Random Spiritual Thoughts as the Year 2024 Comes to Closure

 Wars are man's reminder our stupidity.  We have had Civil Wars, World Wars, Ethnic Wars and so on and on.  Did any of those wars prevent future wars from occurring?  We as human beings along with animals are stuck in a cycle of violence as a means to end "conflict".  Violence is also used for our selfish purposes, rather it be to gain property, support a cause, or to wipe out the lives of those we humanly despise.

The people who were going to create the cure for cancer, alzheimers and diseases that plague us have been killed off during wars and individual acts of violence all over the world.  God provided all to us so we could have an enjoyable life.  But, if we kill off the person whom God assigned the job of creating those cures, we only need to look in the mirror to see the cause of our continued grief.

Can you imagine our Creator, God observing all the nonsense we as humans commit each day?  Can you imagine God calling Jesus and the Holy Spirit into a meeting?

God:  Holy Spirit.  Didn't you talk to him?  Look at what he's doing?

Holy Spirit:  Oh Lord!  I told him to call me if he got tempted.

Jesus walks into the meeting eating an Impossible Burger.  God looks at him.

Jesus: Father, You made me partly human.  I like this burger.  You want to try it?

We should be thankful that God is so patient.  He is giving us time to end our evil ways and follow him into salvation.  Be glad that God does not give me control of life.  Even if God asked me to watch things for 30 seconds, when he returned he would find ruin and destruction.  God would ask me, "What happened?"  I would respond, "Well Father, in the first 15 seconds I observe 4 murders, 2 rapes, and a drug overdose.  Not one good deed.  I took the pressure off you and just ended life.  But, thank you for your service."

Imagine the sadness God feels at our continued evil acts, but the joy at the kind acts of love and caring.

A Mom with Kids at the Movies

 As we approach the Christmas holiday, I recall, in my own mind, this "conversations" I observed between a mother and her 2 children at the movie theater.

Mom:  Sit back!  Hold the bucket up.  You're gonna spill the popcorn.

Child 1: I want to sit up top! (meaning the balcony seats)

Mom: Be quiet.  We will walk out and go home!

Child 2:  Why is my name Leo?

Mom:  Sit up.  One more word and we are out of here!  I'm not answering you.  Hold the bucket or I will take it away.

Child 1:  My stomach hurts.

Mom:  Stop eating the popcorn.

The movie starts and there is peace on earth, goodwill to all movie watchers every where!

Response to Senator Young of Indiana

 

Senator Young, As a human being categorized and labeled as an "African American/black", I also agree that race based admissions to service academies be ended.  The caveat being that the process of selection must then be guaranteed to be free of any racial biases/stereotypes or racial discrimination.  In addition selections to service academies should not be based on being a family member or an alumni; political connections; or as a favor in return for a monetary gift to the academy, along with other selfish motives.

Black people have a proven record of achieving excellence, once given the opporunity to do so.  We do not need handouts, just the opportunity to excel, just as everyone else needs the opportunity.  To withhold the opportunity based on the color of a person's skin is only a support for caste and racist systems.

 In you quest to remove the race based criteria also please do the following.  Acknowledge that in past military conflicts where African Americans served in wars, once they returned they were rewarded by being called "Nigger"; refused services at public facilities such as restaurants, hotels, stores, theaters, public transportation due to the color of their skin.  Black people were treated better in World War II and I by the countries they were fighting to protect.  Can you acknowledge that Senator?

 Also, H.R. 40 sits in the House with a companion bill in the Senate to establish a commission to study the issue of reparations to descendants of the American institution of slavery that existed up until 1865.  Can you also support bringing the bill out of committee and into discussion on the Senate floor?  If not can you explain why you are supporting keeping that discussion away from the public?  Why drag out the issue?  Discuss it and take a vote on the matter.  Especially since your party now controls both houses of the legislature.