YAY PAT!


LOVINGS AND SQUEEZINGS,

Reeva Parry and Mari.

Legend has it that on Sunday 8/19/2007 09:47 AM, Pat Ferguson said:

>Dear Brad,
>
>Thanks a bunch. You are so right. I'm just going to keep loving her 
>and praying for her. That's what God wants me to do. I really don't 
>mind being a "religious freek."
>
>I haven't even answered her email yet, as God has not prompted me to 
>do so yet. I have the peace that passes all understanding from our 
>Lord, Jesus Christ who lives and Reins forever.
>
>Thanks to you all for the loving support and prayers.
>
>Loving you all,
>Pat Ferguson on my new loving computer. lol.
>At 04:04 PM 8/18/2007, you wrote:
>>Pat,
>>
>>Wow. She seems a bit testy about the topic. I mean a disclaimer of 
>>"unless you can back off of religion and can e-mail other things 
>>besides religious stuff" and then launches right into the "so long" 
>>bit. It is too bad she can't appreciate one's convictions and 
>>values, especially in a world that touts "tolerance" but then 
>>again, we know this sort of thing will happen. Jesus told us we'd 
>>be rejected because of him. So in that vein, take courage. It is 
>>never easy to get such notes, or to be rejected but realize Pat, it 
>>isn't you that is rejected , but Jesus that shines through you. She 
>>is basically asking or saying if you don't let Jesus shine through, 
>>I'll be your friend. That is a deal breaker which you ought be 
>>proud to stand up for. So despite you have a loss to a degree, I'm 
>>proud of you and you always have a friend here as well as many on this list.
>>
>>Brad
>>
>>
>>At 09:56 PM 8/17/2007, you wrote:
>>>Hi Loving Ones,
>>>
>>>Please pray for me, as I'm feeling very sad right now. I just got 
>>>an email from someone who I thought was my friend, but again, she 
>>>is rejecting my love, and God's love.
>>>
>>>I will post the text of her email here below my name, and you can 
>>>see what she wrote. I will leave off her signature, and her email address.
>>>
>>>She gets mad at me now and then, and tells me that I'm preaching 
>>>to her, and"pushing religion" down her throat. I have never done 
>>>that, and I will never do that.
>>>
>>>I just sent the same message to everyone, and the subject was, "I 
>>>Love you." Here is her message below my name.
>>>
>>>thanks for praying.
>>>
>>>Loving you all,
>>>Pat Ferguson
>>>
>>>Her email reads as follows below.
>>>
>>>Patricia!
>>>
>>>I am going to be very frank and straight with you.
>>>
>>>I think that you have become obsessed with religion because most 
>>>of your e-mails to me are nothing but religious letters and 
>>>frankly, I am at a breaking point to where I can no longer take 
>>>this kind of stuff, therefor, I have decided to sever my ties to 
>>>you unless you can back off of religion and can e-mail other 
>>>things besides religious stuff.  You are forever pushing religion 
>>>down my throat and I have become very uncomfortable and afraid to 
>>>open any e-mails from you because you have nothing else but 
>>>religion in mind, and, it is too much to handle for me!
>>>
>>>I am sorry that this e-mail will hurt you, but, Patricia, enough is enough!
>>>
>>>Long ago I know that we had a pact, but, you have changed and have 
>>>become a religious freak, and, so, this pact is broken as of this 
>>>night, and I am no longer a friend of yours!
>>>
>>>I have other religious friends, but, they do not throw  religion 
>>>at me like you do all the time.
>>>
>>>Like I said, you pushed me over the limit and I can't stand it no longer!
>>>
>>>I am asking you to not e-mail or phone me any more, please!
>>>
>>>So long Patricia!