Prophet was
sent to anoint a new king he looked at all of David's brothers and would
have chosen any of them, but God said, "I look upon a person's heart and
not how people judge in appearance".
David's grandmother was from Jordan, a rather heathen culture, but left
it all behind as a daughter of Moab to come to Israel and make her
mother in laws' God, her God.
She cared for the older woman, exposed herself to molestation in
harvesting grain for them and found favor with an old man named Boaz who
was related to her mother in law. This woman's name was Ruth and chose
the route of quietly providing for her family and honoring societal
commitments she didn't have to and married Boaz.
From her came David, the greatest king Israel ever knew and the line of
Jesus the Christ. Ruth was chosen for humble obedience and to show that
even Jesus on His human side had too been adopted in by Grace........for
even David was by blood covenant adopted by Jonathan, King Saul's son
into the Royal household of Israel.
So when I see debates on Diana vs. Theresia like it is some WWE ring
match, I instead look at people like my Mom who has put up with more
than these 2 women ever dealt with. There are thousands of these women
in the world going unnoticed and the world would fall apart without
them. They are the ones who check on the old neighbor whose kids are too
busy to and the ones who show up in just caring about people when a
child dies or someone is alone in the hospital.
That is what God looks upon in the heart and in conclusion anyone who
believes Jesus is thee Son of God, tries to live their life in a good
Way and is not seeking out sin but leaving it behind in the regeneration
of the Gift of the Holy Spirit as children of God is a Saint. Sainthood
has nothing to do with Pope edicts.......a Saint is simply a child of God.
Perhaps if Diana and Theresia had invested more time in that message no
one would be fighting now over non sense in "my saint is bigger than
yours".
It is all part of the ages for them when the books are opened up and
none of this discussion matters now.
God bless and as the Latin promises, Here lies David, the once and
future King.
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