Jesus - I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through (faith in) me.
Paula - Jesus isn't enough. You need to make a pilgrimage.
Us - who else requires a pilgrimage to get to paradise?
In case anyone wants a refresher
https://www.history.com/articles/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
One thing I don't want to see is that only the wealthy can afford to serve as a senator or representative. Anyone who meets the criteria should be able to do it and not be poorer, or much wealthier, after their time of service.
Even better - the government provides private barracks in DC. Nothing special, something like a 2 or 3 bedroom condo. Then they can maintain their residence in their home state and have a simple place in close enough to walk to the capital. If they don't like it, they can live somewhere else on their own dime.
If they have to walk or bike a mile or two to the capital, I bet they'd find a way to take care of the homeless population.
You make an interesting point. It reminds me of when I used to travel a bit for work, and often hit up a bookstore before heading to the gate. I would be lucky to find a copy of something I was interested in, and sometimes I'd grab the last one on the shelf. The NY Times Bestsellers (trash novels and popular people authors) would be several stacks prominently displayed, and there were always plenty of them. Would rarely see someone buy one. I never connected the dots at the time, I was just curious to see who would bother to buy one and seldom caught anyone in the act.
I missed that post, so I find that very interesting. I've been thinking about April 19th for a while (probably 3 weeks), and even searched for April 19th Q drops and shots heard around the world. Normally I don't pay too much attention to dates, but 250 years is significant, especially seeing where things are going lately.
Jesus put his stamp throughout the Hebrew OT. It's the name of God that is never translated (Aleph Tav). Also, the OT paints a picture of who Jesus will be when he comes. But the nation was expecting a God who would be a national / military leader, not a sacrifice for sin. Yet the OT reveals the need and requirement for a once for all sacrifice for sin. The NT reveals this God who has always loved humanity, but has been so far removed from God that they don't see their need for God. God made it easy for people to come to him, but men (and women) and religion made it difficult by adding rules and regulations and many distractions.