A couple of articles I found interesting... outreach.faith/2024/06/the-connection-between-pride-and-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/ americaneedsfatima.org/news/massive-sacred-heart-billboard-campaign

@ad-dx9gi

Ай бұрын

Thanks Rev Ed

@LazyIRanch

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for covering this topic! I was hoping you would teach us about this strange and visually disturbing flag, and its true origin. I'm hoping my other favorite pastor, "Pastor Jane" who leads the United Methodist Church in Palm Springs, California, also speaks on this topic. The congregation of that church includes many of us "rainbow" people, people of every level of skin pigment AND every spectrum of sexuality. In the past she has given wonderful sermons on topics such as "white fragility" and has spoken up for some of the most forgotten people; those who are in hospice, dying from AIDS related illness who have been abandoned by their birth families. Members of this church visit and are physically present with these children of God as they pass from this world. She doesn't focus on the disease that prematurely ends too many lives, she speaks of the character and love of these people, and who they truly are and what joy they have brought to others during their lifetimes. To truly _know_ Jesus is to reject all hate towards our fellow humans. I love you, Reverend Ed, and I am so grateful that you choose to share your messages to a world who needs the lessons of Love that you bring to us. I'm also grateful to Beau of the Fifth Column, for introducing your channel to me.💜🖤🤍💟

@Nan-59

Ай бұрын

I really like when sources are posted. Thanks for that yeah and like I stated below where’s my lagoon… I don’t I really like when sources are posted. Thanks for that yeah and like I stated below where’s my lagoon I don’t have a lagoon. BUT, Gilligan & friends had a lagoon!❤❤❤❤❤

@veronicaharwick9013

Ай бұрын

I believe the monthly cost of $3,000 for a Sacred Heart billboard would do a far better job of representing Christ Jesus if it were used for caring for the poor, orphan, & widow, healing the sick & brokenhearted, & welcoming the stranger. 😊

@bryanhendricks1391

Ай бұрын

I would say my issue is political more than religious.....other than as stated the horse trading and jockeying for power makes them heretics to in my eyes. But I am also low church and am not all that familiar with some Catholic institutions like this one. But I think I will say that weaponizing anything that speaks of love to scare people into belief is just nasty....but it matches my views of Evangelicals.....in that I believe that they wish to use the Bible to beat people into believing.

I have to be honest, I find Mrs. Alito's plan to hoist a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag to "counter" the Pride flag to be incredibly hypocritical and tone deaf. I almost wish that the people with the Pride flag across the lagoon(!) would hoist a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag right along side the Pride flag because that is precisely what the Sacred Heart of Jesus is about. Overflowing love, for EVERYONE!

@ChristianCatboy

Ай бұрын

Yes. This is why I like to wear Christian and patriotic symbols along with my nonbinary trans femboy attire, to make it clear that I still identify as a Christian and a patriot. Theocratic Conservatives don't get to monopolize those symbols!

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

Great idea! I wish there weren't flags. They're divisive. But if we're going to have flags, let's do everything we can to make them symbols of inclusion.

@mamiemartinson4649

Ай бұрын

I doubt she knows the true history. If she flys that flag people should write to her about what a beautiful way to tell everyone that God loves US all. So kind and wonderful of her to repent and forgive at the same time.

@Hopeful_One

Ай бұрын

*~Beautiful~*

@dolliscrawford280

Ай бұрын

That would be perfect.

I’m Catholic and have no idea when we became the “poor victims” of Pride Month. The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a time to stop and to try to grow our relationship with Christ. It irritates me to no end that lashing out at others in any way has become part of that. Anything the Catholic Church is going through, as best as I can tell, we have brought upon ourselves by building walls of silence and protection around abusive people.

@whoputyouontheplanet3345

Ай бұрын

💯💯💯! As a fellow Catholic, I totally agree. Especially with the last part.

@junerussell6972

Ай бұрын

Yes. So much this! Some of my fellow Catholics seem to have missed the love of Jesus. (We had a very much "Jesus Loves Us" priest in my parish. When he retired, our parish wanted a priest who was more into "fire and brimstone." Unfortunately, that's what we got. I so miss Father Mitchell's message of love.)

