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A few waeks a;:o .sn one of rn.rr $L...'r: i*
i:,r",iiind 0own, I discovered a cast flrii; ;ri.',*
;tii:i:rvf!. One leg u,aSS off an.i the ftr*
l:r i.ri6 llnnlrig was ml$slng;, trrrt aL1 ln a.i-l"
,i,.,,r^,i,i:ido NBetng needful and loahhe tr,. sex
,.r s*yv'tceatlle clece of eeuipment so to
*.ire dwnp, I weirt tiack later and pfcken
:, i. ,lp and a coup.Ie of daSrs laiier solC J"t,
r,: * I'ri,end .for twenty-f lve dol"I"i r"s.:
,,r inay I'j.nd trrlg a ::ad ccruu,.gnt oit rily
,,., ;.',,;yio iespectai.ly !..fl you are e l/upj.r-rt
nii ...rir,".";h casa you probabJ.i"
wouJ.dtrtt tre
{',:,ri;i.,-.i.l"ng t"hlg anyi.;ay}, I nve been rdriu*e,J
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r:.:iB.rr+ggtn6 for a Ilvin;;., Povert,y
;:,;r,,i ;lesperation dog my f.:rct,steiprn Bu{:"
.fri"j.rj
f,.s no[,
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I Lry tCI take llteraLly Jesus serm{,\ri
i:li: r":he iilsunt; tn which ile tau;ht ua not
t,'., +,':,rry abcirt toutofrow, to stor,e not up
i.x si].:l*re.$ t:i: eartir but in the spir*t,ua.)"
;'iid,!.ix: diBsn$ teactttng,s taken Ilteral"ly
'i,,,,i l.h*re is rrri real-Justt6tca.tton J'qi.
:,,rx-iii;. Lligu otirervuisei amount Lo a total.
;',,.r.:it,..:i i on,.:.J' t;iie etatus eEBo When we
:"":',scL wnr.triiy '**t}.t"h HB show our Father
L;r.j.'. ,,{*} LfusL Or fiava falth and when
hrqr iJi:r .r;iiJ.$,, Lhere lg rrr:thlrig we c&,n waHi:
.i'.ii'. ,-1i* i :j&w that clci ;iood sUoye n(,f,
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frs ;{ pl-ec6 *r.fl juuk
br-lb as a glfi
fr*m my 5'athon, *'orldJ-y wlsdom 1.1
ntiJ"fness, Lru't, hsw siIl.y nnust thls
ldee seem to tha worLdly*
Is pronoted tliat pov*
eriy ls rtlfflcr.il.t anci i,,eal-th ls sii.$e
yet tliose ,,r'ho strive for -rrorldly
",*es"i.il'r Ln*rrit;h)"3'' uillrt up with he*rt
riiLacxi, .,.)-cer:* $ il*rvor.ls" exlaustl"on
"lric [1,,:ished ;)*i,6hes, Ts th.l* ease?
: t,nlnk tt j"s ri *[r's.ni;e ktnd of easeo
i)*vel'ty is dl,r'.f,1cr.rl,t, only ivhen it ls
Je{rn a$ a siraniefr-l}. tnirii. riather t,i}arl
,tri a bles*inE r,,rhen it f,t al"Lorued to
nurture Jealousy of ltealth. when I.t
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i s st;rived a.-lalrrst" -i,,i.certect a*r a
LrJ-r*ssin;, acce1:tect as fihe ]-lfsstyle
uur Lorcl-choee for hlrsalf tt t;
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n:i}t, & hard*hI^p brat, a b,*autj"ftrl
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and tnankl'uLns*9' I ofteri
i'j n-l ;:*yse1f preyLnl, tn tire e.>lrlt
iiilo ;l&1r_ 1,6, alw.;y3 be gO., t-ay f
::.),.;;tye be thanrful f,ore,he gifte 6i:r
;tr:race
S'anher glvee ffiea r.jven
,ct 0va3
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wood
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s1'hs pswer of, &he rnurclenlng antl
fllie,*vlni1 svrord formerly as-wel] as
now of Iaf,e yedlr$ hauh- set up a gov-
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eirnmen$ and mai.ntalns that govern* ii
nent; for rr-hat sr.e ilrlson$ arrti put0ln.,:i
to death, but tl"ie power i:.f tn*'-l
t;o enforci+ people tb tnae ;:ov* i
ernment wliich ivas'..;;oi by conquos[ i
and cannut .*tand but by- tho saraE riu.r.- I
ciertng Powsf,o'ro*,rrard
,.;t"here
;*wond
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UANOS tAH
HAIiDLING TIIE CONTTICT
The l"dea.
