An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Verse of the Day
Matthew 5:14-16
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
I’ve noticed my light hasn’t been too bright in recent weeks. Well, it might be into months now. I’ve been angry and frustrated, just like so many millions of others of my fellow Americans. I’ve let that anger invade, and have actually hated for the first time in my life. I don’t hate. Hatred takes way too much energy, and I’m about as lazy as they come…..no energy to spare. So, I’m going to work on getting rid of that hate, and replace it, with prayers and love. And pity. It took my pastor’s sermon Wednesday night for me to even realize I was harboring such emotions. I don’t like it.
We are instructed to love, even the sinner, and gracious sakes, we sure are being sinned against lately, aren’t we! I know it’s going to be easy to rid myself of such a strong emotion. It didn’t crop up over night, and it was be expelled overnight either.
So, I apologize for letting my bitter hatred overwhelm me, and will do all I can to resolve the problem. And it is my problem. The person hated doesn’t care, one way or the other. The object of hatred never does, and it never hurts them. It hurts me/us.
I choose to use my light, instead of burying it under the bushel of my own making. Bear with me. 
” Hatred takes way too much energy, and I’m about as lazy as they come…..no energy to spare.”
Hatred, or intense dislike, allows one to focus their energy and to not waste what little that they have.
I too am lazy and I rely on my intense dislikes to help me stay fo-cussed.
LOL Well, whatever it takes, I reckon.