I don’t eat meat and haven’t done so in years. The pig is not my friend, and I find no fault with a flu that leaves the earth with one less pig. However, when that mutant pig flu bug starts jumping to humans, Houston: we have a problem. Make sure you protect yourself and demand that those around you cover their nasty little orifices.
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My weekend sermon directly from the heavens was the book of Ecclesiastes. I’ve read it before but not in its proper context. It’s Solomon’s book of reflection as he looks back over his life and tells all that he has learned. That man really was wise, and he just taught me a lot about living and enjoying life. I took his words to heart and have been liberated. I love how the truth will make us free.
Basically, he says to eat, drink, and be merry. Enjoy today because yesterday is gone and only God knows the future. Therefore, time is better spent reverencing God and having a relationship with Him. We can do that by considering our labor and the fruits of it as gifts from God. We show our gratitude by being excellent at what we do and by enjoying the life that our labor affords us to live.
While grateful for employment, I haven’t been treating my job or life as a gift. I will now though because I received extra confirmation from my mom’s Sunday a.m. call. She told me to listen to “How You Live” by Point of Grace, and that song is now the song of Mommy and me. I thought it was going to be something “smart” and condemning, but I almost cried when I heard the words re-affirm Solomon’s message. I’ve now a road map for overdosing on life.
Enjoy the song: