August 2025 – Religious Politics | The Word by Ray Joseph Cormier

US DOLLAR – IMAGE OF THE BEAST

Posted on August 13, 2025August 22, 2025 by Ray Joseph Cormier

An American Oligarchy is taking over the US Democratic Republic.

American Politicians and the Public are beginning to notice Federal Debt Is UP 236% since 2009. Federal Spending Is UP 121% with Unfunded Liabilities at $221 TRILLION (promises) that Congress had made to get elected. That is unsustainable and the Biblical TRIBULATION is on it’s way. The BEAST in the Revelation of Jesus Christ may be part of our near term Future we must face.

Trump has more $Billionaires in his Cabinet than any other Cabinet in US History. $Billionaires Musk & $Ramaswamy cut $Billions in assistance to the Poor and Middle Class in the US and the World. Christ Jesus doesn’t ban the rich from entering the kingdom of heaven but as it’s written, a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. They love their vanity and money giving them power too much and will not give it up. Jesus’ parable of the rich man and impoverished Lazarus in Luke 16 tells us that.

“And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain” tells us the BEAST is a Nation on Earth. Revelation 16:10.

Is it co-incidence or a telltale SIGN, the Limousine of the US President is called “THE BEAST? It goes with him wherever he travels in THIS World, Domestic and Foreign. I doubt anyone in the White House was thinking of the prophecies in the Revelation of Jesus Christ naming it THE BEAST.

What leads to ARMAGEDDON, aka the great day of the Battle of Almighty God, and shaping up between Theocratic Israel and Theocratic Iran in the Middle East TODAY with Christian US complicity, where Bible History started is described in Revelation 16:13-16: And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of THE BEAST, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(false beliefs about God) For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth (Billionaires, Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs and other Idols of the people) and of the whole world, (the passive powerless) to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief.(when you least expect it) Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue ARMAGEDDON.

The Image of the Beast and the US Dollar

Trump’s threat to place 100% tariffs on the BRICK Nations over the US Dollar brings into view other descriptions of “THE BEAST” And they worshipped the dragon which gave power to THE BEAST: and they worshipped THE BEAST, saying, Who is like THE BEAST? who is able to make war with him?

It’s increasingly evident Russia, Iran, North Korea and China is able to make WAR against THE BEAST

And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. The US is the only Nation to actually use Nukes in WAR. WE know from History if it happened once, it can happen again. In his 1st term Trump threatened “FIRE and FURY” like this World has never seen before!”

For behold, the Lord shall come with FIRE, and like a tempest, His chariots, to render His anger with FURY, and His rebuke with flames of FIRE.

I don’t know if Trump’s Christian Nationalist supporters put those words in his mouth, but what Trump said in 2017 could be the WARNING to the World, since North Korea is Russia’s ally in the US WAR against Russia, using Ukrainians as cannon fodder and the sacrificial lambs in the long planned US WAR with Russia over Ukraine. started this prophecy in the Jewish Old Testament: For behold, the Lord shall come with FIRE, and like a tempest, His chariots, to render His anger with FURY, and His rebuke with flames of FIRE. For with FIRE, will the Lord contend, and with His sword with all flesh, and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

Could the wildfires, mostly affecting the nominally Christian rich Nations, be a wake up call all these years after Trump’s threat? Only the FIRE of NUKES would fulfill this part of the major Jewish Prophet Isaiah: those slain by the Lord shall be many.

And he had power to give life unto the image of THE BEAST, that the image of the beast should both speak, (MONEY TALKS), and cause that as many as would not worship the image of THE BEAST (US DOLLAR) should be killed. The US has waged more WARS in this World since it dropped NUKES on Hiroshima & Nagasaki 80 years ago this month, than Russia, Iran, North Korea and China did combined.

And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (MONEY is NEEDED to buy or sell anything) Up to now the US DOLLAR is this World’s Reserve Currency so all buying and selling between Nations has to use the US Dollar.

The BEAST is mentioned in different chapters of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, but in Chapter 19 it’s written: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war. […] And I saw the BEAST, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
And the BEAST was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the BEAST, and them that worshipped his image.

In 1981, I hitchhiked from Ottawa to WhiteHorse in the Yukon and back, a 5600 km voyage to draw attention to that rider on the White Horse.

The Consumer Society erected over us, is consuming us alive! In a money driven World, the existence of $Billionaires is a crime against Humanity when collectively they could eliminate Hunger and Homelessness, Sickness and Disease and many other ills of Society. The Vision of Christ is “call no man on Earth your Father for we have one Father in heaven.

