A Favorite Is Religion –
A need to evangelize. Spread the good news. Life has meaning. A search for the Truth. The Way to happiness. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. Don’t forget to knock. It shows that you really want to know.
A Time After A Crash –
A chance to make some money. After a couple years sold it with a 75% gain but it wasn’t that simple. The account was transferred to another company which made it much more difficult to sell and doing my taxes required three additional interactions with the IRS.
A House On Mount Of Olives –
A Muslim named Abraham saw me at the hotel and knew where I could stay. Somehow I trusted him but soon realized it was a scam. I could have been taken as a hostage a number of times but there I was in his brother’s house being interrogated by a third man. This was the most interesting part of my visit to Jerusalem. After only two nights at a house in their neighborhood I had to leave. The money was not a problem and well worth the experience.
A Time When I Should Have Done Something –
A lack of religion. This is a difficult one for me. If we were raised with too much religion, my kids certainly didn’t get enough. I wish that we had gone to church more often with them.
A Thing That Makes Me Nervous –
A change in my routine. The older you get, the more you rely on your routine. A Youtube video suggests any trip if you are over seventy is a risky situation.
A Beer Or Two –
A real treat. Some can’t drink. There are those who must. My dad was one of them. He had ten children so he wouldn’t have to get up to get another beer. One Lent he gave up beer and smoking. My mother would not allow it to happen again. “Doing penance is fine but forcing others to do it is wrong.”
A Way To Use It –
A sharing of knowledge. And it shall increase according to Daniel 12:4 even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro,
A Thought Comes To Mind –
A meditation. Allowing your mind to wander. Is it worth writing down? Does it answer the question? The most important part of doing the daily writing prompt is to answer the question. Too often the question is ignored and used by the writer to say whatever he has on his mind. I had to jot this down.
A Stranger –
A positive meeting. I was a stranger in a strange land and needed a place to stay. Found a church and the pastor who was talking to Pat, a Fulbright Scholar, who knew where I could stay but first we had to have lunch and a few beers to talk about it. That included a discussion on the proofs for the existence of God. Her friend Martin, a Jew and also a Fulbright Scholar, was not happy. I was the second Catholic he had to put up because of Pat. Martin did a lot of entertaining and I would have to share all expenses with him. That would include two Russian students that he met at the University and Rocky, the first Catholic he had to put up. We all had too much to drink and made fun of our government but not theirs. After that the Russians would have nothing to do with us. Apparently they got reported for what they did.
A Life Improved –
A condo about a mile from work so I could walk to and from work.
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