Looking ahead

Time will pass--it always does.

What do we need to do and 'be' looking ahead?

We must live in hope and 'do' what hope requires. That means keeping working for the poor, the disabled, the immigrants....

Here's what pisses me off about the whole deal about people entering the country to find a better life--if you aren't a native American--your family entered this country from somewhere else to find a better life.

Bern's family came from Italy and Hungery and mine came from Britian and probably Sweden.

We came here from somewhere else.

And the President-elect wants to send back people who came for the same reason--to find a better life.

Send us all home--though for me it would be generations, but for Bern it would be one generation on her mother's side and she would be the first generation born here on her father's side.

Send us 'home'....But this is 'home' and can be for many others.

That makes me crazy--the deportation Trump plans!

But I'm not as 'crazy' as he is for proposing it......

  

Broken hearts

 It's been 9 days since the election.

Donald Trump won. I don't get it--which means I'm on t he outside looking in.

I'm still in shock.

Four years  of Trump--who wants Matt Gatz to be Attorney General?

I long to breathe well.

And I can't. 

Not yet.

We shall see.

We shall see what we must do.

I hope.

Breakfast twice

 Most days I have what people would consider two breakfast meals.

I'll have an egg with turkey sausage and raisin toast in the morning and  bacon and a blueberry waffle with maple syrup at noon.

Does that make me weird or strange?

You tell me.

 

Preaching from t he heart

 In today's Gospel from Mark, Jesus condemned the rich and praised a poor woman who gave all she had.

I talked about wanting to be honored and given the best seat. I've been like that.

But now, with  the President elect, my friend fighting for his life in  Yale/New Haven hospital, my child in a life changing position, my injury  still effecting me--I feel poor.

But someone called me about her husband being near death and I was comforting to her.

Even when we are poor--we are rich in compassion, care and love.

Just that.

Chill today

The unusual warm weather of this week ended today.

I don't like the cold and it is cold outside.

I even have a heater on beside my desk though the house is at 68 degrees.

I also don't have a sermon ready for tomorrow.

Alas and alack....

I need to pull it together.

 

Take heart....

 All is not lost.

The Dodgers beat the Yankees and Trump beat Harris.

But all is not lost.

Have hope and courage and longing.

Ponder how to live the next four years.

Reach for the stars.

You may catch one....

Who knows?

Time to ponder

 I've had time to ponder the world I live in since yesterday.

Pondering is one of my best traits.

We survived Trump the first time--why not this time?

How many millions of people who voted for him voted against their own best interests?

Pray the Democrats win the House--that will give them a spring-board.

I'm so glad to live in CT--a truly Blue state!

Stay awake and alert.

It won't be an easy ride.