A WORLD IN LOCK DOWN………

Three years ago I had a second bout with cancer. I’m fine, surgery did the trick, but after the surgery, during recovery I found that my blood count was low, anemia. The main symptom of
anemia is a need for ice. So for the past several years I have kept a good supply of ice wherever I happen to be. Now I’ve told you all that to relay the following story. My church has a large commercial ice maker. My pastor has kindly allowed me to get bags of ice from the machine to keep my cooler filled. I actually perform a service as it cycle the ice faster and keeps the system running better. Since I often need ice when the church is closed. They gave me a back door key so I could get ice when no one is there.

The other day I dropped by the church to get ice and found that the locks had been changed. The reason, fear of people getting into the church that have less than admirable intentions. Come to think of it everything has a lock on it, many people lock all their doors when they go to bed at
night. The message is we live in a world where people are not confident that they ad their possessions are not longer safe. What a shame.

I grew up in a small down way back in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. I don’t ever remember locking our house, or cars for that matter. People simply were not a threat. I could walk around my small town on any street, even the darkest ones and never have any fear. I sure wish we could still do that. I often ask when visiting a new city, how safe it may be to walk around in the evening.
What a shame that we would have to ask.

When I was growing up, almost everyone went to church, and those that didn’t would be quick to admit that they probably should be. If someone fixed your car, they saved the old parts and explained why they replaced them. If someone gave you the wrong change they would rush out of the store after you to return your change.

I once broke the glass in a neighbors screen door (something we don’t have anymore), and I knew before my father ever told me that I had to go, and admit I was the culprit, apologize and offer to pay for it’s repair. Some may be reading this and laughing at me, but this is what is missing from
our country today. We’ve lost concern for others, we’ve lost the need to do what is right, we’ve lost the importance of self reliance. Now I’m not saying everyone has, but far too many have.

We don’t try to figure out to solve problems, we wait to see what program the government will establish to solve our every problem.

It’s time for a wake up call, if you ever want to live in that world we once enjoyed, again, it’s starts with us. If we want our world to be like that, we have to be like that first. Can we change the world, probably not, but we can make our own little corner of it better……..

Father, I’m not sure how all of this works into your plan for us. I know that in heaven we will get it right. For now, if it is your will, show us how to turn the tide here, now. Amen

the pilgrim

P.S. They are getting me a new key, hopefully I was not who they wanted to keep out…….