to DM concerning Daniel

[Sister Alvear]

One of the primary words for mercy in the Hebrew scriptures is Chesed. It has the meaning of kindness, graciousness or mercy.

I am addressing DM.
I do not know you and you do not know me. I hold to what may be termed by many outdated standards...I do not cut my hair and have been over 40 years on the mission field. So I think I can say I speak as one that has gleaned the fields.

I think LS has a wonderful ministry...I followed the news when he had the heart attack and read of the great wonders of our Lord. I have heard many awesome sermons by him and have personally witnessed him under the anointing of the HG.

I think however most of us do not agree with Magic hair...even our dear Brother Epley made that statement on another thread a while back.

If we see and feel the bible teaches long hair then the bible and the bible alone is enough. We do not have to go to witches or things like that for our information. I simply use long hair because I personally feel my hair was given to me for a covering...

HOWEVER I do not teach my ladies about witches ...our people came from the depths of devil worship...They are sure not going to do something because a witch says to do it.

I have precious sisters that feel quite different than I do. Does that make me more spiritual than them? Does my long hair give me a free pass to that city? I think not. I do it in simple obedience to what I feel is right...if I am wrong I will just tell the Lord I didn´t cut it just in case...

Will I still need mercy on that day? Yes, dear one I most certainly will...
We are only clay vessels at our very best...

Daniel is young...yes it is true he jumps in and says things...but that is just our Daniel.
I do not belong to the UPC but have nothing bad to say about them...although I do not personally agree to some things…however I am sure they would not agree to some things about my church… I know being the leader of many it is so easy to make so mistakes...so hard to keep things headed in the right direction. Unless you have been under the pressures of leadership you will never know the nights a leader stays awake wondering if he/she made the right decision.
If you have good feelings about the UPC express them…let other s know what they mean to you. If you were wronged, you forgave…

Forgivness is the high road...

Blessings to you...