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Matthew 7 :21 Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Matthew 25:1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. But at midnight there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to t...

Eastern Gate

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What do you do?

When well meaning friends turn up at your front door unexpectedly without masks and begin to chat about hairdressers for their daughter expecting you to invite them inside to chat close face to face when they KNOW that having been operated on last week in an 8 hour operation I am particularly susceptible to covid. Lorelle and I wore masks inside for the last week, stayed in different rooms used different bathrooms in order that either of us would not transmit delta to the other as Lorelle had a fellow worker and me a surgeon and nurse tested positive to covid. Do people think they, or we are superhuman and incapable of being infected? Do they not realise that more than half of those in ICU were triple vaccinated? Well we set out a sign saying we are self isolating. We spoke on the phone to another friend pleading with him not to come. I spoke myself into a strained voice begging him not to come, as it threatened my life having just been released less than a day before from ho...