A Curious Girl: Peace Process... music to my ears

hey people.

doing msn for ages has turned me into a no caps person.

Let's just stop this right now! OK. Wee-ell, for the past few days I've been feeling a bit weird. Like I want to be really passionate about God but I don't really know how - so I've been trying to spend time with him, and work out what it is getting in my way.

Today I went to Bluewater again jobhunting. So utterly tiring. By the law of averages I ought to get at least one job out of it, I handed in 15 CVs (resume!) and 4 application forms, and collected I don't know how many more forms.

After that... well, firstly I'm feeling a little guilty - I wanted to start my new voluntary work (more on this later!!!) today and realised that a) today was Mum and Clive's wedding anniversary and b) that after Wednesday's rather disastrous meeting, the CU were going to meet up to discuss, well, everything, and I'm saying 'well' a lot today. So I called Linda, the woman who invited me, and told her, 'It's my parents' wedding anniversary'. Which was true but misleading, as I was going to James's, not out to celebrate with them. I felt really dumb afterwards. I mean, why didn't I just say I couldn't come after all or something and then left the explanations until she asked??

*sigh*. Anyways, I got the bus to the station, and the train, and then, having made amazing time and been wonderfully economical (thanks God!!) down to having money from ironing Stephen's shirts and discount due to my citizen card, I had to find my way to James' house. As I was walking up a likely looking road I saw Emily! Emily, year 10 Goth and generally amusing and affectionate person. We had a nice chat and then she told me where to go. And I arrived early!! :-) Even though my legs are killing me now... but that was probably the jobhunting.

The meeting at James's went well. We prayed lots, came up with good ideas, and settled some of the rubbish that was in our way. And then James's Dad gave me a lift home, which was nice - I only asked for a lift to the station! He was easy to talk to, too, we talked about the CU, and health, and stuff like that.

And what about the IRA decommissioning?? I was watching the news and wondering why people weren't leaping up and down for joy. It's because no-one believes it! :-) But it's really good, I'm praying that it will lead to peace because I think that we're all sick and tired of extremists. Peace in Northern Ireland? Isn't that kinda against tradition? It would also be good if those people who had to give up their families fighting against the extremists - I read about one in a Sunday Times supplement - the secret fighters, if they could be allowed to go home. I read about a man whose family were told he was dead, who'd been through terrible things fighting the IRA and saving people's lives. (He had a autobiography, something like '50 dead men walking' or something, obviously using a changed name) I am praying that God will now use the IRA to bring good to NI because they, and other extreme groups, have done so many bad things in the pursuit of whatever they believe is right. It'd be a rather nice irony if good stuff now happpened because of them - it'll be harder than hard, but some forgive and forget would be very nice right now.

On the other front, the war in Afghanistan is very scary right now. I hope it ends soon... because... OK, this'll be controversial, but I think that things are much worse in Afghanistan than in America. The Taliban either need to be reformed or removed, that is true, but I hope that it happens quickly. Our soldiers in Afghanistan know what they're getting into - the Afghan civilians, like the victims of Sept 11th, were thrown into this with no choice, unaware of what would happen to them.

And the guestbook entry yesterday - hmm. Yes, I know the Harry Potter film is American. It just annoyed me that they had to change the title at all. The Philosopher's Stone is an object of legend - the Sorcerer's Stone, by comparison, is meaningless except within the book. It's OK that it means something within the book, but I personally think that Philosopher's Stone is a much better title. And as to your other comments; I'm sorry it scares/unnerves/intimidates you (pick appropriate choice!) that I am a Christian. God rocks, he loves us so much that he died for us. It really is something worth being passionate about.

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