It has been a wonderfully productive day. I started to get
on another research project; then, I put it down and turned on the artist side
of me. I needed to relax. I did too. I enjoyed every minute of it. “Tomorrow is
another day” so says Scarlet!
I just read the news article on the 4 year old boy “Found
Wandering in Jordan.” It is disturbing to think of what might have been going
through the mind of that little boy. Were his parents as concerned? Will he
ever reconnect with them or are they dead? War has many victims other than
those just killed.
I read of our service men who have returned, injured
physically and emotionally. I wonder will anyone in war time ever heal. It
changes the faces on this earth and the hearts of so many involved which also
includes families. Whether it is a war on the streets or on foreign soil, those
involved are friends, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, and little children—when
one goes to war so does their families.
Edward Gibbons stated: “Whatever titles a despot may assume,
whatever claim he may assert, it is on the sword he must ultimately depend, to
guard him against his foreign and domestic enemies.” (“The History of the
Decline and fall of the Empire” Vol. 7, pp 33)
We may not always agree with our military actions, our
justice systems, our police, or agencies that are suppose to guard this country
from harm; but, who else is going to fight the battles that need to be fought;
who else is going to pick the dead bodies off the street; who else is going to
stop the psychotics from doing detriment to society? Who else is going to hold
the hand of a parent who lost a child? We may think we are tough individuals
with our arms at our side and in our homes, but they are taking the actions and
suffering for us – the military, the police, the justice systems, and so forth.
Always remember no
one person is perfect in their duty nor are all honorable, but the system works
to the best of its ability. If we do not like it, the best way to change a
system is to change it peacefully from within and not against.
Say “thank you” to our protectors for they are truly our
valor knights who try to honor us in their service.
“I have command my holy ones; I have summoned my warriors to
carry out my wrath—those who rejoice in my triumph.” (Isaiah 13:3)
Keep in prayer Jim Kiser for God to show him the open door
in his future. Keep in prayer Ashley Larson who is tentatively scheduled for
surgery in Florida on the 19th and that all goes well. Keep in
prayer each other.
God bless you all and keep you safely in His arms.
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