Sunday Ramblings

Good Sunday afternoon (or at least it is here). I'm writing to build up my hopes before I surf the 'net looking for the elusive job. The good news is that I seem to be finding real possibilities--the bad news is that so many other people are casting in the same pond for that one fish, too. I feel like I'm playing the lottery--and that the odds of winning are just as long.

I listened to a televangelist this morning instead of going to my real church. (I've really, really gotten out of the good habit of going to church to recharge my faith and optimism batteries.) It dawned on me while listening to his very good message that the only people who seem to be optimistic these days are the preachers! I wonder if any out there are preaching doom and gloom to their congregations; with things as they are in the world I think that would be overkill. Watching the program (I can't really call it a worship service as it didn't have the elements of hymns, etc. I'd expect), I can understand why this particular televangelist is supposedly one of the more popular ones. I wish I'd seen the full program, but I imagine I can catch a rebroadcast.

Maybe you're like me and you may feel lost in the desert. Maybe, like me, sometimes your faith, your hope, your optimism need a shot of epinephrine (adrenaline).

I liked many of his analogies: what we're experiencing now is not the whole picture, but just a piece to the puzzle that will make up our life story. That, like a recipe, even the tiniest ingredient is important to the outcome. That, borrowing from Emeril, God is the master of BAM and faith is knowing He is adding BAM (dashes of flavor and excitement) to our life recipe. I'm counting on it, because without faith and hope for a better tomorrow, hey, even a better today, then we will become bitter, not better, ourselves.

I clipped the following from a newspaper long ago. I'm not sure if it is from a Mr. or Doctor Elder, but the message is what's important:

'Elder helps burn patients face their fears. His advice is simple:
"You're not the same person you were before," he tells them. "If anything,
you're a stronger person. Get back out there."' --The Commercial Appeal

Whether you've been burned for real or just burned by life, just remember that the challenge has made you a stronger person.

So, au revoir and a bientot--farewell for now, 'see' you soon. I'm off on safari to bag me a job!