@almitrahopkins1873

Ай бұрын

My grandfather was Catholic. My father’s stepfather, to be more precise. His sister was a nun, even. My grandfather hoisted a navy flag at his house, even though he served in the Army, because my father and later me, served in the Navy. If he would have known I was bisexual, he would have hoisted a pride flag right along with the other flags, regardless of what anyone thought. That, to me at least, is what Catholic virtue looks like. I met John Paul II in 1984 when I was seeking a papal blessing for my grandfather. It amazed the clerk at the Vatican so much that a non-Catholic was requesting it for a Catholic that it caused quite a commotion. I think it even genuinely shocked the Pope that I wasn’t doing it for a Catholic, but rather for my grandfather, who just happened to be a Catholic. Something about the simplicity of it made him laugh. Catholics aren’t bad people. Even the ones who are bad people are still human. There is nothing wrong with being human. Don’t judge them too harshly for the wolves hiding in the flock.

@annemurphy8074

Ай бұрын

Same old same old. This happens everywhere in cult like groups.

@libbycollins9349

29 күн бұрын

That woman needs prayer. What a sad heart.

Imagine using the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a middle finger to people you don't like...

@ProctorsGamble

Ай бұрын

Because that’s exactly what it is! 💥

@Ericviking2019

Ай бұрын

She is a Pharisee, they are everywhere, unfortunately

@Ericviking2019

Ай бұрын

Maybe these "tired" people should spend more time in Church and less gossiping on the Internet or watching Fox ?

@kayallen7603

Ай бұрын

I can't and wouldn't. because giving a person the middle finger doesn't seem like something Jesus would approve.

@pinkpaprika8410

Ай бұрын

That’s pure blasphemy

The “ poor me, on a lagoon “ quote was what instantly got my attention. This poor woman, I can’t imagine the horror of her daily struggle. All sarcasm is intended! Thank you Rev Ed, for all you do🙏🏻🙏🏻🫶🏻✌️

@erikkennedy8725

Ай бұрын

When I was growing up, there was a gated community on a lake near us. Every one of the very wealthy people I dealt with who lived there acted incredibly self-absorbed and entitled.

@rksnj6797

Ай бұрын

I know where her house on the lagoon is. The lagoon is surrounded by very high dollar homes. I feel with that statement, Rev. Trevors was actually being nice.

Treating all you meet with dignity, honor, and respect, being inclusive and loving, is the core of Christianity. Being anti gay, is being anti Christian.

Why am I not surprised that a Republican would miss the message of the Sacred Heart❤️‍🔥 and want to use it as a symbol of intolerance. 💔

@wolfe6220

Ай бұрын

Seems to be a running theme with them...

"you live on a lagoon?" Thanks for the laugh to start my day.

@maggiedaniels9562

Ай бұрын

No, its the second beach home.

@LazyIRanch

Ай бұрын

Perhaps she's the famous "Creature From The Black Lagoon". No wait, the Creature was misunderstood, a tragic figure who was lonely and yearned for love and acceptance. Mrs. Alito yearns for dominance and cruelty towards those she considers to be her "enemies". She is pure spite.

@Hopeful_One

Ай бұрын

​@@LazyIRanch I feel ya. Still, attack is _always_ a cry for love (and who needs love, more than the unlovable...?). Don't get me wrong: She's _acting_ like a privileged nut-job -- but her character is not her true spirit. Only God knows her intimately enough to judge how cracked that nut _truly_ is, so we get the opportunity to grow through it (deal with the consequences of her behavior; oh yay). If you can zoom out far enough, you'll see that she's simply acting out the stuff our collective consciousness wants to solve, in order to evolve. We will end up with gratitude _(gasp!)_ for her. True story 😁.

*Thank you so much Rev Ed! I really needed to hear that message this morning! Jesus's love bursting forth because it cannot be contained. Wow!* *A few weeks ago our priest was giving a homily about the ten commandments and he said that "Thou shalt not take the Lord thy God's name in vain" isn't about using J.C. as a curse word or epithet, but instead it's about using God's name as justification for our own selfish choices. That seems applicable to this current reporting.*

Have you ever been at a party and you're at the peak of your drunkenness and you end up hugging and kissing everyone telling them how much you love them? This is an artificially induced state of consciousness for sure but it gives a glimpse into the possibility for unconditional love and that state of rapture that can be experienced if one can become with drunk with God. I feel sorry for people like Mrs. Alito, who's heart is filled with such pain and sorrow, even though she lives a life of such privilege and luxury, that she has to satisfy herself by hating on other people.

