⏰ Friday Morning, May 30th, 2025

Good morning (et cetera, as applicable) dear Reader, on yet another beautiful day above ground.

#1 on my list today is "Being alive; thank You, God". 

The sunrise, imminent within the next approximate twenty minutes, is already beautifully blushing in peach, pink, yellow, and the prettiest, palest grey-blue. One of the everything that there is to love about God is the way He quietly ushers in every new day with such a majestic display of color and light that, to the ones who are paying attention, it's not only a feast for the eyes but a guarantee to the soul (from Him) that "I AM". 

So far today I haven't been assailed in a social media messenger chat by anyone suffering from unfounded arrogance bringing thinly veiled, ridiculous and obvious lies to cover for undeniable, irrefutable theft (unlike yesterday morning) and that's a good thing since I do not respond to that particular scenario gently or with any overly-abundant outpouring of kindness to say the very least; then again, the Word does admonish us to 'hate evil' in multiple locations, both in the New and Old Testaments - but I digress.

One of *many* such directives. Note "HATE EVIL".
Not "entertain" and not "tolerate" but "HATE". 

Yes, dear Reader, it's true, what we've suspected all along: 
I *am* still and also an imperfect human being - just like everyone else. It is what it is; let's press on toward the goal in spite of it all, then, shall we?

Forgiven - by Thomas Blackshear

I'm far too often the one shown above holding the hammer and spike/nail and try to own that sobering fact in the attempts to cast down my own innate pride that always seeks to destroy relationships with others and separate us (me too) from God; far, FAR too many people just lean into it and spin into self-pitying anger, becoming more and more blind to their role in it until one day, it's too late.

Don't be that person - it's all up to you. Here are the instructions:

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