Not as Strong (as We Think We Are) on 9-26-2024, a Thursday

That Rich Mullins song (may he rest in peace) resonates with me today, because I fail so often, every day, in little, medium, AND big ways! Just recently I accused some poor young woman of being deliberately mean to me and what I thought/ what I felt? ALL of that? It ALL turned out to be wrong (and I 'felt' totally convicted, and it's like I always SAY, don't let your feelings get the best of you, but I went and did that very thing myself). (and, just so you know, dear Reader, this ISN'T bragging). In fact I wish that poor young lady and all of her loved ones nothing but the best, now and always (even though I've done too much damage to tell her so - that's MY fault).

But we get up and keep trying to do better, don't we? I think maybe "failure" is only measured in giving up completely.

Therefore, dear Reader, I am perfectly comfortable with using myself/ my own life as an example of what NOT to do (followed by any and all solutions I find as well and that's the important part). When I DO fail (which is frustratingly often) instead of wallowing in self-anything (pity, loathing, etc) instead I try and use hindsight to help me learn from whatever it is that I did wrong that time. That way, even stupidity on my part might net some little nugget of value. I pray the same for you, dear Reader, that in failure your curiosity is piqued and you are impelled to learn from whatever it is that you failed at before. Practice doesn't make perfect here, I'm afraid, because we're all still very human, but practice DOES make us better, and we can always be 'better' right?! 💜

Today I pray the Lord: end ALL wars raging in the earth; that He protect ALL unborn babies in the womb from Death; that He eradicate all forms of cancer and heal all of the currently afflicted; I pray the Lord please end all hunger, disease, all forms of evil today. May God interrupt and destroy the entire human trafficking market globally, in JESUS' Name! And, dear God, please heal and SAVE our friend Sam and his brother Stan, today, God, please, in Jesus' Name. 💜

Updated to add the first picture I took of today's glorious sunrise (this photo hasn't been altered in ANY way, all the artistry here is God's and His alone):