Shade Tree Wisdom 2/15/08

Right now it’s rather pleasant, not quite cloudy but just bright, and so far, all we have had is a few sprinkles, though the paper promises storms now and then. The squirrels are quite active. I don’t know if that means anything or not. Look, there’s a cardinal, a bright spot in the yard. Well, we’ve got our Friday errands run, so let it weather.

But it’s the kind of morning that calls for pondering. Texas suddenly looms large in the Democratic race. What seemed like a sort of shoo-in for Mrs. Clinton is now turning into a bitter, drag-out, affair. One can’t turn on the TV without seeing an ad. The stations must be reaping huge gains in this business. But understand the delegates are not proportioned to the over all winner. They are proportioned in the ration of votes. Strange, and I can’s explain it in greater detail, but it is not “Winner take all”. Sometimes it really is hard to understand the workings of this “good ‘ol boy” machinery.

We shall see in November how it all comes out, but we also remember that we are urged to “Pray for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty”.

No, I won’t even try to explain why Congress suddenly finds time to look into steroid use in baseball when parts of the world are in flames, when wars and rumors of war fill the air, when gunshots resound on an Illinois campus, when the country’s finances are almost in shambles, and when prayers of the righteous seem to go unanswered.

Let me just lay on your heart several verses from Psalm 37.

“Do not fret because of evil men. . .trust
In the Lord, and do good. . .delight
Yourself also in the Lord, and He will
Give you the desires of your heart.
I have been young, and now am old,
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken.”
v. 1.3.4.25.

Or, maybe like Dr. Luther did when the going seemed rough, he said to his fellows, “Let us go to the house of our God and sing and Psalm De Profundis”. That’s Psalm 130. Excellent word to end this today. May God bless, strengthen, and shelter your daily walk.

GPD 2/15/08