Jack’s Winning words 4/27/21

“I’m going home.  I’m going home”  (Karen Garner)  Karen, a 73-yr-old with dementia, gave this response to the officer who handcuffed her and took her to jail for shoplifting.  It is not unusual for people with memory loss issues to forget to pay for things.  We still have a long way to go before we understand people and “situations.”  It takes a special talent to be able “to put yourself in the other person’s situation.” And, it’s not just the police officer.  It’s all of us.  Many of today’s “issues” can be simply traced to not “understanding.”  It’s poignant that this dementia incident happened in a city called, Loveland.  ;-/  Jack

FROM WILLMAR REV:  "It’s poignant that this dementia incident happened in a city called, Loveland." 0;-)  A question I have been pondering for a while- "Does God still 'harden' the hearts of those in national leadership roles as he did Pharoah's?!"  It sure seems like that of some of those and their decisions coming out of Washington in recent times?! 0:-/===JACK:  There are some very caring people out there in the world, and, as pastors, we've met many of them.  There are also caring people in leadership roles, too.  Publicity generally goes to the situations that are unusual.  I think that there are many more people treating "dementia" with care and concern than "uncaring" people...and I DON'T think that it is God who is causing "hardness of heart."

JACK:  Yahoo News reports that video (and enhanced audio) show Loveland police watching and laughing at the arrest of dementia patient.  Disgusting!

FROM ME IN NEWPORT BEACH:  Good lesson for all of us.  Especially in our age/time zone.===JACK:  I'll never be younger than I am right now.   Time marches on.