Rambling on..

 Hello there. It has been a little while since I blogged. Why? Nothing has struck my fancy nor tripped my trigger. I don't like to blog about politics because that just invites arguments, and we all know that any argument online doesn't change anyone's opinions, it just creates anxiety and causes people to become upset with someone they don't even know. Often, we will ump to conclusions about the author, make judgments and random comments. I am not sure why we do that. Perhaps it is just to get the chance to voice our own opinions. 

I may not agree with your opinion and you may not agree with mine. And that is all right. It happens. Not everyone agrees. If you don't agree, that is the way it is. Rather than getting upset and attacking the other person, just scroll right on by. The reality is, the person doesn't really care if you agree or not. As humans, we can disagree. We will never agree on all things. Just ask a married couple. They don't always agree on the same things. What do they do? They learn to work it out and continue with each other. To attack each other will only lead to divorce. To continue to argue and tear each other apart will only tear apart the marriage. Couples that remain married for more than a short time, find ways to discuss and work on things together. They may even agree to disagree. I know some mixed marriages that have been able to stay married for many, many years. One supports the Chicago Cubs and the other supports another team. They don't agree but they still love and care for each other. I know adults who have different political views, and they remain friends. Why? Because friendship is more important than tearing each other apart.

That is something that is lost today. We have lost the ability to disagree and remain friends. We have forgotten that we can still be kind to each other even if we are on opposite sides of the issue. We can even be very adament about our feelings and still get along. We have lost that. It seems that if you disagree with someone, you have to attack them, even try to destroy them in order to prove your point of view. Why? What good does that do? It doesn't. It just drives the wedge between people and destroys civility. Perhaps that is why there is such a divide in a country. And neither side is willing to talk to each other. They put out talking points, support them and then lie and deceive to get their point across. I watched a news show this morning where one person refused to believe actual news reports and videos. I could only shake my head. Did I attack the person? No, I just moved on with my life. That is the way it works.

I was disgusted this morning as I watched a video from Portland, OR from Saturday night. It showed Black Lives Matter supporters dragging a man from his truck and beating him unconscious. The man did not fight back. In fact, he sat on the ground and he was repeatedly hit and kicked. Even after he was unconscious, he was kicked in the head. Why? It is unclear why they did this. It happens to be that he was a white man beaten by black men. If it was the other way around, imagine the outcry. Anyway, I cannot think of any justification for this beating. None. I don't care what is said. He was drug out of his truck and beaten senseless. It shouldn't happen. It is terrible. This is not a peaceful protest. This is violence for the sake of violence. It has nothing to do with George Floyd or civil rights. It is anarchy at its worst. I am not sure how anyone could watch that video and not become upset. Will I get scathing comments about this? I don't know. Nor do I care. It was wrong no matter which way you slice it. 

Anyway, my rambles continue on. And I will ramble. I pray for our country, our leaders, our people. I pray for peace to come to all people. I ask God to guide our leaders in the right way to go, His way, and not their way. Yes, I remembe what was written by Paul to Timothy, First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. (1 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV) I remember that as Paul writes that, the Roman rulers did not support Christianity or the message of the gospel, but he still encouraged prayer for them. We may not like our leaders, but we must still pray that God would lead them. If they are on the wrong path, then we should pray that God would take them to the right path. Yes, Lord, please lead our country.