Good Day to you as we slide into the slightly receding temperatures toward the end of ‘real’ Summer. – There are no promises made for the coming “Indian Summer” that always seems to plague the weather forecasters.
In addition this time of year… end of August early September seems to herald the absolute peak of the strong sea storm season. It happens on both coasts… and if you look up the statistics for this period it’s somewhat scary for people who own boats and beach houses. This year we’ve added
The bureaucrats in all Government agencies seem to jerk us around when we least need it. Early season is either too wet or too dry – then the fires – then the rains – then the earth tremors… or throw in a volcano or two – and time just flies by when you’re having fun.
Actually I’m just having a little fun with you today seeing how readily we swallow “bad” news when it’s tossed at us. I’ve recently been mixing my reading. I’m not setting myself up as an example – but I really have to say I’ve been *enjoying* Bible reading more and more as I get older. Next week I’m due for an eye exam. I think I’ve got one eye that feels neglected and seems to be getting lazy leading to unanticipated double vision – but it soon goes away.
It’s just that I’ve never actually *been* this old before! I don’t know how to act. I remember people – especially grown ups telling me when I was 8 or 9 – to *grow up and be a big boy* -- well I did that… and in some ways things got worse – but now I’m finding that if *I* have the right attitude and follow the good instructions I get from the Bible and my skilled and believing Doctors and my lovely *wife* -- things actually do get better… at least they strike me as better. Maybe it’s my attitude – my wife is not always sure that’s getting better… but I do have my good moments.
What I’m beating around the bush about is the realization that keeps poking at me from friendly hands – God’s servant’s hands – that God loves me, and he HAS loved me for a long time… -- actually from before the foundation of the world – ACCORDING TO HIS WORD! So… I’ve really got not a worry in the world, (Jesus has overcome it!) and I can realize it if I just stop and do it.
My friend JOB, has reported the same phenomenon – he’s written a well-written book in the Bible just before the Book of Psalms (if you’re having trouble finding it). Here’s a good exercise for a month… read one chapter of JOB every day … Sunday is the first of the month… you’ll be through the whole book just reading one chapter a day and by the end of September you’ll feel better… (well actually you’ll have to read two chapters on one day since there are 31 chapters and only 30 days. Do that on the last day. Your wife will feel better with you too… Just try it – let me know!.
Well… better quit and get to bed… it’s after midnight when I do the sort of crazy patch writing… but humor me and take it at least at face value. God bless you.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack (I didn’t do the writing script because I got tired of looking it up(J) – God be with you especially today!
Delayed audio link:
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“JUST A MINUTE”
IS THE TANTAMOUNT LOOSE AGAIN?
MizP: Just A Minute:– Mr. Jack – Whut is the Southren Tantamount?
Jack: Years ago Miz Pearle…
MizP: When I wuz jist a little girl…
Jack: Right… Well… In most of the Deep South States say from
Homer: You gone tawk about the Demicrat pri-mary….
BB: The Demicrats wuz about the only game in town.
Homer: Since th’ Civil War the GOP wuzn’t very poplar.
BB; One of th’ “Publican Chairmen…
MizP: You mean Chairwoman…
BB: OK… ChairPerson… din’t want th party no bigger than could fit in her livin’ room.
Homer: ‘Cause hit was more of a social club – they want to ree-main Xclusive – which ment small..
MizP: Whut about th’ Tantamount?
Jack: You remember a newscaster named David Brinkley?
MizP: Ah do… he was frum
Jack: He didn’t invent it – but he said in all the Southern states back in those one-party days,
they would say, “Winning the Democrat Primary is tantamount to election.”
BB: So you started callin’ hit th’ Southren Tantamount?
Jack: No… it was David Brinkley who brought the term into frequent use.
MizP: Hit ain’t that way t’day is hit?
Jack: Not since the days of Senator Barry Goldwater… Today the pundits will be looking over the results.
MizP: Hit’s gonna be like a-lookin’ over a battlefield.
Jack: Those ‘battlefield’ results won’t really be in till November 3rd.
BB: Th’ day after th’ ‘lections.
Homer: That-ut’s when they’ll be a-tryin’ ta ‘splain things. [Like whut went wrong.]
MizP: Well whut are they a-tryin’ ta do now?
BB: So we gone have ta come back tomorrow?
Jack: A bit too quick Mr. Bill… there may be runoffs and so forth – But now we’re out of time.
MizP: So we’ll tawk about hit next Wednesday?
Jack : Right Miz Pearl… I’m Jack Buttram. (END)
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