Praying for our President, Mr. Trump.

Some things, we will never agree on. That's the hard part and that is why the need for a multiple party system will continue. Each party has it's own ideas and with those ideas, comes representation.

Some administrations fail by omission, they don't do enough. Some fail by doing too much. There is danger in both. If one doesn't go far enough and the following administration reaps the consequences, that's life in our American Political System. If one Administration goes too far and the successor is left to deal with the pruning process .... that's political life in America.

I think in today's world, the press can be one of the most dangerous political parties around.  We are manipulated to follow their concerns and ideology rather than to pray,  research the facts and make up our own minds.  And when we do research, we tend to favor and seek after what we want to hear.  We are literally brainwashed and don't care. Some folks will never hear the original message, only what each individual network wants us to hear.  We form their opinions, not our own.  No need to dig any deeper for answers.  We are comfortable on this level.  Then of course we vote.
  
 Both sides battle each other with propaganda and lies, weakening our spiritual and physical infrastructure.  What begins as a crack in the foundation turns into a dangerous fault which threatens to destabilize our national security..

This is a real gift to our enemies.  While we fight among ourselves, in this weakened state, we embolden and enable real evil to strike.  Evil, often is smarter than we are.  Evil knows that a unified front is hard to penetrate or destroy.  So, it waits and conserves its energy while we do battle and wear our own selves out, for its sake.

A manger scene without a cross gives an incomplete message. A manger scene and cross together without an open tomb are .... well, like Santa without a sleigh and reindeer.


The Manger says, "Keep it simple. The Cross simply says, "I know you well but I love you anyway." The empty tomb says, "To be continued ...."


I know the end of the book now, even though sometimes I feel lost in the middle. So please forgive me if, at times I may act like I don't. I struggle with my faith far too often.  That is why I like Christmas. It reminds me of things I tend to forget as the year wears on.

"God so loved the world He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that through Him, the world might be saved." John 3:16 and 17


That is why, in my opinion, a manger scene without a cross and empty tomb .... well, would not be worth celebrating.

Think about this:

Fear itself does not respect fear, the same way that cowards do not respect cowards.

This is because fear is a coward at it's core.

It's a bully and it often causes those who are afraid to become bullies, simply just to protect their inner, fearful core.

Fear is competitive and does not like to be challenged or called out.

It is easily threatened.

Fear reacts, because once identified, it looses its power.

A little wren sat shivering on my doorstep yesterday evening. It was so cold that it let me pick it up, put it in a box and bring it inside. After thawing out, it perched on it's box and began to fly.


Yesterday, when I woke up, the first thought on my mind was, God, what do you want for me and for this new day? My plans are less important than yours. Show me what you want.


My book, "Miss Dixie Wren and The Institute of Higher Fun and Learning" has been edited and is now ready for the illustration stage. It's pretty much ready to fly.

This may just be a coincidence, but it brings me sweet inspiration never the less. I realize that this little bird is wild and it probably needs to migrate. I will set it free today and trust God to protect it. I think I will name it Dixie.


"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matthew 6:26

God help us. The American people, I mean. We are like the little boy who reached into the cookie jar and grabbed so many cookies that he couldn't get his hand back out. We can get mad and curse the cookie jar, saying it's too small. Of course that is an option. Or, we can understand that maybe we don't need all of those cookies after all and take only what we need.

Our appetites are in control of us. We are slaves to the things we want, and we know it. We are loosing the things we need, trading them off for what we want. We can't have it both ways. On Monday, the results of our vote will speak more of the character of the American people than the man they elect.

There is no perfect candidate and even if there was, he would have a heck of a time doing his job, because he has to answer to us ..... the American people. The real reason there are no cookies in our mouths is because they are all stuck in our hands, which are still stuck in the cookie jar. So, we need someone who is willing to hand feed us ... more cookies.