Blog Update
I have not been on my computer much lately. I logged on today and noticed that even though I have not been on my blog much, there are a number of comments. I apologize for not responding to the comments. I would like to start responding to the comments as well as start blogging again. I miss my blog and I miss reading online the other blogs that I have enjoyed reading.
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Innocent As Doves
A few weeks ago, I was taking a walk in the evening – well, it really was at night. It was around 11:30 p.m. It was a really warm night but very windy. As I walked down the sidewalk, I thought I saw what appeared to be a mouse scurry away from me. I followed it to the street. It was not a mouse but a baby mourning dove that obviously was blown out of the nest. I tried to find the nest so I could return the baby dove to its parents. I could not find the nest so I took it home. I am unable to release it because it cannot take care of itself.
As I have watched this bird grow, I am reminded of the scripture:
- “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16 (ESV)
Memorial Day
Last night I watched a Memorial Day tribute on television. The show was a very moving tribute to all the service personnel that have served and/or have lost their lives. Mankind has been fighting each other since the beginning of time. Nations have been wiped out. Men, women and children lose their lives as casualties of war. In yesterday’s Memorial Day tribute, a scene of a war torn country in Europe showed a little boy, perhaps 4 years old standing among the ruins weeping and in shock. That is an image that I have not been able to shake from my mind.
In Word War I the total number of deaths were 16 million deaths (military and civilian). Over 60 million people lost their lives in Word War II. The Korean War had 2.5 million deaths. Over 58,000 American soldiers lost their lives in the Vietnam war. At least 78,558,000 people lost their lives due to war in only a little over 100 years. That is a staggering 78 million people whose lives were cut short. Mankind continues to engage in war.