I actually wrote to Pope Francis a few years ago, politely suggesting because of those recorded words of the Christ, he should renounce being referred to as THE HOLY FATHER like Pope John Paul I renounced the 1000 year old Catholic Ritual and Tradition Popes were Crowned and Enthroned like the World saw for King Charles.

Considering Popes had the Power in Europe, and that Papal Power through European Christian Colonialism extended government structures modelled on the governing structure of the Vatican Curia. The Pope’s attitude was, The pope is only a simple priest. No Crown and no Throne for the pope.’ He renounced all the exterior symbols of Power. The pope’s action was so Revolutionary being young with a great natural smile. By that action his Vision for the Future was a major challenge to the STATUS QUO. His boldness signified a major shake up of the Powers of this World.

It’s the World’s loss this young and energetic Pope was dead in only 33 Days. There were 3 Popes in 1978.

It is only with the benefit of 49 years hindsight we see the Powers of this World are being shaken and tested like never before in OUR TIMES.

Observing the trends in the exclusively Jewish Society some 2600 years ago, the great major Jewish Prophet Isaiah, saw the People were already going down the Path where TRUTH is PERISHED in the street and EQUITY CANNOT ENTER.

From then to now it’s no wonder the People TODAY don’t know what to believe?

The instrument of US dominance of this World has been the US Dollar and those days are rapidly coming to an END.

The Kansas City Times, quoting me as a totally unknown Canadian, published this brief excerpt from a much longer article September 13, 1976: “He came to town for the Republican National Convention and will stay until the election in November TO DO GOD’S BIDDING: To tell the World, from Kansas City, this country has been found wanting and its days are numbered […] He gestured toward a gleaming church dome. “The gold dome is the symbol of BABYLON,” he said.” […] He wanted to bring to the Public’s attention an “idea being put out subtly and deceptively” by the government that we have to get prepared for a War with Russia.”

That 1976 FUTURE is NOW with the Revelation of the details GENERALLY unfolding in the spirit of the letter.
The World is waking up to see Americans may hasten “its days are numbered” part of the 1976 Vision, and waits with bated breath.

“The Dollar is THE BEAST’S mark. Its fall is the warning. And the choice is now: Worship the system—or seek the Kingdom.”

PROPHET SEES CANADA AS THE SPIRITUAL ISRAEL

Posted on August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 by Ray Joseph Cormier

Canada is not just a nation—it’s CanaDa, a divine signpost. Like the wedding at Cana, where Christ saved the best wine for last, this land has been reserved for THIS TIME.

For those not familiar with the record in John 2, Jesus told the servants to fill the 6 water pots to the brim with water, each one holding from 68 to 100 litres, and Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. The ruler of the feast tasted the wine

Time flies is an old adage, but in the past it applied mostly to Senior Citizens. These Days, with Everything, Everywhere All At Once happening, it’s flying by faster for everybody! TODAY is the 39th Anniversary since The Halifax Daily News published this article with the header, PROPHET SEES CANADA AS THE NEW ISRAEL. Unfortunately the reporter was more concerned with reporting on the sensational, than reporting the positive Signs and Reasons why I saw that Vision so long ago.

The newspaper record was published 10 years before Natanyahu became Prime Minister in Israel, pursuing his Genocidal vision against Palestinians, kept in power by an Old Testament Jewish Religious Establishment since January 2023. Netanyahu’s 1977 Lukid Party Platform was unequivocal:

a. The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable and is linked with the right to security and peace; therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.

b. A plan which relinquishes parts of western Eretz Israel, undermines our right to the country, unavoidably leads to the establishment of a “Palestinian State,” jeopardizes the security of the Jewish population, endangers the existence of the State of Israel. and frustrates any prospect of peace.

If temporal Israel has become a machine of genocide, then CanaDa must become the Spiritual Israel—a nation judged not by Conquest, but by Truth and Justice.

When Palestinians say “from the river to the Sea Palestine will be FREE,” Israel has the US led ‘International Community’ believing it’s a terrorist threat, as if Israel isn’t acting out State sponsored TERRORISM against Palestinians! There is a Israeli-Palestinian history of conflict prior to October 7, 2023, that started in 1948!

