May 24 – Serendipitous Thoughts by Sugar Bear
“Today, I reflected on the fractures of our world—and the healing only the gospel can give.”
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism…” —Ephesians 4:5
“…for the forgiveness of sins.” —Nicene Creed
The year was 2001. September 11 changed everything.
We watched towers fall—and the world fracture. We buried neighbors, grieved from afar, and realized how fragile our unity really was.
That day didn’t just break the skyline; it broke our illusion of safety.
Since then, we’ve fractured further—identity politics slicing us into smaller and angrier tribes.
Labels shout louder than listening.
We ask “What are you?” before we ask, “Who are you?” and what is your "Why?"
You see , and now? The world isn’t just divided—it’s exhausted.
But I keep hearing the words of Faulkner:
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
Those wounds still bleed.
But so does grace.
The world is a stained map—torn by fire, faded by fear, and drawn in dividing lines. But baptism is God’s seal, pressed over the broken paper, not to erase the damage, but to claim it for redemption.
I’m a free thinker and a child of God. I treasure both liberty and truth. But I also know this: there are traps in this world. Traps of distraction, tribalism, fear, and false comfort.
The enemy isn’t always loud—sometimes he just wants you to drift.
That’s why I stay anchored in my baptism. It reminds me who I am, "a child of God "and whose I am, "Gods".
And it’s why I serve with Braver Angels—a movement committed to healing the divide in our country not through shouting matches, but through respectful bipartisan engagement. We’re building civic trust, not political trophies. One conversation at a time, we’re proving that grace can hold space—even across disagreement.
The need for the gospel has never been more urgent.
Because only Jesus can forgive sin—ours and others’.
Only He can restore hearts, reconcile tribes, and call us to a higher identity: children of God.
“I have been crucified with Christ…” —Galatians 2:20
That means I’m not just forgiven—I’m redefined.
Not by race or rank or politics—but by the blood of the Lamb.
And that’s the power of one baptism for the forgiveness of sins:
A chance to start over.
A life no longer lived in reaction to the world’s hate—but in reflection of God’s love.
So Sugar Bear and Fellow Believers when the world trys to pulls you apart,
Let Christ hold you together.
You’re not who the world says you are.
You’re who the cross says you are.
God bless you and this ministry!
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