Proud to be a Mercan! Y'all...
The most
frightening thing about this video is that these people are not only eligible to vote, they most
likely actually
do vote. :-(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCkYfYa8ePI
Who ya gonna believe?
Speaking of the sacrament of Holy Communion where God gives us forgiveness of sins Martin Luther said:
Now there are two temptations which never cease to assail you. The first is that you are entirely unworthy of so rich a testament. The second is that, even if you were worthy, the blessing is so great that human nature is terrified by the very greatness; for what do not the forgiveness of all sins and eternal life bring with them? If either of these temptations comes to you, you must, as I have said, value the words of Christ more than [your own] thoughts. He will not lie to you; but your own thoughts will deceive you.[1]
[1]Luther, M. (1999, c1960). Vol. 35: Luther's works, vol. 35 : Word and Sacrament I (J. J. Pelikan, H. C. Oswald & H. T. Lehmann, Ed.). Luther's Works. Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
This is a great comfort to me. It comes down to this, "Who ya gonna believe? God or the devil and your own mind?" When I start to feel unworthy and vile and deserving of death because of my myriad daily sins and miserable, selfish failings, I then need to recall that our Lord Jesus Christ saw fit to take on human form, to take on all of my sins, and indeed the sins of all the world, and to suffer the full punishment for them in our place. He moreover rose from the dead as well, thus giving to us sinners His righteousness and eternal life with Him. Amen.