Morning Thoughts on Friday May 23, 2025

Good morning (et cetera) dear Reader, and welcome to this obscure American blog on yet another day above ground! Let's be sobered by the awareness that not one of us deserved this day of life and none of us could have possibly earned it, either: today, this day of Life, that's a gift. 

Yesterday, in frustration, I finally came to the end of myself and honestly asked the Lord, "It's impossible for me to get a job working for anyone else, Lord, so why shouldn't I just end it all right now? I can never sustain myself that way, I've been trying all my life and even with my best efforts it never works out". Then, and this may strike you as odd (it did me) but I heard the John F. Kennedy famous quote of "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" and, in that moment, He gave me the epiphany realization that I've been looking at it all wrong! 
And, with the light now flooding what had been such deep darkness, I bravely asked "So, Lord, what would you like me to do for You?" and He flooded my mind and soul with new purpose and direction, inspiring me to gather together with others (my husband, some friends) and create a charity that serves others in our community. 
We have our target demographic, the company name, a potential building, and a rough-draft Grant Proposal ready for submission once it's agreed upon by all of us on the team. 

Now, what I am good at if anything is having something of a heart of service to others (which explains why, years ago, I quit a lucrative job in advertising in preference of waiting tables instead). Anyway, I know and trust that God will send His servants, people who have skills and talents far better than mine to fulfill the vision: hopefully a compassionate licensed social worker, medical professionals, strong people for security, someone with a talent for cleaning things, anyone and everyone with a heart to help and something they wish to contribute. And, we've all already agreed that none of us has any desire to pervert this initiative for personal enrichment; a modest salary to pay the bills is more than enough for each of us.

Further, with reference to the last blog entry, although I said true and correct things, I want to stress that, though flawed and imperfect, I feel that all of my parents did the best that they could with what they had to give. That's truly all anyone of us is capable of, and the last surviving parent I have - my adopted Dad - has no reason to feel shame. Nobody's perfect and I was very far from easy to raise. Just to put some honest perspective on the matter.

And, finally: I have no issue with being challenged on any point: let's talk about faith, politics, what have you. But, I expect for others to do so in good faith and by that, I mean that once it becomes clear to me that you are merely seeking to discredit, shame, or take me down then I will stop communicating with you because there's no point and I am not obligated to indulge your (apparent) pathological need to abuse me. So, rather than beat that dead horse (pursue that which can never be productive) I'll simply withdraw from the conversation. Anyone who wishes to try again in true good faith will be met by the same. Again: nobody's perfect, and that's okay. But I am going to quietly stick to pursuing that which is productive. 

Click HERE to read Grok AI's summary of today's morning devotion chapters (Proverbs 23 and Romans 15) if you like; thank you for spending some priceless moments of your life reading these words and considering them, if you do, and be blessed throughout the rest of your day, dear Reader. 💜