Dale Cresap's blog

I showed my ways to Moses and my acts to the children of Israel. You also long to know my ways for you realize that this is better than just seeing my acts. Yet when you ask me why I do the things I do, is there no answer?

Have you ever done something with the best of intentions and had it turn out badly and been criticized for it? Have you ever performed acts of true virtue and had them criticized by those who insisted on seeing them in a negative way? I can sympathize for this happened to me as well.

Do you think a sense of humor is frivolous; something that has no place in a spiritual life? Consider the most Christlike people you know. Are they the most grim and humorless? Much of what passes for humor in your culture is crude and tasteless, but it need not be so.

Are you accustomed to a steady stream of talk or music? Your culture makes this available to you continuously. As a result are you uncomfortable with silence? Is there value in everything you listen to? My model of communication is one of silence interrupted by profound thoughts of revelation.

Are you surrounded by an unlimited number of needs; any one of which you could commit all your time and money to? In my time on earth I faced the same limitations you do. I could go to a finite number of places and minister to a finite number of people.

Do you prefer to make mistakes that you can catch and correct yourself, or ones that are caught by others and brought back to you? The easiest correction you can receive is that which you give yourself. Yet to have this easy form of correction you must be open to receive it.

My child I love you. I made you in my image and prepared a world for you that reflects my goodness. You have an abundance of resources for life even though you may have to labor and till to make the earth bring them forth.

Do you know the right way to worship me? My word tells you to worship me in spirit and in truth. These guidelines admit a wide range of manner and style. It is more about the attitude of your heart than the type of your music.

When a child is born the relatives will comment on what other family members he resembles. Appearance is genetically transmitted, and so are behaviors and personality traits. In the long run it matters more who the new arrival acts like than who they look like.

Do you think that the way you handle money is an indication of your character? You have a limited amount, and so you choose to buy some things and not others. My word says a great deal about money. There are talents and pearls of great price.