DEAD EFFIGY

I. YESTERDAY’S LOST TRACES

Five hundred dollars was what it would cost to get my storage out of hock. I used to bitch if I made five hundred dollars in a week. My notebooks were in there. My Dad’s Railroad Time Books, my math library, theological library, language library, art library, literature library, and various other books. There were computers, tools, for computers, my archives, the remnants to my recording studio, cameras, photographs, paintings, and many irreplaceable things. There was the Bible that my grandparent’s gave me. That Bible is the only thing left from my grandparents. My Dad stole the watch that my granddad gave me. My sister and him sold the land that he had inherited. All I have left from my grandparents are influence and memory. My cousins still have their family land and things from our grandparents. There were letters, memorabilia, experiments, and all of the things that one acquires within a lifetime. My grandparent’s bed was in there, my solar panels, clothes, toiletries, some food. My taxes were in there and I desperately need those to settle my tax problem. Everything that was dear to me and everything that I required to get back on my feet was in that storage unit.

 

I tutored my nieces in the second grade. I willed my comic book collection to them. All of this time, I kept that promise. Local ministries tried to steal it. I never sold one comic book. My oldest niece got molested because my family did not step in. That comic book collection was money. My nieces will never get anything. They will not get any sort of family legacy because Christy and Dad sold the house and land. 

I called my sister the day before and asked her for money. She and Dad got around $250,000 for the house that was built for retirement in 2009. The self-righteous bitch did not give me a dime. She will give my nieces nothing. Dad does not even have anything to do with his grandchildren. The relationship between Dad and Chris is sick. What they did to Mum is evil and cruel. After all of the struggle, the storage unit got sold. I can not believe it. I am left with absolutely nothing but a laptop and the shirt on my back. I do not have my former business contacts, toiletries, clothes, and now it is all gone.

II. BESERKERS

I walked up to the storage facility. I stood outside the fence within eyesight of the unit. I put my face against the cement wall and held the iron bars and I closed my eyes and prayed. I was there for quite a while. Someone called the police. I knew what was up. I knew the officer did not want to tell me to leave. I knew he felt my pain. I made it easy for him. I left. If it was the right thing to do, then whoever called the police would have no problem telling me to leave. 

I positioned myself across the street. There was a crowd of people in front of my unit. Then I watched most of them leave. I thought that God intervened. What remained was a handful. I watched my storage door go up and I fell in the dirt beside the road and stuck my face in a jacket and I cried. I wailed through tears like a hurt animal. I wailed for over an hour. I lost my voice. 

III. THE FUNDAMENTAL DISCARD

All of this could have easily been averted if only one ministry or church would abide by the dictates of the very Bible that it proclaims. Matthew 18:15-20 determines how Believers should handle conflict. The basis of this is to take 2 or 3 Believers with you and let them hear both sides and then settle things between you in accordance to Scripture. I could not find anyone. It seems as if they claim to be a Bible believing Church or Ministry, then adherence to this Scripture would be fundamental. If they do not abide by Scripture, then would this not be a false representation of the organization. If they collect money under the premise of a ministry or church then would they not be guilty of fraud? If they claim to only abide by certain Scriptures, should not these Scriptures be posted somewhere? 

The churches in this area usually claim to be politically conservative. If that is so, then why do they take federal grants. That would seem to go against Church doctrine as well as doctrines of the politically conservative. After all, the power lies in one that doles out the money. If a Church is in the position to accept money, then would that Church also be placing something between God and them. If the government does not like something from the pulpit, they will cut-off your money. In our world, money competes with God for worship. Jesus paid taxes, how come churches do not pay taxes? By the same token, if one is collecting money in the state of Texas, then one should also have the correct state documentation that enables these endeavors. This would be good for the means of transparency. It is sad that the government must be the operator within checks and balances. If this were a better world, then the churches would police themselves. Then again, the world is burning.

DEAD EFFIGY   +   NATIVES 13   +   LEAGUE OF DREAD

by El-Pooh!