KINGDOM

Wow look at this... It's so nice... Looks brand new... Why is it here?... Must be for me... It's mine

now... Looks very good on me... What am I doing? I wasn't raised this way... God will never want

this. He didn't create us to harm others... Then again, it's a once in a life time opportunity to have a

Rolex watch... But... How?... What will God think of me?... Disappointed?... That he had made

a mistake of making me? Maybe I'll just tell someone about it and maybe we can find the person

who's watch this is. Aha... Maybe God will not even find out... He's probably not paying attention. He

is probably paying attention to people in need. He doesn't need to worry about me... I can just slip

by... But God is always there, so He will find out...  So...

I can say no... And my parents have always told me not to do drugs.  But my friends will think I’m

boring and not talk to me anymore.  I want my the acceptance of my peers, but I want it from

God more... When I became a Christian, I became aware that my body is a work of God and to be

respected at all times.  Aw man!  Here they come with the blunt.  What do I do! I’ll just say no...No

I'll say yes... Maybe I should just lie and say some emergency came up... I’m not a liar though.  I'm

sure God will understand and agree that this is a good time as any to disregard that rule...But what

if he wants me to be honest and not hide my faith?  But if they disapprove of my faith, I may resent

them for it, which is not allowed in the kingdom of heaven.  I'm so confused and here they are

beginning to take pulls. I cant believe I just may surrender to peer pressure..Say no...Say no...Say

no!  God will give me the strength to hold my own and not succumb to peer pressure...  I am sure

of it! My turn is next and I will just say no...Here it goes…I did it! I did it! They don't seem to care

much either...I took a leap and landed on my feet! They did not pick on me or call me a punk...I

guess its because I left my fate in God's hands in the end...I'm truly happy and able to say that I

love God and my faith...No matter what happens I will always stand firm in my beliefs.  Or will I?...

Kingdom

Wow that lady left her bag, I wonder what's onside of it. I know it has an apple sign on it and it a

medium size box. Oh, maybe its an iPhone 6 or just an iPhone. I would love to have my own iPhone.

Or maybe it's one of the new ipods, I would love to see what the new ones have. Ya but that lady

would have loved it too. Maybe I should just take a look inside that wouldn't hurt anyone, I'm just

take a look. Oh Oh Wow, its an iPhone 6 pplus, why would that lady leave this.I should get off the

bus and run it to here, that would make her day. But I mean if she really wanted this she wouldn't

have forgotten it on a public bus coming from Downtown Newark. Yes Yes, I should take this to for

my self just to teach her a lesson. If I don't take it someone else will most likely going to take it. But I

shouldn't be like everyone else, this lady is probably crying because she know as well as me what

people are like in this city. I should show her some people are different. God please help me with this

choice.

O.m.g. This person in front of me dropped a $20 bill. Should I take it or give it to him? Think of all the stuff I could buy. That would be the $20 I need for the game I want. That could be the money I need for my moms birthday present… Think of how happy she’ll be. I should take it… What if he needs that money? What if that is his lunch money for this week? Am I going to make someone starve for my own selfish gain? Did he owe someone this money and if I took that, that person would beat him up? The right thing to do would be to give the money back to him… But if I had that money, I would be $20 richer… Obviously, if he dropped the money he doesn’t need it… Like who would drop $20 if it was important?  Maybe I should leave the money on the floor and not get involved in this? Let some other person endure this torture… If I don’t want to take it why should I? If it hurts someone else, would God be proud of this?… Should I return the money?… It wouldn’t hurt to have $20... Or would it?

The Kingdom

Oh man...I found this gold iPhone 6 on the floor, but I don't know what to do with it... You know

 

what... Let me take it home and from there I will see what needs to get done...Woah woah woah...

 

What am I thinking? This is not what God wants me to do... This won't lead me to heaven... God is

 

always in my mind. I don't want to disappoint. God will give me a greater reward in his Kingdom...

 

Wait, what am I talking about? This is the iPhone 6, a once in a lifetime opportunity to get...I have to

 

take advantage of this and not let this slip away, for this could be a good opportunity to show my

 

friends that I have the latest technology. This is crazy. Who would leave something like this so

 

valuable and not come back for it?... Are there any cameras here?...I don't want to look suspicious...

 

Now I know... This is a test from God... God wants to see what I will do... Will I do the right

 

thing?...I don't want to make a bad record for myself... But this is one thing...I can take this as a gift

 

from God and I will not reject it... This is too valuable to give up...I will take it... Or will I?

Kingdom Monologue

The Jews at the time of Jesus had a totally different mindset than Jesus and were shocked by some of

the things that Jesus had talked about. One of the many things that differed between the Jews

and Jesus was the idea of the kingdom of God. When Jews heard that the kingdom of God was

at hand, they would automatically think that the preacher was talking about a nation-state. They

would also assume that it would be ruled by a military messiah and that this kingdom would be free

from pagan influence. When Jesus preached the "kingdom of God," he said it was not a place with

political borders, but was a new way of relating to God and neighbor, which was "love without

limits," and that the messiah is a purely spiritual figure. The Jewish idea of God is a fearsome, all-

holy, and faithful being. However, Jesus preaches God is a passionate, loving parent who loves

everyone boundlessly, and called him our "abba, " or father. The Jewish "love of neighbor" is also

very different. The Jewish idea for love of neighbor is being concerned for one another, especially the

poor, and care only for fellow Jews. Jesus preached that you should love everyone and imitate God's

love and even love your enemies.

Charles Findlay                                                                                                                 2/12/15

Religion 2                                                                                                                        Fr. Albert

Interior Monologue #2

Wait what’s that?.. A gold chain!.. My lucky day.. I've always wanted one of these… but whose is it… Its probably Luke’s.. Now that I think about it, he was talking about this in the hall… Wait, I don’t care if it’s his...I’m not even that close to him… He’d take my things if I left them out… Wouldn't he?... If he had loved this chain so much he wouldn't be so careless with it… Plus, no one will know if I take it... But what's stopping me from taking this.. Is it my conscience?… I remember learning in religion that my conscience is Jesus’ voice... Why now?.. In a way, I am doing the right thing... Aren't I? I’m teaching him to be more responsible with things he likes… But would I like for someone to do that to me?.. No, I wouldn't… Why am I going on like this… Do I really need a gold chain?.. There’s so much more important things I could really use… Wait!.. I could sell it. I bet I could make some money off this… But do I really need money?.. My parents get me anything I want... So what's the point?… I wouldn't steal from my brother in Heaven, so why am I so willing to do it here?… Thank you God for opening my eyes… Now let me go find Luke...