PEOPLE

In some of my recent blogs I do have a tendency to get long winded. I attribute some of this to all the Baptist sermons from my upbringing and/or the sermons my mom referred to as she disciplined me. Discipline is being politically correct for a ” whupping”. Her words, not mine, ” Lord forgive me for this punishment ( whupping), but I did raise him to know better. We have all heard people say, ” The Lord spoke to me”. During one of my discipline sessions I thought I heard the Lord say, ” Right on Lou, proceed. Spare the rod and spoil the child”. Then I said, ” Lord , what about that 70 x 7 forgiveness issue in the Bible”? The Lord does answer prayers, however in this particular matter there was some delay getting back to mom.

Have you ever heard cliches or quotes that in today’s world seem so relevant? Here are a few that resonant with me, with my sidebar.

A. ” be careful what you wish for” Our next president

B. ” what was I thinking” I wish to God I could turn back the hands of time for five minutes.

C. ” good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people” Personally, I never had much sympathy for a parent that abuses a child.

D. ” these are the times that try men’s souls” Coronavirus, racism, greed, politics that fail the common man, all lives matter.

E. ” how much is enough” What shall it profit man, if he gains the whole world and loses his soul.

F. ” always treat people the way you want to be treated” If questions, read “E” again.

G. ” those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it” Our current world crisis.

H. ” conscious, a sense of right and wrong with an urge to do right”. Never could understand how a televangelist worth millions could sleep at night after appealing to the poorest to plant a monetary seed to aide God’s work.

Just saying. Hope the new normal is doable.