Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Christmas celebrated peacefully across RI

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Christmas celebrated peacefully across RI

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

With several communities concerned about the potential for violence, police officers across the country patrolled churches on Christmas Day to ensure the safety of the congregations.

Deputy chairman of the country's largest Muslim group Nahdlatul Ulama, Masdar Farid Mas'udi, wished Christians a merry Christmas through a written statement.

"We hope that the birth of Jesus Christ can truly bring blessings to our Christian brothers and sisters in particular, and all believers in the world in general," Masdar said.

Meanwhile, Din Syamsuddin, chairman of another prominent Islamic group Muhammadiyah, said Muslims should show respect to followers of other religions who were celebrating their holidays.

"Religion is a truth that its followers must believe in, but the difference between our faiths shall not prevent us from living side by side in peaceful harmony," said Din.

More than 2,500 Catholics, including Vatican Ambassador Leopoldo Giarellim, attended mass at Jakarta Cathedral on Tuesday morning.

The cathedral's spokeswoman, Grace Tanus, said the church had teamed up with local police to ensure security so they would not have to worry about anything during the Christmas celebrations.

"Besides, Christmas brings a message of peace to all. We were reminded that peace, love, fraternity and solidarity are what Christmas is all about," Grace was quoted as saying by Antara newswire.

The Holy Mass in the country's largest church also conveyed messages of democracy, poverty eradication, as well as war on global warming.

Cardinal Julius Rijadi Darmaatmaja said in his sermon during the mass that democracy would fail if the gap between the rich and the poor became larger. He told the congregation to get involved in poverty eradication activities.

"Christmas has to be a tool to bring prosperity to the poor people among us," he said.

Bishop Bratakartana, meanwhile, said Christians should be aware of the damage to the environment and do something to prevent further devastation of the earth.

In Bandung, some 100 interfaith figures from local Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu and Buddhist societies gathered at the city's cathedral and distributed white roses to the members of the congregation, in an attempt to promote peace and harmony among followers of different faiths, news portal detik.com reported.

The activity received a cordial welcome from Priest Leo Van Beurden, who said, "We are proud and touched by what you do; I hope God will cherish this country."

On Sulawesi Island, Christians in Makassar celebrated Christmas in a driving rainstorm. Besides attending masses at churches, they also held parties at their homes as a part of the celebration.

Makassar Police chief Sr. Comr. Genot Haryanto said security measures in South Sulawesi's capital were not as tight as in previous years, but the police remained on alert.

In the conflict area of Poso, Central Sulawesi, Christmas services ran smoothly with heavy security from fully armed police officers.

In Maluku's capital Ambon, Antara reported that dozens of Christians celebrated Christmas by setting off a large number of firecrackers across the town, despite appeals from local police chiefs and heads of churches not to set off fireworks during Christmas.

The Ambonese Christians also expressed their joy by riding around the town center in convoys, causing congestion along the main streets. (wda)