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

Beautifully said!!!

@MatrixRefugee

Ай бұрын

Agreed: we're called to get drunk on the Blood of Christ (funny He chose wine for the Eucharist at the Last Supper and First Mass...) and act just like this. Sad thing is there's too many mean drunks in the Church (I may be stretching this metaphor. Please tell me if I am??).

@user-ds8no1ro2q

29 күн бұрын

Dear ​@@MatrixRefugee, As a teenager, I found that under the influence of alcohol l could say and do so many things l would normally feel too inhibited to do. These were wonderful things; l came to see alcohol as a friend that taught me much about myself. (I also realized that alcohol has a brutal dark side and that side fortunately never touched me.) So that saying "being drunk on Christ" resonates within me a sense of joy and acceptance.

Great message... Love ALL of humanity

Funny thing is the Pride flag people most likely would not care what flag the Alitos flew as long as it is flown properly. Please, love your neighbors. 💙 💙 💙 💙

Please share more of these type of messages. The Sacred Heart story is beautiful, inspiring, and gives me warm fuzziies. I am not religious, but have loved and talked to God my whole 58 years. I am in the process of learning. The old school terror of God, doom and gloom, and screaming at the sinners turned me off. I want hope, guidance, solutions, and to feel God's love. Thank you Rev. Ed, I'm really enjoying learning from you.

I had to laugh out loud when you described Jesus as "blonde-haired , blue-eyed Brad Pitt look-a-like Jesus." My 83 year-old mother would be a-twitter.

I’m disgusted by the use Mrs. Alito put the Heart of Jesus to, but on the other hand I thank you for your beautiful acknowledgement of what the Heart of Jesus truly means.

Her flag idea saying Shame in italian reminds me of the religious fanatic following a naked Cersei in Game of Thrones.

A sacred heart pride flag is in order, I think

@LazyIRanch

Ай бұрын

I agree! I would love for St. Margaret Mary Alacoque's 1673 quote to be included with that Sacred Pride Heart image: "My Divine Heart is so passionately in love with Humanity that it can no longer contain within itself the flames of its ardent LOVE. It _must_ pour them out." ✝ 🖤🤍💜💟 As an ace person, I do not experience sexual attraction, however, I DO experience a heart filled with love for my fellow travelers in space aboard this vessel we call "Earth".

@wolfe6220

Ай бұрын

Poor Mrs. Alito will swoon with distress! 😂

@onbearfeet

Ай бұрын

​@@LazyIRanch Hey there, fellow ace! I love your idea. I hereby second it and offer you some garlic bread in appreciation. 😂

@farlado5459

Ай бұрын

This exists! Tradcaths online made a six-color rainbow flag with the Sacred Heart and the Seven Virtues. It's been my desktop wallpaper ever since I found it.

@LazyIRanch

Ай бұрын

@@onbearfeet Thank you! Funny that you should mention garlic bread... Yesterday was my son's 32nd birthday, and I cooked a special meal to celebrate. Cooking is one of my favorite ways to express love. I even make my dog's food from scratch. Probably why he's still healthy and playful at 13 years old. We had linguine with fresh portobello mushrooms and spinach in a garlicky cream sauce, with homemade garlic knots (my favorite way to make garlic bread). For dessert, I made cake of course. I tried something new, a recipe I remember from childhood, a Campbell's tomato soup cake. Sounds weird, but it's one of the most delicious cakes I've ever eaten. It doesn't taste like tomato at all, more like spice cake. I frosted it with an obscene amount of fluffy cream cheese frosting flavored with vanilla and a hint of lemon. I hadn't realized until just now, that's probably the most Ace meal I've ever made! He loved it, and that makes me very happy.😻

"My Burning Heart" by Rumi has an almost identical message and was written almost 500 years earlier. ❤️‍🔥

@revedtrevors4961

Ай бұрын

what? I'm going to have to check it out. Thank you!

My Mother was devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus when I was growing up. I am both amused and touched that a low church Anglican would explain to me the origin and meaning of this devotion. Thank you from a New England Catholic.

