Comments on: I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:32:46 +0000

This world is full of hypocrites. We can distinguish them from their acts.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:34:58 +0000

Bravo!

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:23:16 +0000

Thank you, friends, for your feedback. I’d like to address a couple of points made…

Veronica — It’s not that I don’t believe in the existence of generational curses, but rather that: a) I think it’s patently unhelpful, unkind, destructive and disingenuous to focus our energy on blame; and b) we’ve ALL got them to some extent or another, so what has pointing it out proven? If your neighbor’s in trouble, you need to help out; end of story. And even on a purely self-preserving note: if your neighbor’s in trouble, chances are not bad that you may be next.

Windsor: Excellent point; I am saying that none of us have the right to point fingers. And that does include me and this finger-pointing I’m doing! But I felt it needed to be addressed.

Joe: Well-said. My (non-Christian) husband and I had a discussion on that very point: we are to help one another not because it has anything to do with the other party being grateful, but simply because it’s the right thing to do!

Thanks again, everyone, for reading and for your comments. xo

By: Joseph McBee

Joseph McBee — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:12:26 +0000

Beautiful post Emma. Really. One of the things I say…more often than I would like…is that I am a messed up sinner, but God has put His hand on me and He is making me better. Can any of us say anything more than that?

Thanks for sharing your heart here.

Also, on the Haiti thing, let’s say–for the sake of argument–that it’s true, that the people are not being grateful. So what?! Does that somehow free us from the obligation to love our neighbor as ourselves?

Besides, every single time I willfully sin against God am I not showing a total lack of gratitude to Him for all He has done for me? How am I any different?

I think I’d rather leave the judgment of someone’s heart and motives to the One who alone can judge rightly.

By: Windsor Grace

Windsor Grace — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:23:41 +0000

I love what you have to say. While I am not a Christian, I do believe we should love everyone else as we love ourselves. I try to be an upstanding and moral person and I fail as well. I’m not really sure if you are saying that you shouldn’t be angry at the people who are saying bad things about Haiti because you are a sinner, but I do like your writing. It resonated.

By: Veronica Perez Huynh

Veronica Perez Huynh — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:50:55 +0000

Emma, these are the exact words I was looking for but couldn’t find because I was so angry listening to my father go on an idiotic rant about how the people of Haiti were suffering from the generational curses of their forefathers. Puh-leeeeze! Thanks for setting it straight!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:48:41 +0000

I love the sincerity here. Makes me proud to know you/call you cousin/fellow Christian. Why can’t more people be like this?

You’re right, that’s what it’s ALL about.

By: Martha Craig

Martha Craig — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:24:09 +0000

Christians like you make atheists like me think that there are some Christians who are okay

By: Warwick Merry

Warwick Merry — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:48:55 +0000

Have you ever noticed, that when you point your finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back yourself on your own hand!!

Personally, I am too busy dealing with my own stuff to take on other peoples!!

Lovin your work Emma!

WGM

By: Dyana Valentine

Dyana Valentine — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:32:10 +0000

all that really matters, in the finger pointing realm, is that you point that bone at yourself. You do that beautifully and I’m glad you are exactly as you are: Christian, mother, sister, friend and Media Diva. Keep being you.