< i P age B5 T he P ortland O bserver • J une 2,1993 f... \ Í r ■ — ( b J ♦ . • ■ * . . . 4 • •• _•» ' • • t rp rr -4 £ Scripture: When a m an’s ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. He Who Tries To Please All Pleases None A father and his son set out to m arket to sell their only saleable item to try to m ake ends meet It was early in the m orning, but it w as still hot an d hum id T here w ere other farm ers and neighbors on their way to m arket also w ith their various wares. As the father and son passed the first group they were laughing be­ cause they thought it foolish that both the father and son w ere w alk­ ing w hen they had a donkey that could be ridden. T he next group were quite unhappy because the son was riding the donkey and the poor father had to w alk T he com m ents from the sidcl i nes as they approached the next group were not too nice w hen the father was riding and the son w as w alking. The next cluster o f people could not believe that the father and son would be riding the donkey both at the sam e tim e be­ cause the poor donkey w as not really in the best o f shape as it was. W hen they finally reached the m arket place, you can only im agine w hat the crow ds were say ing. Some were laughing so hard they had tears, some w ere holding their stom ­ achs. some w ere leaning against the m arket poles an d w alls an d some were literally rolling on the ground. Some o f us w ould probaly be in one o f those groups too. A fter all the father and son had a pole on th eir shoulders and w ere carry in g the donkey betw een them. How m any tim es have w e tried to please everyone and end up look­ ing and feeling as though we had com pletely lost it? Som etim es we fail to realize that pleasing everyone simply can not be accom plished. We d o n ’t even please ourselves. T his leaves us in the m ost confusing pre­ dicam ent o f all. We d o n ’t travel the paths that have already been cu t for us. W e fin d o u rs e lv e s c u ttin g across in to u n ta m ed are as, an d trying to clim b unattainable m oun­ ta in s a n d g u llie s th a t le a v e us stranded. We are not listening to that inner w hisper o f the A l­ m ighty, w ho gives us d irectio n , yet we still go our ow n way. After He finally gets our attention, and we decide to straighten— out our act an d play the role we should, we find an ease that le t’s us know if we are pleasing Him, then pleasing others com es naturally. W hat a re­ lief! VANN F U N E R A L rt binò (Oh Katz Statement At Funeral For Reverend O.B. " Williams D IR E C T O R S > ** *4 the City of Portland fo r over 3 7 years In your hour of need Vann & Vann are there to serve. e^> 503/281-2836 By the (ime surc|y m an is in loss be his reflection (in his im age and have to expect questions because the “I’m here this m orning repre- because m an has let the w eaker part o f likeness). W hat a terrible tim e we live evolutionary process o w om an) is infinite (endless). T h e path ______ ¡c . .. t h a t th p h u m a n f a n n l v is not a w om an) is infinite (endless), in e p a m senting the citizens o f this city in the him self rule (The devil, in reality, is in that the hum an family is not a in life that we should travel is the path celebration o f a beloved religious and the w eakness of y ourself that allow s reflection o f G od But, it seems, a o f gaining more an d m ore know ledge. you to bow or succumb to low desires ) reflection o f the devil. By the tim e civic leader in our com munity. Because know ledge an d obedience to “Reverend W illiam s was a gentle, And only w hen this w eakness is d e­ surely m an is in loss. T he teachings of A llah (God) will destroy the negative com passionate m an, who understood stroyed will the kingdom o f God be the Honorable Elijah M uham m ad puls o f self. hum an beings back on track because that the responsibilities o f a religious established. G od’s kingdom is at hand T he Hon. E lija h M u h a m m a d « « a ■ A . V 1 « ill/ At H V and” m eans > that it is * 2 in the these teachings is and was fit for the leader are not only to m inister to their started m an ’s life back on the path o f dark state o f our m inds (m ental m edi­ parish or parishioners, but to take on workings; By God letting the w eaker a unquenchable thirst for know ledge side o f m an to rule he is in the sam e act cine). O nce one begins to study his the struggle for ju stice an d equality. —W hen I use the w ord m an th a t’s not teachings you w ill see that this is what “As M ayor, I w as looking for­ purifying us. -read the story o f the lim ited to the male. T he Hon. E lijah you have been w aiting to learn all of ward to my continued