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Re: One of the Biggest Mistakes
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Originally Posted by Kae
The UPC church that I grew up in taught that the church came first, children second and husband third. I was also taught to never say no to the pastor. I am also very careful of what I say due to the criticism that abounds.
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The UPC church I grew up in taught that God came first (personal relationship), family came second, and church obligations third. (followed by friends and community.) I pretty much agree with that priority list.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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