One of my New Year's resolutions was to avoid politics in my Mental Health Monday posts. Yesterday I reneged on that resolution, & I am genuinely sorry.
GENUINE LOVE
"Genuine love is a gift we give others. It isn't purchased by their actions or contingent upon our emotions at the moment. It may carry with it strong emotional feelings, but it isn't supported them. Rather, it is a decision we make on a daily basis that someone is special & valuable to us. Gary Smalley & John Trent, Men's Devotional Bible
A VISION OF LIFE
"Following the path of Jesus can lead to a renewed, hopeful, and restored vision of life for anyone. For as we embrace our inevitable deaths and declines, as we embrace as it were, the downward path, we have the opportunity to let go of the false things we think make up our lives. We let go of thinking that the accumulation of wealth, power, and resources make up a good life; we let go of thinking that busyness makes us important; we let go of thinking that personal safety and security are to be preserved at all cost. And as we let go, we can take up all that makes life full. We can put others’ interests before our own, and what is done on behalf of others for the sake of Christ will indeed endure beyond our deaths." Margaret Manning Shull, Slice of Infinity
CORONAVIRUS
Personal update: Yesterday, with the encouragement of my children, I talked to my boss at Orphan Grain Train. We agreed that I should work from home for the time being, since writing devotions can be done--with a little bit of inconvenience--from home. Meanwhile, OGT is serving up to 1,000 lunches a day to ages 19+. Madison County now has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus. I suspect that it won't be the last.
- "Bright side: coronavirus bringing communities closer together" Drudge Report
- "One continent remains untouched by the coronavirus: Antarctica" ditto
- "Strip club forced to close, so dancers now do delivery" ditto
"The problem for the United States is that there is unlikely to be a coronavirus Pearl Harbor, a dramatic clarifying event that points clearly toward the necessary course of action." Kevin Williamson, National Review Online
"We should focus on the production of tests, ventilators, masks, and other protective gear on an industrial scale. Whatever the government has to spend or do to get it done should happen — just as if we were on a wartime footing." Rich Lowry, ditto
"Don’t look to food for too much comfort. As it is, most people will be moving around far less than normally. When that is added to a lot of junk food, the results will not be pretty. It’s been reported that sales of cookies and chips have gone up significantly in the past few weeks. The last thing you want to do now is weaken your immune system. Eat as healthily as you can. Getting some exercise is also important. Going for a walk every day is a good place to start." Dennis Prager, ditto
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