w ork w ith Rev­ prodigal son in the B ib le-ju st like a M uham m ad said th at three(3) q u ar­ your life. I bear w itness that we cannot erend W illiam s-to seek his counsel, parent will let a self-w illed child expe­ ters o f this m ission w as to or for the rience hardship U O n a m ucn uch m higher, gner, e enjoy n jo y the m e » benefits » » » of being hum an his w isdom and his strength to find nenefe solutions to the many problem s that elevated level God w ill let us w onder, without subm itting to ut a so woman and in tim e have mercy on us. Expe- realize that the thinkers, teachers and male. - T h e tim e era th at we live in often refuse to go away rience is the best teacher T he m ore leaders o f society have lied and cor- dem ands that w e.o b tain the know - “I know his spirit and his love for one know s the more pow er a persons rupted truth to such an extent that the ^ ^ o f G o f f seffanddeviL T lu slu w our com m unity w ill be everlasting can extract from self to overcom e bar- teachings o f god and righteousness edge o f God, self an d dev il gtv es y ou and that his spirit and love will bless riers in front o f developm ent. - T h e seems foolish to people w ho are feed a deeper understanding o f y our e a s t - us all as we cham pion his fight against m ore one knows the m ore pow er a up w ith mystery teachings A nd I am ence an d better enables you to control hatred, intolerance, bigotry and injus­ certainly one who does not care for y our negative side, so it is not b etter to tice. We will m iss you, R everend W il­ person can extract from self to over­ disregard needed tru th because o f an com e barriers in front o f develop­ mystery teachings. liam s.” Tim e has brought us to the point already fixed belief system, but it is ment. better to reveal an d take heed o f needed Salem Youth Will T hrough the study o f creation w e w here we have out-grow n “religion th because m ystery an d spooky Travel To Guatemala discover that the best life form is the or mystery beliefs that are not testable. tru teachings will not change our condi- hum an being. We find that our supe­ For example: We are taught that Jesus As Part Of An We m ust blot out an d riority above other tile torm s is our w ent eni up u p to io heaven u c a v c u (body and soul) ... tion in life. <,,„„„„„1,, in riority above other life form s is our Ecumenical Relief rea» „ , „ g powers and orrr a M ity .0 a d o u d LUKE 2 4 3 1 T hen „ e are sion, I hope this short w riting helps Expedition w ill and act consciously on our will taught that flesh and blood cannot you to take up the responsibility o f N athan H ickm an, 15, o f Salem enter heaven 1COR 15:50. We can (desire). W e also have the distinction your life so that you m ight have heaven w ill travel to G uatem ala in July, as a o f being able to experim ent on the m ake sense from the above Bible quo­ (peace o f m ind and contentm ent) on volunteer to bring relief from poverty highest level But how many o f us are tations but the above, I believe, is not earth. sickness and hopelessness to the sm all m indful o f our superiority, and how w hat God said but w hat the scholars W hat I w ould like to say here is have done in their tam pering w ith tow n o f Xela. many o f us are striving to act accord­ that the so-called N egro or blackm an H ickm an is the son o f M ary Barr ing to our superiority? Very few o f us G od’s w ord that is found in the Bible in A m erica, up from slavery has, as o f Salem an d Peter H ickm an o f Lake for we did not know our superiority T he present Bible is not as pure as we Isaiah prophesied "seen a great light.” E lsinore, Calif. (potential). Thus, our potential stay ed think it is but there is truth, if rightly T he jo in t h um anitarian team of buried in our sub-consciousness; Y es- understood, in the Bible. 1 get some O ur Saviour Has A rrived page 117 T hose interested in the teachings 42 people prim arily from Southern -m any o f us have life styles that are on people angry over the things I write. C alifornia will jo in w ith the educa­ a low level not reflecting our true But I am a questioner. Q uestion askers o f the H onorable E lijah M uham m ad can contact E lijah X Jefferson at 335- tional cooperative Escuela Juan Sisay p o ten tial. E ven th o u g h th e Bible are notorious for getting them selves 0408. in Xela to bring m edical aid an d con­ teaches th at God created the hum an to in trouble. But so-called learned people struction expertise to the econom i­ cally depressed com m unity. D onations to Xela Aid are tax- “I th in k it w ould be an awesome deductible. 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