Bless you

“Bless the Lord, O my soul…who forgives all your iniquities…who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (Psalm 103:4, NKJV). The Old and New Testaments present the mercies of the God very clearly. However, some read the Old Testament and only see a wrathful vengeful God within its chapters ,even though this is part of who God because of the sin that taints his creation. The Old Testament is not a testament to his wrath and vengeance it is a…

it through I made it I found you Next to me I 'll be yours Touched for the very first time you made me feel your heartbeat I 'd nothing, you made me feel mine My fear is fading fast Shiny and new Like a virgin ah Gonna give you all my love T’ill the end of time Been saving it all for you And you 're mine you make me bold Make me strong, for the very first time scared and cold your love thawed out With your heartbeat Next to mine Touched you hold me, inside you made me feel your heart…

Shepherd. Being a shepherd he provides for the lambs any needs that they have. Jesus chose to be called the Lamb so that He could relate to the weak and defenseless. He came as child and not a King. Matthew 11:29, “… let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” The poem demonstrates that God feeds, clothes, and leads the lamb. Even as God provides for the physical needs for the lamb. He also provides for the spiritual needs of the people…

Is your child having a difficult time with their parent being deployed? Have you tried talking with them, but they are still not relating? Sometimes these types of situation can’t always be understood through explanation. Reading a book about deployment is a great way to help your child gain a further understanding of their situation. Relating with characters and having a visual explanation is sometime just what the child needs. Here are my top five favorite books for children who are going…

Bless Me Ultima, Should it be banned or not? The Book Bless Me Ultima, By Rudolfo Anaya has been causing so much controversy all over the U.S. Students, teachers and parents all over schools have been wanting to take the book off of high school students having to read it because for them it is inappropriate, sexually explicit, too much profanity, and also shows a lot about religion. Although many students, parents, and teachers might have different perspectives of the this book some…

situation where you are undecided but feel an intense pressure to come up a decision. Moreover, that decision is pertaining to family and the cultural values within. When being a Chicano you face obstacles like no other person because you live in the middle of two different cultures. Throughout the novel “Bless me, Ultima” the main focus is moral independence. The novel is important in Chicano literature because it combines both American and Mexican cultures into one whole. In the novel Bless…

depend on.Without our religious support system the American society would be chaotic and extremely corrupt. Believing in something or someone gives us comfort and confidence in whatever it is we do. If we believe in God giving us blessings and we bless and praise the him surely he'll praise and…

Some may ask, “Why are you a Catholic?”, when I am asked this personal question, one could talk for hours and give countless examples, but one may just say because my faith drives me to become a better person, and to always try to improve themselves to be a man or woman for others. This may cause a follow up question, “Why do Catholics believe in and do things that are not within the Bible?” Many Catholics have found God spiritually, in everyday life, while observing God’s creation, such as by…

After watching Please Don’t Bury Me Alive, Zoot Suit, Real Women Have Curves, … and the earth did not swallow him, Bless Me Ultima and Walkout my perspectives on Chicano Cinema entirely became different from the impression I had before, on the subject. I had heard of the word Chicano before and knew that it is associated with being Mexican-American but I had no extensive knowledge of all that applies to being a Chicano, Chicano history, culture, heritage and what is considered a Chicano film. I…

Many characters were guilty of causing the dreadful hangings of the witch trials. The witch trials happened because people were lacking faith and claimed to have bad spirits in the town. There were also issues over land, everyone became greedy and desperate to gain as much land as possible. If someone were accused of witchcraft it was rare to avoid a hanging. All it took was one individual in order for a person’s life to be taken away. In the story the crucible Tituba was the character more…