A large part of the Jewish Old Testament deals with God’s continual displeasure with the stiff necked, disobedient “Chosen People.” Today’s generation of Israelis are so unlike Abraham’s Faith in the Eternal God. Abraham pleaded with God, the innocent should not be killed with the guilty in the Destruction of Sodom. When the President of Israel, soon after October 7 essentially said ALL Palestinians are Hamas, he gave the IDF State blessing to kill the innocent with the guilty the World can see Israel is doing to this Day.

Some 100 years after God promised Abraham he would be the Father of MANY NATIONS, not only the Jewish State, Jacob and his sons saw what they believed to be “The Promised Land” for the 1st Time. Genesis 34 makes very clear the local king’s son was madly in love with Jacob’s Daughter Dinah, and begged his father to ask Jacob to be able to marry her, and settle in the Land big enough for both people do do business in as it was in those Times, and live as one People. God was fulfilling The Promise, essentially giving the land to the ‘Chosen People.’

Jacob’s sons said the only way that could happen was if they became circumcised like they were. The king’s son, loving Dinah that much, was the 1st to agree and convinced the other men the strangers were Peaceful and they should agree to such an alien concept. The Jewish record is clear. “Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that Jacob’s two sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, and they came upon the city with confidence, and they killed every male.” They plundered the city, their flocks and their cattle and their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and whatever was in the field they took. And all their wealth and all their infants and their wives they captured and plundered, and all that was in the house.” and quickly got out of town. Jacob’s sons did that without informing Jacob beforehand.

In this COMMON ERA of Christ, circumcision takes on a Spiritual sense of the letter:

The record in the Old Testament of the 2nd Time the Hebrew hoards saw the Land of Canaan some 400 years later, tells us the “Chosen People” killed the women and children and their flocks were all killed. They finally got “The Promised Land” by killing everyone not a Hebrew. Genocide didn’t exist as a word then as we see happening with Israeli Jews Today.

Israel didn’t exist when Jesus walked the West Bank during the Roman OCCUPATION of Palestine until it was recreated from the Old Testament in 1948. By that Time film existed, and now we have instantaneous TV reporting of the unfolding Israeli Genocide in Gaza as it’s happening in this World TODAY.

The ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population of Canaan/Palestine had to be done slowly so the World doesn’t notice it all at once. Now it’s wide open for all the World to see! Israeli Jews Today are so unlike Abraham and Jacob. The Book describes Jacob in Genesis 32. Jacob wrestled with a man-angel all night long even though he dislocated Jacob’s hip. Even with that pain, Jacob wouldn’t let him go until the angel blessed him,

Israel in biblical Hebrew has many meanings, “to struggle, to exercise influence, or to prevail, straight, honest, honourable, law-abiding, righteous and a God-fearing person” like Jacob now long dead.

Israel Today is a serial violator of International Law, not honest, not honourable and not righteous and lies constantly in it’s WAR Propaganda where TRUTH is always the 1st casualty .

In this Time of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, these verses apply to Israel and the World;

[9] I know your works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but you are rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Revelation 2

[9] Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Revelation 3

The Vision of CanaDa becoming the Spiritual Israel is now coming into clearer focus since the World can see the murderous massacre of Palestinian women and children in Gaza, along with the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land in the illegal Israeli occupation of the West Bank since the 1967 WAR. Israel started it’s ECONOMIC WAR and SIEGE of Gaza when Hamas won the Palestinian Election in 2006, the only election the Palestinian People ever had for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian Election all external Election Monitors, including Jimmy Carter, certified as DEMOCRATIC, FREE and FAIR. The US-Israel told Fatah Palestinian President Abbas to dissolve the Palestinian Legislature to prevent Hamas forming government and rule by Executive Orders, aka Dictatorship. Abbas is still there as the Israeli proxy Policeman to keep Palestinians quiet while Israel continues to build illegal Settlements stealing Palestinian land.

With Temporal Israel constantly at WAR to add more Palestinian-Arab Land to Greater Eretz Israel, this is where CanaDa’s roll as the Spiritual Israel will reach the heights. I spelled out to Mark Carney why I see this vision for CanaDa in this 1st contact letter I sent March 16 with no reply or acknowledgement even by a low level functionary in the PMO;

Subject: Happy Birthday and Heartfelt Congratulations Prime Minister Carney

To: pm@pm.gc.ca; 03/16/2025 01:35

Greetings Prime Minister Carney,

Happy Birthday! As you celebrate your special day after officially assuming the role of Canada’s Prime Minister, I want to extend my warmest wishes and heartfelt congratulations on your impressive landslide victory.

