tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post113802840531441100..comments2023-09-26T05:08:11.190-05:00Comments on Rick's Reflections: AuthenticityRick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203445347348671817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1138209101934564242006-01-25T11:11:00.000-06:002006-01-25T11:11:00.000-06:00I thank you and God that my family is able to wors...I thank you and God that my family is able to worship with a church family that allows them to openly confess and not feel judgement. I am thankful that God has granted me the ability to forgive and continue to love through difficult times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1138062340209836692006-01-23T18:25:00.000-06:002006-01-23T18:25:00.000-06:00Humility and awe were what I felt Sunday morning. ...Humility and awe were what I felt Sunday morning. May we be a church walking in the light having fellowship with one another in the knowledge that the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin. And when we confess our sins, not only are we forgiven but we <B>are purifed </B>from all unrighteousness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1138044580841243122006-01-23T13:29:00.000-06:002006-01-23T13:29:00.000-06:00Thanks for the thoughts! I am praying for our chur...Thanks for the thoughts! I am praying for our church family and that we all continue the journey into authenticity. I do believe when we learn to take our masks off, we can love each other deeper and more like Jesus. I long for the day that we will all be real!Bev Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885941749506867862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446705.post-1138041266142667422006-01-23T12:34:00.000-06:002006-01-23T12:34:00.000-06:00I think at times we face these problems because we...I think at times we face these problems because we forget or assume that Jesus won't still love us when we sin. I certainly do not understand the magnitude of His love and mercy for me but I hope and pray I will continue to experience it, continue to know it better and continue to be a living example of it to my brothers and sisters who are no different than me...people in need of the cleansing power we only receive through Him.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606199377889821435noreply@blogger.com