About the only word that I can think of at this moment is exactly that...wow. So, I was sitting here trying to get motivated to finish up my work so I can go to bed and get up at 5:30 in the blessed (working my flea market booth tomorrow), but got a bit sidetracked reading a blog from a musician on MySpace whom I like. He's got a really good voice, nice style, and isn't necessarily mainstream sounding. But, that's neither here nor there. It was while reading his blog and the subsequent comments that I stumbled across one written by a man named Marquest. (I'm assuming his distant cousin is Mapquest.)
This is how it read:
"Greetings! in the name of the Lord Jesus who is God most High.God bless you! Brother Gavin! And continue to keep God first in everything that you do! And to keep loving people from your heart that you may become beloved. For there is an old saying, "No man is an island unto himself" Or in other words we all need each other and are dependent upon one another. So, continue to be humble, sincere and passionate about conveying God's heart through music.May God bless you always! in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.Marquest BurtonP.S. Also please pray for a precious and valuable sister and friend to me (whom I am fully persuaded that shall be my wife one day) Jessica Broyal to receive Christ Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. And pray for me that God prepares me to be a good husband unto Jessica."
OK, so I consider myself a relatively religious and/or spiritual individual and I definitely love the Lord, but I read this with my mouth wide open in shock that someone would be so over the top in a blog comment for a blog that had nothing to do with religion. I thought, "Good heavens, there are some loons out there." And then I realized, after looking at the guy's name and location on the side of his comment, that "there" is actually just about 20 minutes up the road, as he lives in Durham, NC. So, then, I got even more curious (and saddened that he lives just up the street) and checked out his profile. These are some of his blog titles (I'm not correcting his grammar so you get the full effect):
"Jessica: I saving myself sexually for you in marriage!"
"Jessica: I am your angel (God has assigned me to you)"
"To Jessica: You are my lady and I am your man! (It is meant to be)"
"To Jessica: Our relationship is about to blossom! (I love you)"
Coupled with his profile quote: "The grace of a wife delighteth her husband and her discretion will fatten his bones. (Ecclesiasticus 26:13)", and the fact he reveals right on his profile that he tried to fill a void he felt in his life "with listening worldly music, ungodly movies, and internet pornography", I'm saying--RUN, JESSICA, RUN!!! Though I can appreciate him trying to be a good person and do right, I think the man may be off his rocker a bit. In the first blog about how he's saving himself for marriage, he even goes on to include a video promoting chastity. He also makes sure to point out that various churches he has visited over the years were not for him, as he found that the church members "were not faithfully following all the principles, statutes, and commandments of the Lord God most High."
I thought it was nice of Mr. Marquest to determine who was being faithful and who wasn't. He states that he went on to find a church loves, was baptized, and started speaking in tongues. All in all, it's a very interesting read and quite the way to fill some time while procrastinating! :)
