Sunday Morning Sunshine: A Story About a Collie Dog

 Ye have been called unto liberty.

Galatians 5:13

Some time ago I was the possessor of a beautiful collie called Jock. When he first came to London, he was wild with spirit and would dash away. I would never have seen him again had I not put him under the law by the purchase of a strong collar with a chain attached.

Jock soon go to know me, and after he had been with me some weeks, I went to take him out. He put up his head as usual for the collar and chain, but I said, "No, Jock, no more chain."

I opened the door and for the first time, he bounded out free. He dashed away as if I should never see him again, but just then another law, of which he was unaware, came into operation, and he came trotting back to walk with me, held by a chain stronger than any made of steel.

For the law of liberty is the law of love.

--A.T. Schofield, from Old Scrapbook

Rambling Friday: The Law of Love

When the Collie was Set Free

(a story from A.T. Schofield from Old Scrapbook)

"You have been called unto liberty." Galatians 5:13

Some time ago I was the possessor of a beautiful collie called "Jock." When he first came, he was wild in spirit and would dash away. I would never have seen him again had I not put him under law by the purchase of a strong collar and chain.

Jock soon got to know me, and after he had been with me for some weeks, I went to take him out. He put up his head as usual for the collar and chain, but I said, "No, Jock, no more chain."

I opened the door, and for the first time, he bounded out free. He dashed away as if I should never see him again. But just then another law, of which he was unaware, came into operation. He came trotting back to walk with me, held by a chain stronger than any made of steel.

For the law of liberty is the law of love.

Serious Wednesday: Enjoy Your Freedom!

Freedom! What does it mean? What is freedom?

Big questions in this world of -- should I say...turmoil? Change? Disagreements? Injustice?

BUT...we do have freedom of:

• religion
• press
• freedom to have a trial by jury
• freedom to assemble peaceably
• freedom to petition the government

Freedom means more than just the right to act however I choose. It's greater than that: it stands for everyone to have an equal opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The definition of liberty is having the ability to act according to your will as long as it doesn't affect the ability of someone else to act according to his/her own will. 

Definition:

Freedom:  to be free from something
liberty: to be free to do something


Today, as we celebrate Independence Day, July 4th, let's remember how important it is to have freedom. Because without it, we would have to SAY what the government wants us to say. Because without it we would be thrown out (or worse) of the country if we didn't believe what the government believed.

Let's never take our freedom for granted, but be thankful we live in the great United States of America!

Happy 4th!

Sunday Morning Peace

Oh, say can you see

by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hailed 

at the twilight's last gleaming,

Whose broad stripes and bright stars 

through the perilous fight,

O'er the ramparts we watched 

were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare, 

the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night

that our flag was still there!

Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?

Blessings!