Jack’s Winning Words 9/22/22

“Fear makes cowards of us all.”  (Shakespeare) quoted by Guy Stern  This line from Hamlet is meant to show that we arrive at different conclusions when we think things through.  Fear sometimes causes to choose the “easy” way.  Guy Stern and “The Ritchie Boys” did dangerous work during WW 2 as spies.  Stern and his buddies were real heroes because of the choices they made.  Conscience os a powerful force.  It can cause us to do what we might not ordinarily do.  Lombardi used a form of this quote to motivate football players…and it worked.  Along with this quote, Hamlet also said: “To be, or not to be.”  Have you ever faced a decision where the answer called upon you to use your conscience?  ;-)  Jack

FROM DANDI SANDI:  I just downloaded Guy Stern’s book, ‘Invisible Ink’. Thanks for the recommendation! ===JACK:  I'm proud to have him as a resident in our community.  I understand that he's 101 yrs old.

FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  Good morning, Pastor Freed, intriguing WW and whole paragraph you emailed out.  I think the whole thing boils down to are we afraid of consequences from God or from human mortals, or maybe do we rather love God more than the sometimes false self-seeking of human mortals?  Conscience is a powerful factor in our lives, in my opinion and experience anyway.  Appreciated reading your WW and reflection,===JACK:  Conscience can be a nagger.  It's good to have naggers....once in a while. 

FROM CR:  Today on a walk with a friend, we passed several homes with yard signs for various political and school board positions.  My friend commented that she didn't care about the school board because her kids aren't in school anymore.  My conscience flashed and I spoke up urging her that our public schools are important for everyone and to please consider checking into the candidates and voting.  She's a strong Democrat and is aghast at the attempts to censor literature, history, and marginalize some students/families.  I spoke to her desire for a more just society and urged her that boards of education may influence our present and future, one way or another.===JACK:  Thanks to you, I think she's got it.  If one is to conside the impact of one vote....perhaps the most effective one is in a school board election.  Friends are meant to have conversations such as yours.

FROM BEE CEE:  I want to read Guy Stern’s book!===\JACK:  Talk to Joan about it.