Your acceptance speech as Leader of the Liberal Party, in which you quoted Bob Zettel’s powerful message about fostering unity and a commitment to the common good, struck a chord with me. Bob’s words—“Right now, everyone sees the main threat as the Trump tariffs, [but] the far greater challenge will be, as it has always been, to foster unity and a sense of the common good.” There is no question Trump’s challenge to CanaDa does represent an existential threat akin to David and Goliath.

Your journey from the small, isolated community of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, to the pinnacle of Canadian politics is nothing short of extraordinary—a true testament to your vision, resilience, and dedication to public service.

In 1963 I lived in an even more isolated community much further North than Fort Smith, working for The Foundation Company of CanaDa on the Distant Early Warning Line. The foundation is laid, but the Line is no longer Distant, and it’s getting late as you acknowledged saying we live in Dark Times as it is written of hope.

In 1981, I hitchhiked from Ottawa to Whitehorse in the Yukon and back, to draw attention to the Rider on the White Horse in the Revelation of Jesus Christ – Chapter 19. That voyage of Faith was extensively chronicled in CanaDian Newspaper History;

The Calgary Herald, July 18 – Visiting ‘prophet’ no average preacher

The Edmonton Journal, July 25 – Visions compelled search for God – You were 16 in 1981, and I imagine you were already mentally inquisitive, developing the curiosity and determination that would define your remarkable career. Maybe you saw that report?

The Star, August 26, Whitehorse, Yukon – Showmanship not his style

The Vancouver Sun, October 3 – ‘Divine gifts‘ inspire ex-executive to tramp the land with a message (sent across CanaDa on the wire)

Maclean’s, August 31 – DEFENCE: Not Enough Bangs For Our Bucks – People

In 1986 I hitchhiked East also Chronicled in CanaDian Newspaper History;

Le Soleil, July 28 – Raymond Cormier sillonne le pays pour precher Dieu

The Daily News, August 11, Halifax, Nova Scotia – PROPHET SEES CANADA AS THE NEW ISRAEL Other than the small sliver of blood soaked land people have been indoctrinated for Centuries to see as the ‘Holy Land,’ CanaDa is the only other Country on Earth whose National struggle is rooted on the Plains of Abraham, with so many places named St. John, either for John the Baptist—the forerunner who prepared the way for Christ, or for John the Beloved Disciple— and has a unique role to play in the world. Just as the marriage feast at Cana (John 2:1–11) symbolized the abundance and joy of God’s kingdom. Canada can be a sign of hope and reconciliation in a fractured world. These are Landmarks and Signposts for Canadians in these dark Times as the People hunger for Leaders with Vision – We are in the Nuclear Missile Age, and spending $20 BILLION on the F-35s when that money would give CanaDians much more Security if it was spent on revitalizing our failing National Health Care system)

The Guardian, August 20, Charlottetown, P.E.I. – Religion More Than Going To Church Says Travelling Born Again Christian

The Weekend Evening Telegram, August 30, St. John’s, Newfoundland – prophet shares his faith

The Kansas City Times, September 13, 1976 – ‘Prophet Chooses Park For Vigil’

The Kansas City Times, November 2, 1976, ALL SOULS DAY – ‘Prophet’ Plans Appeal Of Conviction’

As you step into this pivotal role, I am confident that your experience, wisdom, and commitment to justice will guide Canada toward a brighter, more inclusive future. May you continue to champion unity, the common good, and respect for the rule of law, both at home and around the world.

On this special day, may you take a moment to reflect on your incredible journey and the many lives you’ve touched along the way. May the year ahead bring you continued success, good health, and the strength to lead our great nation with grace and determination.

Once again, happy birthday and congratulations on this well-deserved achievement. Canada is fortunate to have you at the helm.

With warm regards and best wishes,
Ray Joseph Cormier in Hull

These are the last 2 articles posted to my personal Blog started in 2011;

Pierre Trudeau, the Year of Three Popes, and the Divine Shaking of Earthly Powers

The Day the Veil Lifted: A Spiritual Awakening in a Time of Crisis

In the last Book of the Jewish Torah, Deuteronomy 28 written some 3500 years ago, for all it’s length, is a simple, two-part covenant between God and Nation. All Peoples and Nations are given the same options in this Time, that may be the last lap of the Human race!

The First Part: Blessings: The first section promises blessings for obedience. If you obey God’s commandments, you and your nation will be blessed with prosperity, health, and victory. Your work will be successful, your enemies will be defeated, and you will be a leader among nations.