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Ue alL know that very of,ten
thsre ls a confllct bctlueen the l"aws
of man and the law.r of God, l,iost
of uv would a6rse that the laws of,
Gcld take pr€cedence over manrs Laws"
Jeeur knew thet t'hls ',vouXd be so,
an: that ln many cascs adherfng to
the laws o-f God would cast Lts Ln the
rolei of crfu,iLnals S.n rep:ard to mants
or tirE stateta lalvs" ;rd are not U.oo
fLrst Usneratton of crlrnlnals of
conscLonco6 Throuitrout historv the
church (tn ttie ,len66tuof ordlnaiy
Chrlstlano rather than thu oarthJ-y
church bureaucracy) has been corr*
demnsd for rsfusal to fol].ow otatm
dr.gtatos" JeguE glves us a few
rules of conduct to gutde us ln uhs
confLlct. If you have been arrested
for tres.:arsLng at a mllttary Lnstallatlon'or soilethlng of thal naturo
and, wlnd up Ln court .Iesus says
nDcn?t srakb
vowgt, Jay tY6s I
will or Ho, any
I ironttr. Yolrr :,rond -,rs
enough, To strEngthen ycur pronnlse
',vlth a vow shous that eomething {o
'cr!{Ior i,hth" 5, 31, - 37" The tuakere
suJ'fered f or ceirturles over thls"
Ilontt ,swear in courto JesuE also
say$ ttlou nust stand trial before
Covernors and kln;e fgr my sake, nhen
you are arested, dontt roomy abou&
w+g! !o s?y ar your rrla}, for you
w1"11 bo glven tFre rtght w[rrds at, tire
rlght tlmeo For tt wonrt be you
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{l';i.5it *h"e uaI"k*.ng * .i"r rciLJ. be
tf';'her,c a'",re anar'";htgts vtiiQ newgr
:*er;3.e s *pee*l:. antL ngvrtr *arrle*l a
,i":1.;1'.1'd, vri:oia r*e know as our ilrotherla
q.ha
-;t r{t *.r" yr'^"rr h.eav'*n}y FathCIr t;il-i.;.,
3.,i:,1.; &hr*'i;lgJr 'yfru;i!? I,ie,bho L0, l"? *.?{.1"
Iir*ugir perhape tiroy klow not, us" lyo
1 u:"i-1. irame fuho l;L-ve for *vsr, Sl:el}ey,
'i;iie f"lr'sn nf poe$e, were lt noc that
,y'.:',,,, :l"s Gne yct :;ieater thqn h*tu the
r,;irtr"il*r Jesus citieg nu$ eay
,,"..,.1.d irlr:l"t:;, Ie6ai- ,;ounct.,I,
:-i' i,.it
n*ces;i*r'$.: CouJ.<I
we nhouid
iitr says
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ws hirve
,,r hett,e.r,oE.fance uiran. 1et,ti,n61 Giiti
,,;ir*&Ii. Chnoug-h u*? Iut)$ And l.f *l1s
t,.,'rtrt't, lhouLd fi,lrd agalns'r, i:g ;',tc,i.i.1'..1
lj.iie'b moun Shat Sod had fai.ied? *f
;j:;r:ire !'JS[s FIo lia* HLS pJ.an, and ,f
i,r::it flidnqb 'rJant tc} wini u;.t ln ceuc'u
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of the ;'.Iobe. And rrho oi' c,l.tr
tyciuld bell.eve thal[ flhe stlnf
u,j l:r{:-ar ln our hearts, $ome cf ue, }
rll,'i" n;:eal'. at least f'cr cne, J.e the
,.1a;;.;f iaspi,re<i, the moaf, eplrttrraS cha*
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€yer f,).un5; to yeur obtuse, flat.,
