In the mid sixties, when my sister was in high school, I learned the one handed part of Heart and Soul, a three handed piano song. Linda would play the two handed part and I would come in with the one handed part. Still, today, I can play those notes. In the early seventies, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, was a popular entertainer and I went to one of his concerts, in Memphis. Also, Soul Train, a popular dance show, came on the television. In the early eighties, I became buddies with a black electrician, named Eisenelle, who cooked me my first soul food. Turnip greens, soup beans, hog jowl, and corn bread made for a mighty fine meal for this southern boy gone north. In the very late eighties, I met my soul mate, Jean. At the time, I never thought of her as my soul mate, but that is what she has become, and that is what she will always be. In the mid nineties, Jean met a pipe fitter on her job, from Paris. His nickname was Soul Dog.
The soul, in religion, is the eternal part of a living being.
When I first became serious, thinking about Heaven and Hell, I came upon a Scripture that has meant very much to me over the years. Matthew 16:26 says, “For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” God has kept my soul, nourished it, kneaded it, loved it even when I was very unlovable. There is so much that this poor soul lacks in the knowledge of God and His Way, but as I pray, as I read His Word, as I meditate on His Truth, more of His plan is revealed.
I believe that when my time here on this earth is no more, that my soul will spend forever and forever in one of two places. I want to spend eternity, with God, in Heaven, so I need to spend my remaining days securing that goal. Satan is a wily character, and knows just what my weaknesses are, and wants me to spend my eternity with him in eternal damnation. I am very weak, in myself, so the only way to prevent the devil from taking my soul, is to believe in God, and ask for His help. I know that He is on His throne and cares deeply for my soul.
1 comment:
Loved your "Soul religion". I would like to use this article in my next weeks church program bulletin. Please let me know because I won't use it if you don't want me to. This article will hit home for many in our church. I like your style in expressing yourself. Good job.
Denise (your bus driver)
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