Holy Rollers, Mormons and them Amish folk

Transportation of beauty

 

 Now for today!

Religions separate us if we are not careful. To repeat myself, as a child I was raised in the Church of God because my daddy was a COG preacher.

(Shouting videos from the net)

  Most of my childhood (1940-50s) I was considered odd or different by some. I attended that wild church where folks got excited and at times shouted, ran, jumped and yes, even rolled on the floor. We were considered a ‘cult’, I was a ‘Holy Roller’ to many classmates from other churches.’

 I am not sure if these will work..

 (I found hundreds of pictures of shouting in church, mostly Black Christians have supplanted the white shouters.)

I can laugh now, but as a child it was hurtful for folks, even my teachers, to think my mama and daddy were off the deep end. They were the most loving, caring people I knew.

And then there are Mormons.  Have you ever met a Mormon Missionary?  They are real folk. Yep their beliefs are much different than mine. But in my life time I have met some good people who are Mormon. They even live near Salt Lake City. My girlfriend Joan and grandmother to grandson Ben, is one of my friends.  We had a date once to ride in a hot air balloon Sherry and Joan’s hubby Richard did not want to go. WE backed out for a couple reasons, one of which was the cost of an untethered ride.

   Sherry and my girlfriend Joan with their great grand daughter Elsie Mae.

And then there are the Amish and Mennonites. They are definitely different. However their life is interesting and close to the earth. In my later years we have spent weeks at a time around Lancaster, PA. What a beautiful site to see the black buggies with the prancing horses seemingly everywhere.

When we lived in Missouri my good friend Kenneth Conrad introduced me to some of his Mennonite friends. Kenneth was a farmer and traded with the Mennonites in the area. They squeezed his cane and made Molasses for shares.

Religion should draw us together vs separate us outside our churches. In my later years I have learned one thing, Mostly we are good, us humans, and we do the best we can for what we know.

Nite Shipslog   
:PS: Evelyn got on to me about my health update. SO here it is: I slacked off on the pain meds to see if the pain was still there, IT IS!  Sherry is taking me to the VA walk-in in the Thurs. AM.