Jack’s Winning Words 2/11/19
“Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide…truth or falsehood, good or evil.”  (James Russell Lowell)  In 1845 the America was in crisis over slavery, and over the annexation of Texas.  The crisis then is, in part, a crisis now, people at odds with one another.  The events of each day place before us, regular challenges…truth or falsehood, good or evil?  …and, What is truth?  What is good?  To answer that, I simply ask, “WWJD?”   ;-)  Jack

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  We should be on our knees asking God blessings to know truth!  This young nation we were blessed to live in is taking some precarious steps into o the future.  What is Truth?  I’m not so sure it’s so easy to find at this time.  But, the people who followed Jesus didn’t know either.  They continued in His Way and trusted and prayed!  That’s all we can do.  In the long run, God will decide.===JACK:  In the looooong run God will sort all things out.  I am trusting in that...and his grace.

FROM ST PAUL IN MESA:  Jack,  did you even sing this hymn in the LBW but the same title??  its a great hymn.   a bit hard to sing perhaps but a great hymn nonetheless!   the melody starts to grow on you after you have sung it a time or two...===JACK:  The hymn was written in the pre-Civil War days...days even more dangerous than today.  The powerful tune fits well with the powerful lyrics.

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  WWJD is an excellent way of making decisions through life!===JACK:  Someone wrote recently...WWJHMD...What Would Jesus Have Me Do?

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  One of My husband's favorite hymns!  Although we often have to choose more than "once". However if we have chosen to follow Christ, that choice colors all our other decisions!  As  long as there are humans on the Earth, we will have division and challenges. All the ancient philosophers and and leaders  through the ages have thought THEIR generation (or the next
one) was "going to the dogs"....and we have the same concerns!  And many have different ideas of what is "evil" or "bad" and what is "good", as we are aware.  The longer I live, the less judgmental I've become. Happy to let God sort it out!! Meanwhile, lives of honesty, kindness, and integrity do
count, in  their little corner of the world!! So let's keep on truckin' !:-)===JACK:  It's one of my favorite hymns, too, especially because of the history of its composition.  When we get to thinking our times are bad, read about the Civil War...pre...during...post.  "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" is another one of "those" songs.===OAKS:  You don't have to read much history to know that more violent times have certainly  been  suffered by people in bygone eras!!! :-(