r;,i..e,i:";),, stertorcLl,$ IJngJ"a.nd,, Ilngl"anctl
ut.r.t iJurore ,
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"-l'rii r,,v,;f;idJ-' ,,lhei"o 1s mano Biid^A.merJ.ca
neur
,i "arr.. [hers ls Our countny* But Uho
.n,eiu i'ia.n is tluried ln the c3.d; anq*
'.,iit$r?.ier h$ strrr.6J.ee fn hi.s tornb,
'*li*rever lro knocks w€ are tht+rs to heln
t,+ rJq;-.i.i.ir*r hirno -,r?ten the gu*rrl* sleep"
:liri ri:.* eilsnee cf th6 darnrl rlses the"
r];-L.i;.i,fl.tl",l Chl.i"xt* And {;ho an.ge} that
;1r,i..511 at: the ;ravs Ls the angel of,
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ii,he i';rce
,:,.::;:v*+ut,r,r,l.'$
,"iir i.n Ja$.ir or in frcrit' ef a fJ,rJ"na;
::,:ji.rfrds Xo\r vrould not ba f ollowlng
i.:,,riitr;q )"av* ;irtryur:;y* yotr nrould bg iayrtgU;
irt;l.j firf]d imL]gw*n;I oflJ.''l inanf 5 law.o
.:';ir*^li.y tf,rr. nourf Yr:i'rr.ra.y ih.lnk thriL
lir.',.i ox!)*6Bs to rouch r:f youo But, iiod
i,jri;"r m6itie prov{.sJ.ons f or you ilefore
;+',;"ir wJ.nu up f,n i:Onfr(")nt;itLr.ltlo .Iesu$
;giry$ Iri'rhtln :flou iifr] pertsectJted Ln ri:rt*
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r::t.ty, flee to u he nex.*.n I w'IlI
l;'ei;r:ril bet"ore you ha-T{r rea*hsd thom
*ll"Iit il'.attl" I$, 23, Ood ltrlll not
,rilli you t,o tirrsw ycur l"Lfe eway uoLii
tl.r;rt"l iE no other serlrs;a flpen, and
$r;ii, i-*ivdi you i"nt,al}oct," Maryy tLr:.e,S
.l"t:r r*,iln;' klayJ nlesUs ra.yg dcnit 'r;e
frqiii a Hode:tr& $ympo**u;n
L'y' Go lolyes $t. clc*.noon
$r:upl"{i. tr wI}i. try In furthsr lssu$r+
bi'j' ,*iartfy many otilor aspect,$ of
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ii,Ssk$ fti"sl;f tlare nq morc? .for' *its
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Lhuse vol.ees$
"U* the h.an,Sasg ti"rlnp; en aar"tlr
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r*.s men of [i].ofrll ','je ars houtl.ded over
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ItnWtthout l:eln5 radlca1 or overl,y
l-,oid, 1: w11.1 teil you that the tirird
**or'lrl war hag alre;lriy st'art*d u [r ;liettt
$ii.ent ware but noL llor th.at reit$on
zr,v J.ess ..1i.nl.rter. This w&F,rls tean*
( ,i: domr Llr'aai.I, Lsetf"n Amerlca, and
At laast 6r.9z8 accldents lnvolving
toxlc chemlcals-have occured tn the UoSo
ln tho laet ftve years, kllllng more
than 135 people, tnJurlng nearly 1500,
and causlne 217./+50 to be evacuated.
accordlng to thEr draft of a study comraissr.oned by the dnvi.oronnental ProtectLon Agency early thts yearo Thl,!
compLla$1on 1g only a partlal ll.st*
bucausg data were cirawn only f,rorn ge}ected aroas and lnformatLon banks.