The Second Part: Curses: The much longer second section describes the curses for disobedience. If you disobey, your life will be plagued with disease, poverty, oppression, and destruction. You will lose your land, your enemies will triumph over you, and you will be scattered among the nations.

In order that they know from the shining of the sun and from the west that there is no one besides Me; I am the Lord and there is no other.

With the Trump Economic WAR against CanaDa and the material privation that will come of it with the Global Economic contraction, this Prophecy of Ezekiel 37 will apply to Canadians, to be the good example in this decaying, declining World.

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live?

And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know.

Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live:
And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
And shall put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, says the LORD.

These Bible verses were turned into song in 1928 with others to follow like this

This AI generated version removed reference to Ezekiel and God, but everyone knows the joy of dancing when the music moves you.

These bones are Canada. Will we let the breath of justice revive us, or remain dry relics of a failed covenant?

The ‘Chosen People’ are meant to be a light unto nations. Instead, modern Israel weaponizes scripture to justify genocide—just as Jacob’s sons did to Shechem.

But CanaDa, rooted in the Plains of Abraham, still has a choice: Will we be complicit in Gaza’s slaughter, or become the Spiritual Israel that heeds Isaiah’s call: ‘Learn to do Good; seek Justice!’

We may be in the Final lap of the Human race to Death and Destruction or to Divine Blessing and Prosperity? The majority of ordinary Canadian Citizens must decide and make the choice! The Blessing or Curses detailed in Deuteronomy 28 were 1st given to Israel, but also to ALL NATIONS in this Final lap.

Share this with everyone if you believe CanaDa’s soul is worth fighting for.

PEOPLE

Posted on August 1, 2025August 3, 2025 by Ray Joseph Cormier

It’s rare that I re-post articles from other writers to my blog, but the circumstances of the Times demand these poems of Diane Engelhardt gain more exposure.

This 1st one is about a fundamental Truth. The Masses of Ordinary People have the real Power as WE THE PEOPLE, to change this increasingly corrupt and violent World, not the small minority of the rich and powerful at the top of the Economic-Social-Power Pyramid System.

As for ‘The Children of Gaza,’ every ordinary person with a Conscience and a sense of our COMMON HUMANITY in this COMMON ERA of Christ should raise their voices so those those at the Top of the so called ‘International Community’ in their isolated towers to get some Moral Integrity, and stop the Israeli Genocide in Gaza – IMMEDIATELY. Especially in the US being 100% COMPLICIT enabling it.

Over 153 Nations on Earth have recognized a Palestinian State. It’s an empty gesture of Action. It doesn’t stop the murderous massacre Israel brings to defenceless women and children in Gaza.

If Trump had the Morality and Will, he could order Israel to STOP IMMEDIATELY but he doesn’t, and won’t until the American People raise their voices so loud, he can’t ignore it!

For those who remember Trump’s reference to “American Carnage” in his 1st Inaugural speech, watching from CanaDa, there’s no doubt he’s letting it happen in Gaza with US F-35s, US bombers and bombs, US bullets, and Apache Attack Helicopters, money, and Diplomatic support, Vetoing every UN censure of Israel for it’s Genocide in Gaza!

ORDINARY PEOPLE

It’s not kings, presidents, prime ministers,
governors, mayors and politicians
that will make the world a better place
for future generations; 
it is ordinary people doing the hard work
and daily heavy lifting, ordinary people moving things
step by step in the right direction.

It’s not generals, commanders, soldiers
and national guards that will fight
for freedom, peace and democracy; 
it is ordinary people taking their battles
to the streets and social media, 
ordinary people practising
non-violent civil disobedience
on the front lines.

It’s not bankers, investors, executives
and multinational corporations that will keep
the economy running and put an end
to poverty, hunger and suffering;
it is ordinary people spending, giving,
donating and helping out;
ordinary people investing
their time, energy and money
in worthy causes.

It’s not the courts, judges, lawyers, 
lawmakers and the police that will uphold
the law and see that justice is done; 
it is ordinary people speaking out 
against what’s wrong, and standing up 
for what’s right, fair and just,
ordinary people never giving up,
and never backing down.

It’s not scientists, academics, experts,
technicians and engineers that will solve
the climate crisis and avert global chaos
and environmental disaster; 
it is ordinary people sharing resources, 
joining hands, and digging in, 
ordinary people bearing responsibility,
taking initiative, and building community.

