Your Messenger message:
"Hi, Sir Tony. I just wanna share with you that I dreamt of __ ______. Usually nagpaparamdam talaga sya pag malapit na Ang birthday nya, May 1. In my dream today, parang nasa tv show sya ng Sesame Street as one of the characters, Ernie and Bert with __________ as his partner na nasa video file ni _____n for me to upload daw sa fb to greet him on his birthday. Another one is a clip of him joining parang Mr. _______ na naka trunks sya At super fit and super happy. I’m forever hoping that he’s in a good place now. I pray for his soul every night. Just sharing. Thanks po"
My reply:
Hello _______________!
Yes, he is in a good place. If nothing can be deleted from cyberspace, then no one can be separated from God.
The concept of "hell" is introduced to us in the Old Testament as a place called Gehenna. Very few theologians know that Gehenna was an actual place in the desert where the Hebrews (and presumably other people) stashed their trash and their waste, somewhat like Smokey Mountain and Payatas. It was, naturally, an unpleasant place to be in. It stank of "fire and brimstone" because most of the trash combusted due to the intense heat. Many outcasts, including lepers, lived there. Hell to the ancient Hebrews, then, was a place no one wanted to be in.
I believe that, if fathers continue to love, defend, and be devoted to their sons who are criminals, how much more so God, who is the Father of us all?
When __ was alive he yearned for so much affirmation, affection, friendship, and love. All of those, he always had from God, though he did not always see it.
He still wishes to be remembered with those gifts. Light a candle especially for him on his birthday if you can.
"Hi, Sir Tony. I just wanna share with you that I dreamt of __ ______. Usually nagpaparamdam talaga sya pag malapit na Ang birthday nya, May 1. In my dream today, parang nasa tv show sya ng Sesame Street as one of the characters, Ernie and Bert with __________ as his partner na nasa video file ni _____n for me to upload daw sa fb to greet him on his birthday. Another one is a clip of him joining parang Mr. _______ na naka trunks sya At super fit and super happy. I’m forever hoping that he’s in a good place now. I pray for his soul every night. Just sharing. Thanks po"
My reply:
Hello _______________!
Yes, he is in a good place. If nothing can be deleted from cyberspace, then no one can be separated from God.
The concept of "hell" is introduced to us in the Old Testament as a place called Gehenna. Very few theologians know that Gehenna was an actual place in the desert where the Hebrews (and presumably other people) stashed their trash and their waste, somewhat like Smokey Mountain and Payatas. It was, naturally, an unpleasant place to be in. It stank of "fire and brimstone" because most of the trash combusted due to the intense heat. Many outcasts, including lepers, lived there. Hell to the ancient Hebrews, then, was a place no one wanted to be in.
I believe that, if fathers continue to love, defend, and be devoted to their sons who are criminals, how much more so God, who is the Father of us all?
When __ was alive he yearned for so much affirmation, affection, friendship, and love. All of those, he always had from God, though he did not always see it.
He still wishes to be remembered with those gifts. Light a candle especially for him on his birthday if you can.
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