A cappybarra and a dog FOUND IN THE TUB TOGETHER!!!!!
Oh, hi! There you are. SO nice to see you.
For the last several weeks, I have been posting and re-posting a fundraising blurb about my need for a service dog, asking people to just spread the word around so that I can get the fundraising site up and running.
YOU, however (and you know who you are), you can't be bothered to even make a supportive comment or "like" my post, what to speak of sharing it on your timeline, which is what I really need.
However, in that same span of time, you are very quick to put in your two cents' worth about political garbage that is at least mostly, if not wholly untrue. As long as I post some kind of controversy, you are right in there with a quick retort. Thus, the title of this blog post. I have no breaking news about scandalous discoveries in Obama's computer. I had to get your attention, and this was the only way to do it.
But I DO have a scandal! The scandal is that there are so many people who call themselves Christian who, when the subject of the poor comes up, immediately have something nasty to say. I am beginning to see that you are one of these people. Usually, some anecdote is trotted out about people that you "know" who are "scamming the system." Of course, you don't know them. You don't even know their names. You've certainly never seen their financial information or their medical records, and you DON'T have X-ray vision, don't even try to say you do. No one knows the suffering going on inside another person. No one knows another person's heart except God, and you ain't God, honey.
The only thing you know about these people who supposedly scam the system (if they exist at all) is what they look like. You aren't up in their houses having tea with those folks. They wouldn't want you there, anyway, considering the way you talk about them.
You know the Bible is FULL of references about being good to the poor and not judging. Jesus, who was poor his whole life, is particularly fond of poor people. He never said anywhere that you should criticize the poor, spread lies about them and gossip about their habits. He said to help them, and if you DO help them, you are helping HIM. He was very clear about that.
So let me be clear about this. I am a poor person. Yes, I am a nice old white lady with fairly good manners and a proper, modest wardrobe. I don't smoke, drink or take drugs and you are pretty sure I don't even cuss, so when you criticize the poor, you automatically assume that I am not going to take it personally because I am not one of "them." I've got news for you: I AM one of "them." I am no more or less sinful than any other human being on earth, including the poor, to whom I belong. In fact, compared to some poor people I know, I think I am much more sinful than they are.
If you can't bear to leave off criticizing the poor and spreading stories about people "scamming the system" instead of spreading God's love and compassion, I am tempted to tell you that you can just take me off your phony "friend" list on Facebook right now, because as far as I am concerned, concentrating on the sins of the poor is just another way of doing Satan's work, and I am not up for that. On the other hand, I love you. You are my fellow Christian, even if you are misguided.
I want to encourage you to work up some compassion for the poor and to concentrate on God's mercy instead of the (supposed) sins of others. While you're at it, for the love of God, would you please just share the item about my service dog the next time it rolls by? I need a proper service dog. TWO doctors agree I need one. The veterinarian and the breeder/trainer and the doctors are ALL on board as to the type of dog I need and the type of tasks it needs to perform. The problem is that I am poor, and dogs, like everything else, are EXPENSIVE.
For the three people that did share my Facebook post, don't think I didn't notice. I surely appreciate it and I thank you!
For all my other readers, please take a look at the last post of this blog and you will get the whole story about the service dog.
God bless you all
Silver Rose Parnell
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