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Spirituality

Fair or Unfair

We have been told that life isn’t fair. And we have been cautioned that all is fair in love and war. So, which is it?

Anyone who has lived any length of time has observed that life really isn’t fair. Sometimes the bad guys win at the expense of the good people. There isn’t anything fair about that. Yet, the good people continue doing what’s right. Maybe things even out in the long run or perhaps they don’t. But we must live with ourselves regardless.

It is suggested that there are no rules or boundaries in love and war. I’m not sure there is any truth in this saying. In love we are dealing with people’s feelings. It’s not right to play with the emotions of others. Same for war. The people that the enemy slaughters are someone’s sons and daughters.

The good news is, God sees everything. He promises to make everything just and right. And that’s good enough for me, even when things don’t go my way…

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A Line in the Sand

It’s an election year in the United States. That means much of the adult population will become pundits, pollsters and experts in 2024. It’s as predictable as the sun rising in the East and setting in the West.

For some reason, our society has become politicized to the point where we draw lines in the sand. This truly baffles me. Voting is one of our greatest privileges, and we are free to vote for whoever we choose. I have been called unprintable names by people on the left who don’t even know me. I have been called names by people on the right because I went to hear Bill Clinton speak. Then I had the audacity to vote for a friend of mine who was running for president of the Travis County Democratic Party. Friendship transcends politics. At least it does to me.

Government is not the answer to our problems. The government has tremendous resources, but they are the most inefficient purveyors of those resources. If you want to move mountains, put those resources in the hands of the faith and philanthropic communities. They will move Heaven and Earth while wasting very little. It would be awe-inspiring!

If you want to draw a line in the sand, make it count. Draw a line for goodness over evil, for law and order, and for equal justice for everyone. Those count!

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