Hello, my name is John. On May 6, 2018 my son was murdered. Devistated me. On July 14, 2018 I got baptised in the name of Jesus Christ. On June 26,2019 I heard a voice that told me to start my christian life over. Everything i grew up learning as a Christian i threw it out the window, just stop acting and being religious.
The voice said "start reading the bible in a different way" I tried to ignore what i was hearing, and it said it again "Start reading the bible in a different way" and I ask, "what kind of way?" and the voice said "Just 1 page a day, 3 times a day."
The voice gave me the books to read, it started with the book of Job, just one page a day until i was done and it would tell me the next book, and the next book and the next book.
Today it's been 3.5 years and have not stopped reading this way. I've learn so much about God reading this way that all the years i have being in church, going to bible studies and sunday school.
Today I'm in the book of John. I go back and forth between the new Testimate and the Old Testimate. And I'm understanding the flow of God, God's will, God's love, God's anger.
It took the greif from my broken heart of loosing my only son to Chicago gun violance.
There's nothing more devastating. As a young child, I witnessed its effects in my mother of the sudden death of my only sibling. A committed conservative Christian, mom learned to lean strongly on God, although she never really recovered. After many years, I'm still healing from it, as was mom. Don't think she could've continued without her faith. I feel that your'e ok, but nevertheless, this stirs up emotions allowing me to recognize and feel the emotions that accompany what you've gone through and still may be dealing with. Therefore, I must say with much emotion, "I'm sorry".
Continued blessings. Stay strong in Christ. Nothing will prevail against the peace God wills for you!
There is a silence in which the world cannot intrude
An ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost
A sense of holiness in you the thought of sin has never touched
The voice said "start reading the bible in a different way" I tried to ignore what i was hearing, and it said it again "Start reading the bible in a different way" and I ask, "what kind of way?" and the voice said "Just 1 page a day, 3 times a day."
The voice gave me the books to read, it started with the book of Job, just one page a day until i was done and it would tell me the next book, and the next book and the next book.
Today it's been 3.5 years and have not stopped reading this way. I've learn so much about God reading this way that all the years i have being in church, going to bible studies and sunday school.
Today I'm in the book of John. I go back and forth between the new Testimate and the Old Testimate. And I'm understanding the flow of God, God's will, God's love, God's anger.
It took the greif from my broken heart of loosing my only son to Chicago gun violance.
There's nothing more devastating. As a young child, I witnessed its effects in my mother of the sudden death of my only sibling. A committed conservative Christian, mom learned to lean strongly on God, although she never really recovered. After many years, I'm still healing from it, as was mom. Don't think she could've continued without her faith. I feel that your'e ok, but nevertheless, this stirs up emotions allowing me to recognize and feel the emotions that accompany what you've gone through and still may be dealing with. Therefore, I must say with much emotion, "I'm sorry".
Continued blessings. Stay strong in Christ. Nothing will prevail against the peace God wills for you!
There is a silence in which the world cannot intrude
An ancient peace you carry in your heart and have not lost
A sense of holiness in you the thought of sin has never touched
So be it with your son.
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