Monday, November 5, 2007

Happiness - Equal Opportunity for All

by Rev. T. Wade Clegg, III

If you believe in a good and gracious God,
you must rise above the defects in any
religious beliefs which deter, deny and
advocate that happiness be limited to a
designated group.

America is not only based on the pursuit
of happiness, but its character is defined
by the right of an individual to obtain it.
American character is defined by the
determination of the most gifted, most
secure, most abundantly blessed to assure
that happiness can be a reality for all, even
when happiness by so many is but a dream,
seemingly unattainable

Look deeply into your faith and if any
religious or political leader, who is secure
in his or her own pursuit of happiness, yet
devoted to the denial of others to have that
same right, then look away from that person,
group or organization, and find fellowship
with those in diligent pursuit of awakening
the best in our nature.

To do nothing or support the diminishment
of another's happiness is a distortion of that
which is good and gracious. People are
endowed with the capacity to rise above
any dogma perpetuated by men. When
Scripture is not allowed to bring out the best
in humanity, it has no attachment to that which
is proclaimed to be good and gracious...and
certainly no God worthy of recognition and
praise would associate with such perversions.

It is simply not logical to believe that happiness
must be confined. You will not have to look too
deeply to recognize those who proclaim their
selfishness by advocation or simply adherence.
Once known...take the path which allows you
to reach your higher self for the least able
among us. If you are in need of a purpose, this
rates among the most divine human objectives.

2 comments:

Reverend Elisheva Clegg said...

From the Weingarten's:

Blessings Our beloved Cleggs,

What a great service - you have begun a blog site.
Luke and I were married just about a year and a half ago in Shenandoah Valley in May; as a team and individually you touched everyone present and made our day 95% ceremony and 5% dance and drink. If you ever need or want us to share how you touched our life or want us to give a testimony of how awe-some our ceremony and wedding was...becasue of your love, detail, and true spirit, please do not hesitate, we love you and wish you the best.

most sincerely,

kerin and luke weingarten

Reverend Elisheva Clegg said...

From the Sasser's

Hello! Congratulations on the Blog - it is fantastic. I just read through what you have written thus far and it is, as always very inspirational! I especially like when you include articles such as the one from the Post that talked about the research of women holding their husbands hands. I always find this stuff very intriguing.

So I thought I would share a quick update...NO we aren't pregnant...YET! = ) BUT...we are moving to Dallas, TX in 1 week. Jon accepted an Executive Producer position with WFAA (ABC affiliate) and the #1 station in Dallas. It was an amazing opportunity that came "knocking" on our door and we felt it was the right move. So - goodbye Kentucky, hello Texas. I, you ask? I just landed an amazing opportunity with the Dallas Morning News as a National Sales Exec for the travel sector - I am very excited as I will be able to travel a bit and just add some new experiences to life. It if funny how the media is really allowing us to experience so many different parts of our beautiful country. It should be a very exciting venture and I have a feeling one that will also allow us to experience parenthood for the first time - fingers crossed!!!!! = )

We hope you are doing well and often think about you both. Did you finish school? If so - CONGRATS!!! We of course watched our wedding video on our 1st year anniversary - my dad still raves about how wonderful you both were and what a perfect ceremony you created for us! We too cherish it very much!

All our best to you both and hey...its that time of year again....HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
XOXO
Christine and Jon Sasser