Mothers First Email to me

January 15th 2008

My Dearest Daughter:

Here I am again trying to teach you a Bible lesson. Please have patience with me as I think this is going to be long. I cannot talk as long, at this time now, but I can write much longer. Here goes.

God hates idol worship such as mediums, fortune tellers, horoscopes, séances, etc. I can’t think of them all now but you get the drift. God hates people who make idols by cutting down a tree and making an idol of it by worshiping it. Same goes for stone. God says they do not speak back to you as God did in the Old Testament. If we as a people - not you and I and most people we know - were not rebellious, so arrogant, unbelieving, disobedient, and so on – God may still be talking to us today.

Now, I want to tell you about someone I know. She went to Medjigore so many times and told me how good she felt while she was there. She even saw the young boy who was there when the three children saw the Virgin Mary. That was back in the forties. How could he still be a young boy? She also saw fire over the heads of everyone, twice, and said she took pictures of it. I said I would like to see those pictures. Never did. She is such a good person and has so much faith. I could not stand to see her used. You know how many say - what would Jesus do? – well I would say - what would God say? God would say - tell her it is a SCAM. I did in so many words but not so blunt. She was hurt and denied it. I told her to go visit the holy lands as they are so much better. Later she told me she talked to someone about it. I did not ask her who but it must have been a priest or a religious person.

She said they said it was all false and not to believe it. As I told you before at two different times I heard priests say it was the work of the devil and I believe it. Satan and his demons get into anything that is evil in our lives.

This person also told her it costs five thousand dollars to go to the Holy Lands and not to go as it is always wars and too dangerous. That I don’t believe. It is not dangerous there but is in many other places. In the city of Jerusalem there are Christians, Muslims and Jews. All Godly people and very busy and active with no violence there. It is in many other parts of Israel but not in the Holy Lands.

She has been so much better, since I told her, and understands. She signed her Christmas card – “May your heart and home overflow with the joy of God’s love”. When she found out I was not well she sent me a funny card and said she was praying for me. I am glad I told her – it is so wrong to lead people on to false stuff.

Love you, Mom