tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post3564350512926688643..comments2024-02-07T10:28:50.958-08:00Comments on Word Traveler: "Yom Kippur"davescrivenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14462058588564974007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-14878959695786236302009-02-18T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T07:29:00.000-08:00Thanks Ramone. I will check out your article.DaveThanks Ramone. I will check out your article.<BR/><BR/>Davedavescrivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462058588564974007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-70435589505908340212009-02-18T06:37:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:37:00.000-08:00Hi Dave,Thank you for posting this. The elaborati...Hi Dave,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this. The elaboration on the process our hearts go through when "scapegoating" someone is really deep, and true. <BR/><BR/>What really gets me, though, is the picture of the scapegoat with the arrows in it... it strikes me deep in my gut, because it speaks of Jesus Christ, who took all my accusations, sins, offenses, immoralities, thoughts, judgments, all my unjust and unrighteous arrows. He put Himself in their path and willingly received them all for me.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this.<BR/><BR/>Awhile ago I got a picture of the "scapegoat" and wrote up a lengthy thing about it here:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://art-for-jesus.blogspot.com/2008/05/scapegoat.html" REL="nofollow">http://art-for-jesus.blogspot.com/2008/05/scapegoat.html</A><BR/><BR/>Bless you in Jesus,<BR/>RamoneRamonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694246018677395516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-91306064614875983492009-02-10T21:35:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:35:00.000-08:00Hi Maffy, What a great insight. You have experienc...Hi Maffy, <BR/><BR/>What a great insight. You have experienced what it feels like to be a scapegoat. Not too cool, I'll bet. You're right. This truly is the story of Jesus. <BR/><BR/>Davedavescrivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462058588564974007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936658.post-74012216447327605812009-02-10T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:16:00.000-08:00What a fantastic post! When I was in rehab last ye...What a fantastic post! When I was in rehab last year, I had this strange experience of being the "scapgoat" among certain patients, and I didn't understand what was happening until someone clarified for me this scapegoating concept.<BR/><BR/>It was SO strange. I knew that I wasn't doing anything except trying to be helpful to all, but once one person attacked me for something (for showing others some flamenco steps, of all things), there was this gang-up mentality that really enlightened me as to how humans will create negative alliances as a way to connecting with each other, even if that connection is based in anger.<BR/><BR/>As soon as I toughened up and took a stand for myself, the scapegoating stopped, and I even got some apologies. But what an education that was! I really think that kindness can bring out the evil in people, for some reason, which, when I think about it, is the story of Jesus in a nutshell. He was goodness incarnate and was murdered for it, like so many truly good people in history.<BR/><BR/>I can't say I'm as good as Jesus, but I do believe my joyousness in such dire circumstances brought out something very very bad in certain folks.<BR/><BR/>Very thought-provoking...all of it. Thanks for the post!maffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635756411794351877noreply@blogger.com