17:1-10 It is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will enable us to get over the greatest difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in every creature, as no man can have in another; he cannot be in debt to them for their services, nor do they deserve any return from him
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Luke 17:1
It is not possible that offenses do not come.
It is telling us, we live in a world, that is not heaven,
so the above says it very well.
I was watching a video from Equador, a very old man, singing, and he had no
teeth, and what looked like a piece of a rag for clothing, was dirty, and all he had was his flute, and was sitting by the ocean, singing.
We in the U.S. are blessed, we just don't know it, if we've not been to the places of poverty, and where there is nothing, but luv, laughter, and the value of life.
What are the true riches then?
It is money, or Love.
To gain, or to give.
Like a lost animal,
we all find our way somehow, when we really want to.
As one gets his scent back home
WE get a tender heart to listen to the directions back
to where we belong.