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Little Hope of Release?? Or Hope??

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“The country is still in the firm grip of a pandemic with little hope of release .” – NY Times, May 5, 2020 The Plague of Corruption “The game is to prevent the therapies until everyone is infected and push the vaccines, knowing that the flu vaccine increases the odds [of getting the flu] by 36%. (based on a study done by the Department of Defense and reported in     2017-2018 in an article titled: Influenza Vaccination and Respiratory Virus Interference Among Department of Defense Personnel during the 2017-2018 Influenza Season (Greg G. Wolff) “Taking the vaccine we are more susceptible to the virus. Then put on a mask. Wearing the mask activates your own virus. You are getting sick from your own coronavirus reaction and if it happens to be SARSCOV2 (COVID19) then you have a big problem.” (interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits, YouTube post 5/4/20) What do we do? Mask no mask? Social distance no social distance? Fear the virus and the consequences or not to fear? Who is
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I’M ISOLATED!

What do you do when you are ISOLATED and… You need food to eat?  …Find food- go to the grocery store, visit the farm stand, look in the cabinets, refrigerator, freezer and get something to eat to satisfy that frenzied need to eat. You are tired?  …Find a chair, couch, bed, beach mat, or lounge chair and sit, lay, prop your feet and head, and rest your tired mind, eyes, head, feet, and body. You need to hear a voice?  …Pick up your phone or tablet and FaceTime, Hangout, or Zoom in for a quick voice fix, hear a word of encouragement, catch up on the news- wait that’s not very interesting these days, so never mind that one  😊 .  You listen, talk, enjoy the company Zoom out - until next time.  You are on overload of energy? …GO RUN! Workout, walk in the park keeping good physical distance of course. Produce blogs, vlogs, sing- make that joyful noise. Ok just GO, find creative ways to get rid of all that energy. I think I’m going to g
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IF

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IF...   only two letters, yet the word holds a wealth of meaning.  If only...  If there...  If it... If I... If we... If you... If they... What if... Maybe if... IF, IF, IF How many times in a day do you or I utter the word IF? Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem titled IF.  The word IF is used in the Bible more than 1500 times.  The word IF is a conditional word. IF is dependent on something else. It can also be replaced in some cases with the word WHEN.  Then the  Lord  appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.  When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people,  if my people who are called by my name humble themselves , pray , seek my face , and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land .  Now my eyes will be open and my
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WAITING!

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Waiting is a fact of life. We wait... in emergency rooms,  in birthing suites for a precious bundle to make a grand entrance,  in doctors offices, lines in stores or boarding a plane,  a job to open,  a raise or promotion to be offered, and ... YES,  traffic, too. Webster defines wait this way - to remain inactive expecting something.  Waiting is not always the easiest to do.   At least for me it isn’t. It requires patience. It means I have to stop my busyness. However, on the positive side it requires me to be EXPECTANT! A surprise comes at the end of the wait .  So, THEN, how do I handle the ‘patience in the expectant’? When I am in traffic jams obviously I can take a picture. It’s a great time to check emails and text messages. This kind of waiting is not so difficult because I know fairly soon there’s an end in sight. I’m still moving- slower than I would like, but there’s movement.  What happens when it seems there is no movement. JUST WAITING?! Then what? The
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Marked Safe In the Storm

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Acts 27:17, 20-26 NLT Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind. The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone. No one had eaten for a long time.  Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.  For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as
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Warriors in the Trenches

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When soldiers are called out, they go into dangerous places. Their fighting instincts kick in. They know they must do battle. They face opposition from the enemy. They face bloodshed. Many soldiers are on the frontlines knowing that in being there they have a heightened chance of dying in the battle.  Battlegrounds look different in every war. Some are hilly, mountainous, in cities, forests, and on plains. Some have lookout towers, caves, bodies of water, tunnels, and trenches.  These are the battlegrounds of what we might describe as ‘real wars’.  The battlegrounds where other warriors fight might look like homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, communities, and yes even what should be sacred places.  Warriors might be sly, filled with rage, have no self-control, cruel, aggressive, deliberate, and vengeful.  OR  Warriors may be forceful, loyal to the cause or to authority, protective, determined, steadfast, and rational.  The spirit of the warrio
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MIGHTY small

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This insect looks so elegant when it moves. They have stealthy- slow, graceful, calculated movements. Watch out though because they are powerful. Praying Mantis’ are predators. While they typically cannot hurt humans, according to National Geographic studies they have been known to eat “frogs, lizards, salamanders, newts, shrews, mice, snakes, tiny soft-shelled turtles, and even once a small bat.”  Never underestimate SMALL. Never underestimate ELEGANT.  I spent several minutes observing this insect. As it approached the end of the rail there was a calculated turn to make it to the adjacent rail. However, after several attempts to determine if there was ‘sure footing’ on the down side this critter decided to turn around and opted for the sure thing.  When I see things like this I always ask myself- What life lesson can you observe or learn from this bit of nature. This little guy/gal (I don’t know how to tell the gender of a praying mantis) first reminded me to walk
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