Oh, Reverend Ed! As a former Catholic I couldn't get through the Fatima group's article without breaking down in tears. To read that the beloved image of a Loving God I grew up with is being used as a bludgeon broke my heart. It is the very antithesis of the Sacred Heart's message & teachings. How ironic, how beautiful, that the Love illustrated in the image of the Sacred Heart also pours onto those who would use it as a weapon. ❤

This is delightful ❤ Yours is the voice that has followed me into the wilderness when I left the church that was shaped into something other than it was meant to be . The sacred heart image has always meant ( to me ) a heart full and consumed with the incomprehensible love and pain of being fully human .

Well said Father Ed. Though I don't go to mass anymore, as a person who was raised a Catholic I know that Martha Ann Alito should be ashamed of herself for using the symbol of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a prop for her campaign of hatred against her anti-Trump neighbors and the gay people "across the lagoon." When I heard her on tape I was horrified. Listening to Mrs Alito's rant, millions of non-Catholics might now conclude that the precious symbol of our Lord's love for humanity is a political banner to be wielded against the LGBTQ community -- which it most emphatically is not. Your commentary was really interesting. And your beautiful description of the Sacred Heart moved me. Blessings to you, from Sault Ste Marie.

You! Rev Ed Trevors are a treat for my heart when you explain things the way you do. This was one of the most beautiful short sermons I have had the JOY of hearing. Joy As in enJOYment. I am not part of the Anglican church; high or low. Raised in the Presbyterian church before there was a division of the Presbyterian church. I was always drawn to the hymns and other music as a wonderful and beautiful way of spreading the story of the bible; both old and new testament. I witnessed the bravery of several church ladies going to Selma to join in the march. I witnessed the cowerdness of the old ladies hiding behind their fans when black marchers were invited to visit our little country church. Their husbands loudly blowing their noses when the choir led the congregation in singing "We Shall Overcome!" Complaining to the minister when the youth choir sang "Kum-by=ya" on a Sunday morning. You stand out as special because you so easily walk us thru difficult, confusing Scripture or Christian ideas such as you so completely did just now. Thank you again for being here for us.

Thank you for putting out this video.

Hello, dear pastor! Here I am to comment again about your message. 😊 I am so glad you are talking about this devotion that Mrs. Alito has brought to the attention of the media with those statements. I felt revolted when I read about what she said. I grew up in the Roman Catholic Churh and my mother and sister participate of the Sacred Heart devotion. It is so hipocritical and wrong to use a simbol of a devotion dedícated to Jesús"s love for us, to protest and signal out other human beings, ignoring that they are also covered by Jesus love. We all are! Thank you for the dedication, the time and the love you put into researching and bringing to light how deviated and wrong it is what Mrs. Alito pretends to do and imply by her statement. Thanks for sharing and highlighting Jesús's message of love, compassion and unity. God bless you! 🙏😇♥️

When I was a child, my parents had a painting of Jesus (the dark-haired, Mediterranean one) who is pointing to his own heart. To be fair, It scared the life out of me.

Reverend ed, I think I've waited 50 years to hear this message! I'd like you since I started following you. You remind me of the minister that brought me into my spirituality. Cuz I haven't found a church I like since then! They all want me to dance to their God!! You just spread love!

What a beautiful message, thanks so much Rev💜🌈

Thank you for your research and video. As a high-church Episcopalian, I wanted to first make it very clear that it is possible to hold the traditions and symbols with devotion, while still holding progressive beliefs that God and Jesus love everybody, and that everyone is welcome. The Sacred Heart of Jesus holds special meaning for me, and to hear that someone would use it as a weapon rather than as the message of love that it is intended to be was very painful for me. I pray that those who would weaponize this image/symbol would finally feel the love the God has for them. They'd never be able to use it as a weapon again.

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

"It is possible to hold the traditions and symbols with devotion while still holding progressive beliefs that God and Jesus love everybody and everyone is welcome." AMEN! As a Luthapalian, I'd like to see that inscribed on church doors!

