Jack’s Winning Words 9/22/20

“Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.”  (Disraeli)  The Virus came unexpectedly, and we found ourselves having to adjust.  To mask or not?  To social distance or to herd?  Who knows what tomorrow will bring on the day after The Election?  Nov 4 is on the calendar.  Red or Blue, that day will come, and we’ll have to adjust. How we conduct ourselves will shape our America of the future.  Do you know if Disraeli had advice for that?

FROM SHARIN' SHARON:   Actually, I am still on the computer here and did google Disraeli and enjoyed reading all of his commonsense thinking.  He evidently was a conservative thinker.  One quote struck me "Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning."  In my constant studying of the Christian faith, recently stumbled on underline Controversies of the Christian Faith underline by St. Robert Cardinal Bellarmine, S.J. and translated from Latin by Kenneth Baker, S.J.  A book all about stuff that was actually happening during Martin Luther's lifetime and being written about.  There are extensive chapter about all the Popes and what use they were and so forth and so on.  As much as Barb and I are concerned about the future of the United States of America and it having a viable government, perhaps it is constructive to get a handle on the Church and find out why It is still viable after all It has gone through?  There is a lot of reading in this thick tome but I am hopeful for some understanding.  Best wishes and love to you.===JACK:  What an insightful response! to put the Disraeli quote into the context of the Church dealing with controversy.  Thanks!

FROM LBP:  Well, not sure what his advice  would be, but reading the entry on him in the Encyclopedia Britannica is a good reminder that two party political nastiness has been around for centuries. Yay?===JACK:  I certainly think that being "amoral" is the solution we need.===LBP:  Really hoping there is a typo there. Did you mean “   I certainly think that being "amoral" is NOT the solution we need.”?===JACK:  Obviously you are correct.  We've had enough of amoral leadership.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Wouldn't it be nice to have a living America back?  All together as one nation...that’s what I’m praying for.===JACK:  It starts with one family at a time, and you've passed it on your family members, who will then pass it on to others.  That's how the Gospel is passed on, too.