I have a sister name Sally. Sally is a loving, caring, and supportive sister. Sally is the oldest sibling in our family and she takes pride in the fact that she has helped raise us. Sally has been married to her loving husband Bob for ten years. Sally and Bob have three children Jessica who is 4, Riley who just made 6 years of age, and Solaiman who is 8. When Sally is not working her full-time job as a Medical Assistant, Sally is working to complete her bachelor’s degree. I am truly amazed that she has been able to maintain her 4.0 grade point average. When Sally is not working she tends to enjoy volunteering with the Salvation Army on the weekends and feeding the homeless at various shelters throughout Southern California. Sally has always …show more content…
She claims that all they do is focus on the problems and shortcomings of others, instead of examining their own lives. First, I would like to point out to Sally that we do not attend church for people. Sally should remember that we attend for our own spiritual growth and connection to God. Second, what people have to say is irrelevant and should be the least of her concerns. As I mentioned, Sally played a major part in raising me and my siblings and she always told us never to fear another person. She also told us to believe that we could achieve anything we desired to achieve. So why should Sally allow the views of other people and their shortcomings to dictate her actions or self esteem? It’s ok if someone thinks she is not perfect, because none of us are. Moreover, I can attest to Sally’s character as my sister and she definitely has a good heart. Also, Sally is a very honest person and she is not afraid to speak her mind, so I doubt she would ever have to deal with someone approaching her to voice anything judgmental. Due to Sally’s strong belief in God, allowing people at church to hinder the relationship she has with God, is unacceptable. People will always have something to say about someone, but that is not something that can be avoided. For instance, I am pretty sure there are judgmental people at Sally’s job, or maybe at the grocery stores she visits on a regular basis, even at the gym she attends with her family. However, I am certain that Sally would not allow those types of individuals to stop her from feeding her family. Lastly, it is important for Sally to find a church that offers support instead of ridicule could be the best thing for Sally. Sally should remember that every church is not the same. If Sally takes time to look for a church home that matches her personality, but also meets the needs of her family, she will no longer have this concern. I would suggest
Throughout the story she places judgement, she lies and manipulates her family, and she proves to only care for herself. She does all of this while claiming to be a lady, and holding herself is higher regard than everyone else around her. She continually shows that she is not lady, and she is also doing the things that she looks down upon other for, This is an example of a true hypocrite. Another shining example of her hypocrisy is shown when she brings up religion when speaking to The Misfit. “Do you ever pray?(258).”
To present the use of Christian clichés, O'Connor introduces the character Mrs. Hopewell. In fact, from the beginning O'Connor presents her favorite sayings. "Nothing is perfect" abides as her first favorite saying, then "that is life", and finally "other people have their opinions too" (O'Connor, 151). Every time Mrs. Hopewell speaks out loud in the story, it forms a cliché. Throughout the entire story, Mrs. Hopewell also holds good intentions to help her daughter.
Annie commented that going to church is an event. She has to mentally, prepare for church. Not knowing what will happen when she is in church. She knows or she said you have to believe in something bigger than yourself. Allowing the atonement to work when it is needed.
Atlantic Cape Community College Church After Several Years Amina Holliday Reflection Paper 10/27/2015 Abstract I always knew church was where people was to worship God but I didn’t understand why people had put so much faith into the pastor.
Miss Maudie was often seen in the garden wearing men’s overalls. However, Miss Maudie is a Baptist, and some Baptists believe that it is against the Bible to spend time outside for pleasure. They told her that she would go to hell unless she read the Bible and stopped gardening. Miss Maudie ignored them and kept on watering her flowers and working on her garden. Through this action, Miss Maudie demonstrates to Scout to stand up for herself if she truly believes in what she is doing.
During the time she is speaking for something she believes in and that is hard to do. I can attest to how hard this actually is because I have spoke about something that is not the most popular belief. I am a Mormon. Many people do not like Mormons and speak badly, falsely, about my church. One time in class my teacher was bearing false witness against my religion.
She also knows Jesus and has probably been a witness to His healings and listened to His teachings. Jesus has not been received with hospitality, but judgement for letting this sinful woman touch him(7v40). The text says Jesus turned to look at the woman but spoke to Simon. Jesus understood her selfless act to meet his need. She knows people are watching yet she does not let her shame deter her from ministering to Jesus.
She told me a story that really fits this sermon; It was a school day, so she got the children up to get ready for school, but it was one of those days, where they did not want to get up or even listen to their mom; well this went on for a while, so Gina was so frustrated, she went up stairs to her room and locked herself in the bathroom; eventually the kids made their
Since she has been in a church fight before and promised God that she would never be in another, she does not want the congregation to continue with the investigation against Brother Procrastinator. She warns them that they would get into trouble and that “no church fight can be built on a lie”(5). She doesn’t want the church to be torn apart in the effort to dismiss the minister, but instead she suggests that the congregation pray for God to touch his heart if he is indeed doing wrong. “For after all, we are serving God, not man. Men may come and men may go, but God stays forever”(5-6).
Women is to submit to man, not the other way around. In 1 Timothy 2:12 it says, “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence”. She is in direct violation of what the bible says! Lastly, in my case I would like to point out the most heinous accusation Mrs. Hutchinson has made yet.
Julio’s comment about the treatment of women in the Pentecostal church shows how religion has manipulated women like Blanca into positions where they are expected to be directed and restrained by others. The inclusion of the pastor in the list of glorified roles shows that religion is held to such a high degree that it should be included on the same level of need as any other family member like a husband or child. Religious followers often have specific symbols that represent their religion in their lives or an object that they hold sacred because it represents their faith in their beliefs. However, the people of the Pentecostal church have placed their representation of faith into the pastor and made
I attended this church for about 2 years when I started my sophomore year at DBU and was offered a position in children’s ministry at First Baptist Colleyville. Bent-tree and FBC were the two largest churches I have been a part of both between 3,000-5,000 in total Sunday attendance. Both follow the same basic order of service. Begin around 11am with 10-15 minutes of worship singing, then announcements, followed by an special aspect of the service like a video a special song etc.… The sermon lasts about 25-35 minutes and we close with prayer and one final worship song.
The culture of Judaism held her back from speaking about her Christianity because it was disrespectful to go against their customs and beliefs of raising their child in Jewish ways. “I will remember that I’m a hired girl, and work harder at my job, and if I want something to happen, I will only pray about it and not do anything. ”(Schlitz 232). Janet has a scare of unemployment due to her ignorance of meddling around in someone’s room. She prioritizes and tells herself that she will pray to the Blessed Mother if she wants something to happen.
" This makes the readers think that Mrs. Hopewell will go through the same experience in order to destroy her confidence and control to use Mrs. Freeman. As readers, we should think differently when we read a story especially Ms. Flannery O’Connor's stories. We should not think that she is mocking religion, as she is a religious person herself. There can be instances where we feel like we want to be able to feel or experience the story itself. What we don’t see in the story is how Ms. O'Connor's characters used the idea of religion, how all are equally guilty and showing hypocrisy, at the same time become aware to their
It is all she has. In practice, it can be harder to maintain faith and leave your worries in God’s hands as life provides reasons not