@LazyIRanch

Ай бұрын

My best friend, Rosie, belonged to a "high church" Episcopalian church. We were both "sporty" girls who did not dress in feminine clothes, didn't like shopping malls, or wearing makeup. Our classmates assumed we were gay, though we rarely spoke about sex at all except to agree that it's "YUCK". After high school graduation, she married a gay man who was 15 years her senior. They had two wonderful children, and they had the most successful, endearing marriage and partnership of any of my classmates! They started an advertising business together, and I worked with them as a graphic artist. Those were some of the best years of my life. They are both dead now, Rosie went first about 12 years ago, her devoted husband passed a few months later. Both gone too soon, but I'm glad they are together. They were married in her High Episcopal church, and their children were both christened there. I am her daughter's Godmother, and I sewed her christening gown. I am embarrassed that I fainted during the Christening ceremony, I had never experienced "high church" ceremony, and it was overwhelming!☺😳😵 It was a lovely experience though. The priest and other church members were so kind to me. I got the sense that the priest understood their non-traditional relationship well, and that he 100% approved of their love and devotion to each other. Today I know that Rosie and I are/were asexual, and always were since childhood. I just didn't know there was a place on the sexual spectrum for people like us who simply do not experience libido. Ace people are still often misunderstood, and I'm often told that "sexual attraction and urges" are the one thing shared by all humans. Not true! I don't know what "sexual desire" would feel like, because when I meet an attractive person, getting naked with them is the _LAST_ thing I think of.😒🤢 I'm that person who goes to the restroom during movies every time the gratuitous "sex scene" starts because I know I won't miss anything important to the plot. It's usually thrown in just to make sure the movie gets an R rating.😏 I used to explain my nature as, "You know how small children are grossed out by "kissing scenes" in movies, and call it "gross"? I'm just one of those kids who never outgrew that opinion."😉

Jesus loves us ALL the same. We are ALL His children and doesn't have favorites. ❤ We are ALL HIS. The homeless, drug addicts, LGBTQ, Supreme Court Justices wives, Presidents and former Presidents, average Joe or Jose, women or males, We are ALL the same in Christ's eyes. ❤

Sacred Heart of Jesus, may the whole world burns with Love for Thee!

Thank you Rev. Ed for being a servant helping to turn a negative into positive testimony of God's love.

I have an acquaintance who is RC and Republican. She is perpetually upset by the rainbow being used as a symbol of Pride, that it "sullies" the rainbow, especially since its a symbol of G-ds promise not to wipe out the human race again via flood and that SHE cant wear the rainbow because it now stands for "those people." Where do I begin with her (not that I'm going to even try; its futile)? The rainbow is a natural phenomenon, it was here before "the Flood", and such stories were made up to try to explain the unexplainable .That a flood that spanned the world at all at that time, much less sent by G-d, is ridiculous. Granted, global warming might eventually do it (thanks, Republicans, for rolling back EPA protections 🙄)... If you believe in G-d, then you have to acknowledge that "those people" were put here by G-d too. They are not ped0philes, trans people are not going to do nefarious things in "your" public restroom; they just want to relieve their bladder in peace, like the rest of us. Last time I heard, that is still a G-d given right. You're more likely to confront a nefarious youth minister or senator in the restroom than a nefarious trans person. Sometimes, I just want to tell her that there's plenty of rainbow to go around. Maybe she can have a rainbow something-or-other as long as she wears her red hat (handy way to pick HER kind out) and has her husband with her so that she will not be accused as being "one of them". But then, I dont exactly see millions of bigoted fashionistas swooning over the fact they can no longer wear a rainbow either. Now I'm off to pick out my rainbow accoutrement of the day, as a straight, Southern ally who lives in one of the few Blue cities in Texas... Cheers, y'all! 🌈❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

We are taught to love. We are taught to help one another heal. The message the Bible teaches is acceptance and compassion. It says we are to love each. There are no conditions or qualifiers. Jesus says “love thy neighbor as thy self”. It teaches us to love the way Christ loves us. This is impossible. But we are called by Gods word to try.

@KyleSullivan-lx3mk

Ай бұрын

Did Jesus love the Pharisee? Did he love the money changers when he whipped them?

@kittymuuaji3806

Ай бұрын

@@KyleSullivan-lx3mk yes he did; just as a parent loves their child when they yell and punish for doing something bad, Jesus loved the money changer. You hate the behavior but still love the person. 😊

@tjbrewster920

Ай бұрын

I confess I don’t see how I can possibly love Mrs. Alito and her ilk when they actively threaten my wellbeing.

