Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Growing up in a Methodist church we said this together out loud during church. I can't remember the Methodist thing we said it wasn't a prayer more like an affirmation. Weirdly when I hear it everything comes back and I can say it. Funny how the brain works like that.
right there with ya.
Amen.
Amen.
The perfect prayer. Or at least that's what this theologian I met in a swimming pool once told me. I was new in my faith, but I have an interest in poetry, and he was explaining it in linguistic terms as "a perfect prayer". It was very interesting, but to be fair, I was in a public swimming pool with a bunch of friends and our 2 year olds at the time, so my attention was divided. Stuck with me superficially, at least.
Amen. 🙏✝️