Sermon by Carlos

...May all I say bring honor to those who have led me down my own personal path beside their very own.." The invention of the book allows me to sit in the same room with the most wonderful people in the world. I find my thoughts from my frequent encounters with Fred Rogers. MR. ROGERS, as I knew him from the Public Broadcasting Service. At 36 now, I find my self book in hand, thumbing thru and post it bookmarking this poor little book. I read this the other day... ...excerpt from The World According to Mister Rogers Important things to remember... "Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and some times more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into non violent outlets. It takes strength to face our sadness and to grief and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it." pg 15 Take some time to think about this. Read it again if you feel the need. This Temple is strong. As members we are what gives it strength, This path, as we call it, is filled with strength. Every one of us is evidence to this ability, the ability of choice. This is our choice. Look around the Forum. Look at what we do here. WE study, We question, We learn, We teach , WE share. We share in Joys and Sadness and fears, wins and losses. This IS strength. This path IS NOT WEAKNESS, it is strength. ...excerpt from The World According to Mister Rogers Important things to remember.. " Most of us admire strength. Its something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves and wish for our children. Some times though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words like AGGRESSION and even VIOLENCE. Real Strength is neither male or female; but it is quite simply one of the finest characteristics that any human being can possess." pg 33 May the Living Force be with us all!