@adamdodd2853

Ай бұрын

@@KyleSullivan-lx3mk he was upset at their actions not at them. And on the cross he prayed “forgive them Father for they know not what they do”

Rev Ed sees things in a different light with the fruits of the Holy Spirit guiding his thoughts, rather than with the world's eyes of judgement and self-righteousness. Hallelujah 🙏

you had me at flipflops

I have to confess that I when I was active as an Anglican priest who's on the high Church end of the spectrum. I love all the yells smells and bells.😊

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

And icons! I love the icons of the Greek Orthodox!

@miragegrey4177

Ай бұрын

"All of the pageantry, none of the guilt"

This beautiful conversation just found me. When I was 18 (53 now) I had a tattoo placed over my heart, a peace sign wrapped in a crown of thorns, this was what Jesus meant to me at the time. Peace and blessings to ALL!

I am Catholic and ironically I attend The Sacred Heart Church. I am really enjoying your channel. Thank you. I suspect that if I were Anglican I would be low too.❤

As a practicing Roman Catholic who celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and prays the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus daily in June, it hurts my heart to think of Jesus' beautiful heart being weaponized against anyone. I can only imagine what it does to Jesus' heart.

This reminds me of the message of Mister Rogers: It's you I like, It's not the things you wear, It's not the way you do your hair But it's you I like The way you are right now, The way down deep inside you Not the things that hide you, Not your toys They're just beside you.

It's such a beautiful podcast. Thank you, Reverend Ed. I love your spirit. And your teaching and understanding of Jesus Christ, our Christian mentor. ❤

Love ❤️ is light and hate is darkness so spread light and help illuminate the world ❤️ 🌎 ♥️ ✨️ 🙏 💖 ❤️ 🌎 ♥️

My message is for all the Martha Alitos out there. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most beautiful messages. To Martha Alito and all who think like her, please fly your Sacred Heart of Jesus flag high, and please look at it and meditate on it every day. I pray the true meaning behind that image can burn through your limited human ego which creates all the fear and judgement that constrains your soul’s heart. I pray that the love behind that image flows deeply into your heart and overflows outside of you onto others, including those beautiful people across the lagoon who seem to upset you so much for just being themselves on their own property. Once you truly understand your flag, you will then begin to understand the Pride flag. I do believe symbols make us think and it would take someone with a truly hard heart to look at the Sacred Heart of Jesus image everyday and not be changed in a positive way by the meaning and energy that resonates from it. I would happily fly both flags side by side. The next time I decide to fly my Pride flag, I’ll make sure my Sacred Heart of Jesus flag is right beside it. Another excellent video. I enjoy your teachings very much.

Just as I was taught in Sunday School, the rainbow --and the Pride flag--remind me of hope, that the storm has receded, that there'll be better times ahead when people like my wife and me will be respected and loved, not despite who we are but because we are just as much Our Lord's beloved children as anyone else. The sacred heart of Jesus is a reminder of the depth and totality of that love. What better combination could there be? I had to laugh a little at your description of Highy Church and Low Church. We have one of each type in our town, and when she was young our daughter referred to them as "Fancy Church" and "Our Church."

I love my gay and trans family members and friends. No rich ruler will stop the love we have for each other. No hateful superstitious people will stop us. No church or religion will stop us loving each other, and sharing our lives. This is my secular message to all.

So appreciative of your message Ed! I have pneumonia right now and literally cant breath! Feel so discouraged about the world and so much want to go home! Sooooo confused and ashamed of my Church right now. I don't understand. PLEASE pray for me from Ecuador! ❤

@revedtrevors4961

Ай бұрын

I'll be praying for you. Feel better soon

Wow. I had that iconic image of the Lord’s heart completely wrong. Thank you. This message of intense unconditional love aligns nicely with the NDE testimonials. And, peace be with you, also. ❤

Thank you for decoding her remarks. That wasn't covered in my protestant Sunday school. I'm sure she thought she was very clever with a "shame" flag to counter a "pride" flag. Somebody needs to talk to her about the wrong sorts of Pride, or binge watch the movie "Chocolat" until it sinks in.

heal a broken spirit with enless love - Thank you Rev Ed

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

"Heal a broken spirit with endless love". That needs to be repeated over and over!

