Seriously, I find that it helps to see God in the feminine at times ... six of one, half a dozen of the other ... away from convention ... I read Biblical Books like "Song of Songs" and learn that God is far closer than we think. God is a personal matter, so the last thing we want is a friend talking at us about that which encompasses us all. I try to see this in science too, as Creation expands, until renewed. Though in the end, it is for us ourselves on a personal level to work it out. I always as a teenager loved what Jesus said, oh you know, about keeping your prayer in your room. Yes, I did the church gig and played music in there, lead services up to Intercession, backed for priesthood; though I still love the personal gig. I can't prescribe anything ... I just know that God is in everything that we do ... it is not a club.
I don't have all of the answers ... I just say Hallelujah anyway ... even when all seems dark ... I did that in prison in short spell there (unjust episode in life) ... I simply read The Lord's Word and prayed ... one of my most cherished memories in life was when I did a reading in the Chapel and guards and prisoners alike gave me a round of applause ... I knew then that God was with me and related so much to St Paul when he was imprisoned
This astonishing American TV series revolves
around the principle Gang of Four high school American teenage girls. What
begins as a simple premise for an an at-the-hop show develops into one of the
most complex TV series of all time.
Based on the series of books by Sara
Shepherd, the series twists and turns on every level. Rosetown, Pennsylvania is
the setting: a place of pleasant suburbia underneath which lies threatening
presences and deep threats to the leading characters.
The plot begins with the disappearance of the
fifth ex-member and former leader of the gang, Alison. When strange texts start
arriving to the girls from “A” then the assumption is that it is she who is
sending them. This is as far as the plot description goes on this blog, as no
spoilers.
The secondary characters, as in all good
writing, ably support the main characters in the story. These bring in other
age groups, with the parents, partners in sub-plots involving them
and associates.
The show covers many themes. Part of the main
theme covers human identity, and how intentions are interpreted.
This is masterfully done as we as an audience swing from from one extreme to
another in our own interpretations of what an individual is motivated by. Part
of the craft of the writing is how we are led into that. The questions that we
all face as human beings about ethics, and survival, are fully explored with
the darker side of experience.
The show cross-references its own influences,
with the detective aspect, “Nancy Drew”, “Charlie’s Angels” and “Scooby Doo”
all referenced, as well as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and JK Rowling.
In essence, the series continually goes up a
notch in each of the seven series that it expands out to. The acting and screen
writing are masterful. This is a TV Box Set on BBC i-Player that is completely
and totally addictive.
The series spawned a series of sequels, with 'Pretty Little Liars: Redwood' and 'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' incorporating supporting characters into main roles. The really big update came in 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' with a slasher-horror movie angle as 'A' returns in shocking mode to haunt the lives of a brand new set of characters. This sequel is a no-holds-barred reinvention designed to put viewers on the edge of the seat. Again on BBC i-Player