It’s not writers, philosophers, musicians, 
artists and intellectuals that will answer
difficult questions and deliver the truth; 
it is ordinary people daring to embark 
upon a long journey fraught
with loneliness, darkness and peril;
ordinary people travelling onward
without a road map, yet fearlessly
staying the course. 

It’s not priests, ministers, imams, 
rabbis and gurus that will save our souls
and lead humanity on the path
toward grace and redemption; 
it is ordinary people with love
in their hearts and abiding faith 
in all that’s good and true,
everyday ordinary people 
who will bring about
a bright new day.
https://dianeengelhardt.substack.com/p/ordinary-people

A CHILD IN GAZA

If I were a child in Gaza,
(if I am not already dead and wrapped
in a white blood-stained shroud
with my name written in black marker),
I would have only one arm or one leg
or no legs and no crutches,
no wheelchair, no prosthesis, 
so that my father (if I still have a father)
would have to carry me in his arms
or on his bent back like a donkey.
I would have no medicine to relieve my pain
or stop my stumps, my wounds, my burns
from bleeding, weeping and festering
and my poor mother (if I still have a mother)
would try to comfort me with her kisses,
her tears and her prayers.

If I were a child in Gaza,
I would cry for bread my mother or father
cannot give me and my brothers and sisters
(if I still have brothers and sisters).
I would sip unclean water and every salty trickle
would burn my throat and come out,
thin and putrid, into my pants or diaper.
I could not take a bath or a shower
or wash in warm, soapy water.
I would be dirty, cold and scared,
homeless.

If I were a child in Gaza,
I would have no toys to play with
and no school to attend with my friends,
(if I still have friends).
And I would always be seeking, 
not a playground or a beach in the sun, 
but a safe place (if there are still safe places)
where I would crouch and hide 
from the bombs, the bullets, the soldiers. 
I would tremble and cry and cling
to someone in my family
(if I still have a family to protect me),
and I would want the blasts, the explosions,
the screams, the noise, the terror to stop,
now and forever.

If I were a child in Gaza,
I would be afraid to go to sleep
(if I have a bed, a mat, a plastic bag
to lie on and a blanket to cover me)
and I would be afraid to wake up.
Sleep would come only when my eyes
(if I still have eyes), were too heavy,
too sore, too blurry to stay open.
But I would not know the difference
between each fierce, dark night and 
every endless day.

If I were a child in Gaza,
I would look up at the sky 
and wish that I could fly like a bird
high above the clouds and far, far away
where nothing could harm or catch me.
And when one day this hell on earth is over,
I will fly back to my people
and the place where I was born,
and there we will rebuild, 
insh’Allah, and stay.

https://dianeengelhardt.substack.com/p/if-i-were-a-child-in-gaza

Jews in Nazi Germany concentration camps. Picture taken from Holocaust Museum

As for the kings and politicians, I wanted to insert this image right after “It’s not kings, presidents, prime ministers, governors, mayors and politicians that will make the world a better place for future generations” but I couldn’t find the way to do it.

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty […] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Revelation 16:13-16

I just came across this video Today, August 3 at 12:45pm ET. It’s a long video, some 85 minutes, interviewing a just retired Officer in the US Military. He was sought out and hired 4 Security for the 4 Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution sites for the 1.5 Million Gazans.

GHF was chosen by Israel/US, to replace the 400 United Nations distribution sites in Gaza since the Israeli siege of Gaza started after the 1st Palestinian Democratic Election in 2006 Hamas won fair and square, and certified by all external election monitors, including Jimmy Carter.

US/Israel would no longer be able to claim Israel is the only Democracy in the Middle East. They told Fatah President Abbas to dissolve the Palestinian Legislature so Hamas could not form the Legitimate, Democratically Elected Palestinian government having won the majority of seats.

Abbas is still there as the Israeli proxy police force to keep the Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank “QUIET” about Israel’s serial violations of International Law with impunity because the US led “International Community” ( CanaDa and the nominally Christian Europeans Nations with the money and power) does nothing about it.

Gaza is not much bigger North to South in total area than Philadelphia. Israel banned the UN from Gaza, and Israel bars Foreign Journalists from entering Gaza so the World see the Truth and Reality of this Israeli Engineered horrific situation of Human degradation we see in Gaza.

This ex US Military Officer and Christian, no matter how much the money, could not betray his Christian Values and keep silent about the atrocities he saw with the GHF and quit. I believe his report and I suspect most people who watch it will believe him too! What can We the People do?