@Hopeful_One

Ай бұрын

Heal a broken spirt with endless love!! ✌🏼🤍💫 from 🍑, 🇺🇸, 🌎

Thank you Rev. Ed. You brought life out of a divisive occurance. Isn't that what the Lord often does?.

As an atheist I am so used to seeing Christian symbols used in this way that I am always wary when I see them. It's nice to know that things were started out of love.

It all gets back to using your religion as a tool to become a better person or a weapon to use against your "enemies".

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

Becoming a better person. A goal. Achieving that goal means healing each other. Tearing others apart isn't healing. Fill someone's bucket today!

Thank you for a voice of reason and compassion. I am so tired of having to deal with people like Martha Alito invoking Jesus as her own personal hitman to deal with those she hates, yes I use the word hate because for me that is the energy she exudes. It’s high time this hatefulness was called out.

Thank you. I always learn more about Jesus’s teachings from you.

Having a mentally ill brain is mostly painful, but sometimes amusing. Thank you Ed it was a beautiful message... But you words called forth a lyric😅. "And the last thing I see is my heart still beating Still beating Oh, breakin' out of my body and flyin' away" lol. My brain can be a scary space but sometimes it makes me laugh.

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your brain. May you have more laughs than pain! 💖💐

God bless you Rev. Trevor’s🩷

Amen Brother..AMEN!!!

How come the advantaged people are forever crying about their suffering? But when an impoverished person or a person of some current minority cry out they are told to be quiet and obey God more.

@auntiebobbolink

Ай бұрын

As one of the impoverished crowd, I wholeheartedly thank you!! Please keep saying this on our behalf! 💝💐💖

My heart loves your work. I pray this prayer with you.Thank you.

It made me LOL when I heard the comment on the lagoon because I had that same “petty” thought when I heard her talk about it. Amazing how some people who are so blessed have so little love and grace for others

As a high church anglican (the sort who would be pleased as punch if rood screens where reintroduced) i think everyone should know and have the attitude of the sacred heart (and the imaculate heart of mary).

Now at the end of your video, i want to say THANK YOU🎉 i feel this is one of your best messages yet. Thank you GOD for inspiring this video message 🙏 🙌 ✨️

Isn’t it interesting that the love of God shines out no matter what the intention. See it for what is represents. Hallelujah!

Beautiful TRUTH! Thanx again!

I love the way you approach what Jesus said.

Thank you! I did not understand the imagery of the Sacred Heart! I'm sure Mrs Alito has no clue in her hatred what the true meaning is and my own heart weeps for her.

Thank you for the wisdom you have given.

All of those people to me are not religious! They are filled with hate. I don’t believe God or Jesus hates… they love us all ❤Thank you ❤🙏

The devotion itself references the words of Jesus, His openess to anyone who seeks Him and its eternal nature. He is love and mercy.

Great comments, great learnings, great understandings, and wonderous all encompassing love - all in one message - fabulous! Thank you!

I stumbled on your channel and listen regularly. I am not a believer in the supernatural--mostly since being driven away from Christianity by the amount of hate that seemed so deeply embedded in everything from them at every turn. While I'm not convinced God exists, I am convinced there would be a lot more people who call themselves Christians if they saw the love for all people that you show when they saw Christians. I never imegined hate and Jesus together--but it has become impossible for me not to imagine hate and Christians as being nearly one and the same--with several notable exceptions--you being one.

Loved this message! Thank you Reverend!❤

Amen!❤

Thank you Reverend for your message and your videos. Sadly those who would use their religion as a tool for judgement and hate have very loud voices. Thank you for your voice!

Brilliant interpretation - and turning on it's ear the argument from those who would project hatred. So like Jesus! - Dan from Indiana

Amen ❤

brad pitt jesus! 😂😂😂 stop 😂😂😂 i'll die laughing!

I guess these are the same people who antagonistically growl, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” in December. What a sad existence. I am not a Christian, although I am quite familiar and in agreement that the path of Jesus is a good one to work at following. It amazes me when people who are Christians, proclaim it, and also proclaim they have been saved, and yet hurl so much vitriol in judgement of others. An Evangelical friend of mine, when I asked her about this anger and fear that seems to go with it from these supposed “saved Christians,” told me that, sadly, some people simply don’t get the Grace. Odd. As a non Christian who has an abiding faith in God, how is it that so many of us supposed “sinners” get Grace and so many who pose themselves as “members of the Jesus Club” have such turmoil in their brains. I can’t imagine willingly living that way. Especially if I believed myself to be “saved.”

