YARGH! How come there's a Miss Sixty in Istanbul and Kuwait City but not in Singapore/Malaysia/Hong Kong? It's so unfair, I could gripe on and on but well I'm leaving on a jet plane tomorrow. Lots of things to do - play the piano for father as early present, tweeze eyebrows, shite I can't even remember what else there is...

Today I went to church with my brother and his friend. His friend is so cute and smiley but it's too bad he's got a girlfriend. The best guys are taken. Anyway I have to do a checklist of things to bring. I'll miss home! My hamsters, my bed, I'll miss checking my email, bumming at home... ah well, see you again in 9 days time! XXX

posted by beautiful at 5:12 am

At the lowest level, anger in the heart results in "judgment," which is represented by the Jewish local court, where the least of the three punishments are meted out.
Then, He names one of the initial ways that anger in the heart becomes anger that kills: Using abusive language toward others ("raqa" means nitwit or imbecile) destroys their self-esteem by belittling their true worth. The abuser must now face a trial before the Sanhredin, the highest judicial body.
Finally, Jesus warns us that holding others in contempt ("you fool") is even worse. No longer an "imbecile," the person under attack is being called "worthless" (the direct meaning of the Greek word used for "fool"). To get so angry at people that we totally disregard their value is to condemn ourselves to "Gehenna". (Gehenna was a local valley used by a pagan cult to burn children to death as a sacrifice for their demonic gods, and the Jews thought it a fitting representation of what we today call "hell.")
When someone treats us unfairly, anger is a natural reaction. As a feeling, there is nothing sinful about it, but what we do with it indicates how close we are to Christ.

posted by beautiful at 8:46 pm