Thanks.

Does the Bible say anything about abject sarcasm being a sin?

Thou shalt not wax sarcastic, maybe???

The Pistol fires back: I’ve usually applied the verse, “Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No.” But, what the heck, it’s all in good fun.

I am in awe of the paternal process. I never had an ounce of it in me and children are not and never will be a part of my Wikipedia write up.

Mother Nature and time prevents from exploring that option, so personal preference no longer plays a role in my situation.

The big question is would I if I still could? I don’t think so. I never married and never really even came close and I never cared to “go it alone”.

Some have told me that a part of me, as the woman I am will remain unfulfilled because I’m childless and well, I take great exception to this. I know what the Bible implies, that we should go forth and multiply. But I just don’t think maternity or paternity is right for everybody. I’m not using that as an excuse because that sums up my life–one the contrary, I know several people who should never have procreated.

That doesn’t mean I’m not maternal toward my staff, my colleagues, my pets or my nieces and nephews. I am. And I enjoy that. It fills any void…emotionally or psychologically.

Anyway, Rev…that you adopted a special needs child is a glorious thing. Not that you need to be told how selfless an act it was, but it was.

I admire you even more now that I know this.

Stars in your crown.

LK

The Pistol fires back: The Apostle Paul says there is great honor to be found in singleness. Married people with children don’t receive all the glory. When you devote yourself to service as a single woman, you devote yourself to God. In some ways, you are more free to do this without children. So, do what you can, and rejoice in the Lord.

P.S. Don’t admire me. My wife does 99.9% of the parenting. I simply bring home money to pay for it.

Tomorrow, I am having lunch with a young woman who is several months pregnant. The father of the child is in prison, the mother-to-be has not yet seen a doctor, she is living with a man in a converted garage in the man’s parents home. Neither one of them work. When I have lunch with her tomorrow, I am going to strongly suggest that she give up the baby for adoption.

Please pray for me that God will help me say the right thing.I have never done anything like this before. She is a sweet, beautiful girl, and I do not want her to feel I think she has no worth. But I do want her to see that her baby would probably have a much better life if she lets someone else rear this child. She has a 5 year old, who is being reared by the mother of girl who about to give birth again.

The Pistol fires back: I will pray for you and for this woman you will meet. Listen carefully. Respond prayerfully. The Holy Spirit will give you the words to speak (and let you know when not to speak).

The Pistol fires back: Thank you. I was really moved by Jamilah’s story and the way Shahrazad tells it. I felt compelled to pass it on.