Mental Health Monday

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"My Lord is no less active in my life today. He provides for my basic needs--food, shelter, clothing--by allowing me to serve Him through meaningful & fulfilling work. He has blessed me with rich personal relationships with my family & intimate friends. To guide me in facing the hassles of daily living, He has sent His Holy Spirit, & I find myself clinging to Him every day."  Don Wyrtzen, Men's Devotional Bible

CHRIST COMES NEAR

"The woundedness of humanity is serious: cries of injustice, the wounds of racism, despair and lament at cancers around us, the devastating marks of our own failings left shamefully upon others and ourselves. This cannot be bandaged as anything less than a mortal wound. But the threshold is now. Christ comes near. He weeps with us, ready to address the indications of our illness, imparting healing and kindness. In the coming of Christ, God offers a cure extending as far as the wound can ever fester." Jill Carattini, Slice of Infinity

Trending

"GALLUP:  American pride record low"  Drudge Report, 6/15 

CRIMINAL MINDS

• "A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a 12-year-old girl drive his SUV & told her to speed because he wanted to be a 'cool father'--even though he is not her dad."  Norfolk Daily News, 6/11
• "Man in horse-drawn carriage kicked out of KFC drive-thru" Fox News Online, 6/15
• "Vietnam couple detained over killing pet dogs & cats for meat" Drudge, 6/15

CORONAVIRUS

"The lockdowns have prevented silent spread of the bug. We must have silent spread to make a deadly spread less likely. As Professor Levitt notes, “We must have as much infection as possible for as little death as possible.” Or, as Doctor Ben Carson observes, “It’s time we learned to live with this disease rather than letting it control us.” Dr. Ted Noel, Townhall 6/15

ANTIFA

"This fascism is upsetting, & I never noticed until quite recently how ubiquitous it was. I thought that I lived in the United States of America, where people were able to express their opinions without being forced into capitulation & silence. I thought that journalists were actually able to write about current events without themselves becoming part of the story. I believed that in this country, & the greater world, one evil (the killing of a civilian by a police officer) did not justify an equal or greater evil, the destruction of cities, reputations, livelihoods, futures & the structures of civil society. But clearly, I was dozing off as fascism, like carbon monoxide, colorless & invisible, infiltrated our world to the point that, like George Floyd we cannot breathe. And so that's why I'm a proud member of Antifa."  Christine Flowers, Norfolk Daily News, 6/13

RACISM

"Racists exist, but claiming that all whites share collective guilt for those racists is itself a form of racism. Few whites today are racist, and the vast majority have never been racists and don’t associate or support people who are. As Victor Frankl has said, “There are only two races, the decent and the indecent.” Amen! It’s time for the decent Americans of all races to join together to stand against racism of any kind. We must all do our part to contribute to the unfolding story of America’s challenge to live up to its promise of equal rights for all."  Terry Paulson, Townhall 6/15  
Growing up in my small hometown, I recall many instances of racism. I heard the n-word used frequently. This was ironic, because the community suffered at the hands of pro-slavery partisans during the Civil War, because they were anti-slavery.