IIad thE entlra country beon surveyed,
the number of accLdonts l*ouLd be two
and a half to three times h16i'rer, BCC-
ordlng to tlre conoultants whet prepared
the study. But even thls adrnlttedly1nconrplete ltetLng reportE that ftve
acctdonts a day nelcaasd toxtc cheillcal,s from small and J.arge f actlltles,
most of thsm Lnvolved ln chenical prod*
uctlon or storage totalllne some t)20
mil}l.cns .rouncis of, chEmisals.
ONAPS BOYCOTT
!*re Unl.ted Farm'rrorksrs of Amerlea
(UfI() aro once agai.n asklng us -to boycott Callfornla grapeoo Tfre j% of rhe
grspe wor[eril who belong to the
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UF'd ars under the attack of, the c0al{fornla admLnl.stratton of Gov. DukmeJtan who have reneged on agrlremnts, aid
constEtently refuse to tnvest!.gat6
eomplalnto by tlre r.ulcn agalnsE gr&ps"growors, Workers are sttll befnl'sbavt
ed '.*tth cheral.cals tn the f,lelds ;nd"
trlvlng ln thetn care and truckso Ig?$
a srLnet Jupport the boycotto
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*'rractlcally ;rL] of the Chird lr,,or].du
In,;feacl of soldiers riyltii;, th*r'e are
c:irieiron; Lnstead of rnlli-J"one af r+oumd*
*d, thelre are nltll,ons of ui'rer*p)"oyed;
fr.rtead of rJ.estrucLlon of krrict,les,
Liicre ts the taarlrr.6; dou,in of facborlea,,
schocls, I,roepttals, and entlre cofiuilun*
i-t,ieg"ooolt ts a war by th* Untted
Statee agalnst: tire l"atill Amr:r1..can con*
,'t,inent aili;i the thircl workl, Ii; *s a
-,;a,i" ily€.r th& I'orcll,i;tt debt,, and one
'xi:ii"cl: has ag lt.r rnaln t{eapon a tlsal}*
or) rTiore dcadly tiran the alorn bornb
noi'e shatterlng than 6 laser beara"r'
(i'f6m a sfis.telnent; bY Lut*
I6nrrclo .itlva tLlula),
tsra zllian l"abur Ioadei l
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have rscleved word from the
foronto Catlro}lc '.rorkero 'fhey
rAngelus
opened
have
i"louse*, a. house of,
hr:spttallty ln l;he Ch tradltl"on. Th
have also opened {or are openlng} a
sl.ore front r*hl,ch rvill,. hou$o a fr.ee
c.Iothes roon., sorlc and coffee. coiiru*
arionshlp and oI'.fics' spaeeo [aIi
t+b9*i+8'17,, or' vi.sic aL l1B2 'luean
*aigL, .'{e send theti our Lov'e anrJ ^;t,,
prayerg
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ITiE s{CII.E? OF tTT$
trA drrrnlien mari who
fal.L ou0 *Il
a cartD thou;h he rtay suffer*, dc,es
not ,ite, Hts bones ar€ th.e s&rne a$
*ther pecr>).es*1 but, ii6" iaeots hl,r
accicien$ in a dlffer.ont w*y* H$.s
s':irif ls in a conciltlrpir of securll;'i..1
)'li: is noL ccn.gcloue of ri,dln5 Xn tiri
ls ire concclous of
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Qaf!; neitl:er
fallin;"
{)ur; of tL; IAdai-oit-It"fs
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be ;or frori Ooa,--i; is tn Orrd thaE Lhe sage seeks hle ref,u.ge
and so is free from harmo,r
@ Chuang
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If you_rorrld like
So Hrtte to
g#-lfrgg
g6nifie
anyone uoilId
tlo rlfl
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that
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f:o to Torolrts
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and vigLt ths Cauhollc f,iorker h,cusu
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I?d appreclate It"
,.rlte Dl;;ero
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