" For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among you.
----Matthew 18:20

He GAVE! God the Father Loves You So Much he Gave His Only Begotten Son. God says I love you soooooo I love you Soooo
what a wonderful gift.
God took the death penalty payed the price for the redemption of our sinful fallen state of being and if God can handle the sins of the whole world
He could handle yours and He can handle mine too.
Except the gift or either it's all on us and what a heavy load that would be to bare as He paid a tremendous price indeed.
I'm just awed by it all...
Which reminds me...
This is a good article to share for this time of year...

Passover honors ability to achive the impossible...
By Rabbi Raleigh Resnick...

On Monday evening,
Jewish familys across the globe will join together to celebrate the start
of the eight - day holiday of Passover.

Why is the holiday,
which commemorates the miraculous exodus of the ancient Israelities
from oppression and bitter enslavement in the year 1312 B.C.,
called Passover ?

The Bible relates ( Exodus , chapter 12) that on the evening before the exodus...
God killed all the firstborn sons of Egypt as final punishment for the tyrannical conduct of their nation..

Yet God " jumped over " or " passed over " the homes of the Israelites, sparring the lives.
Thus, this holiday is dubbed Passover as thanks to God for the salvation of the slaved Israelities.

Judism believes that everything in life--
every piece of information our minds aquire and every occurrence our senses
expirence-- is meant for us to use as a tool with which we better our lives and the lives of thoses around us.

Even seemingless trivial and historical fact, such as the name of this holiday,
carries within it a timeless message and lesson we can incorporate within our lives 3,319 years after the original passover.

Let us look at what passing over or jumping over can teach us;
When walking or running , one foot may leave the ground but the other remains firmly planted to provide the forward impetus.

The movement may be small or great, slow or swift,
but in all cases each step is a result of the one before it.

Metaphorically , this represents our steady journey through life wherein
wisdom we acquire from yesterday's expirence equips us to better furthur
our mission and move steadily forward into tomorrow.

While walking or running can certainly take us to a desired destination,
they can only enable us to reach a goal that is within the original sphere
of the starting point.

A jump on the other hand-- in which both feet simultaneously leave the ground --
represents a quantum leap and implies a break from the past.
Rather than incremental steps,
the jump passes over and transcends space..

Metaphorically , this refers to our God- given ability to believe or,
as it is termed, " take a leap of faith. "

The strength of not only understanding an idea but believing in it,
allows us to reach a seemingly impossible goal.

Many of the world's greatest discoveries were propelled and brought
about by the faith and conviction that the status quo can be changed.

Thus on Passover we celebrate our ability to not only grow,
but to leap ; our ability to achieve the impossible;
our ability to have faith in goodness and morality;
and our ability to believe that we can make a difference in the world.

With this frame of mind we can and will transcend the trails and tribulations placed before us and together we will witness
the triump of truth,
justice and everlasting peace...