As a high church Lutheran (yes, we love the smells, bells, language, and pageantry - and we do exist) I find the origin and traditional message of the Sacred Heart of Jesus beautiful. Sadly, humans are guilty of twisting sacred gifts and words, including God Themself, to base and selfish uses, and soil the beauty of those Divine gifts.

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Yes! And don't forget the icons. This Luthapalian loves Greek Orthodox icons!

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@@auntiebobbolink Why do you call us Greek Orthodox? Most of us aren't even Greek. I'm Latin and there are a lot of Slavs who share our faith.

Amen, brother! As a Roman Catholic, I endorse your message 😉. I was starting to comment before I listened to your whole video - but I stopped. You are spot on….anyone who flies a SHJ flag or puts a poster of it (or Jesus) can say they are doing it for whatever reason they want. But Jesus and his message can’t be distorted or twisted into whatever they wish. IT JUST IS! He died for ALL OF US. PERIOD. ALL OF US! And I pray that the LGBTQ+ community know that!

Thank you for so eloquently articulating the very essence of God --- LOVE of ALL creation. I needed to hear the history behind "the sacred heart of Jesus", and adjust my feelings towards those that choose to shame others. It reminds me to refrain from judging others' actions and harsh words, and requires me to express compassion and love them more deeply.

Oh, Martha: I've been _gettin the message,_ my entire life. Jesus cares about what's in our heart, not what's flying on our flagpole.

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Jesus isn't invested in flagpoles???? 👍🤙👍🤙👍🤙💝 I want the sticker and tee!!!

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@@auntiebobbolink The royalties will flow like 🥛 & 🍯! 😁

If your event doesn’t receive the recognition you think it deserves, you have a PR problem... NOT a social issue. Pro💜Love 👣🕊👽

I was raised Sacred Heart and it represents the divine wellspring of love, the source from which flows an abundance of compassion, mercy and grace. It is the heart that symbolizes the core of Jesus's message of love God above all and love your neighbours as yourself. Jesus says, love one another, inspire others and give comfort. Flying a Sacred Heart flag is acceptance of the pride flag. These people do not understand Sacred Heart.

The two greatest commandments are to love God and to love others. Never find yourself breaking either of those.

This is EXTREMELY informative. I had NO perspective on her comments, and frankly considered her a kook and a homophobe and a threat to democracy with the ear of an equally dangerous Supreme Court Justice intent on imposing HIS beliefs on humanity, devoid of reality. If only there were a means to communicate with the different "sides" but Alito himself says, one side must win and the other lose.

Thank you, Rev. Just commenting to help spread the Word.

Thank you! Very informative. And a beautiful teaching. God is Love.🙏

"my first thought was ... you live on a lagoon".... LOL 🤣🤣😂😂👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖

I'm with Rev Ed! That was my first thought - "you live on a lagoon?" 😅

Thank you Ed. Exquisite...God Bless

Thanks for this Rev Ed I heard some of this Alito with the scared Heart on the news..Love your commentary on this. First what is her intentions with her comment is it about to erase the pride flag with the Scared Heart flag to cover over what she thinks is sinful . Or is she loving and kind to her neighbor saying that the pride flag is a blessing a joy of humanity..Is she a hipprocary, As a Catholic raised the Scared Heart is very special now some conservative Catholics are eating this up they love it going against the pride flags it like the Post it note Ninja video....God Bless 🕊️ Nimultis

Thank you for your perspective and all the effort you put into guiding us toward the light.

I remember when rainbows were all part of vacation bible school. I always figured the LGBTQ picked it to remind Christians that Jesus loves all. So I get lots of joy at pseudo-Christians getting upset at Pride flags. Also... "I can tell you one thing about the Founding Fathers. They sure had fabulous wigs."

Great talk.. educational for me.. wish Martha alito would listen.. ❤

I was brought up in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. They don't use as much symbolism as even the lower Anglican church.

This one made me cry

"I Don't Care If It Rains or Freezes Long As I Got My Plastic Jesus Ridin"On The Dashboard Of My Car😮😅

Thank you ❤ Amen 🙏