"There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. And he asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have enough space to store my harvest?’ And he thought, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store my grain and other goods, and I shall say to myself, 'Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!'’
But God said, ‘You fool. This very night your life will be demanded of you. And all these things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself on earth, but is not rich in what matters to God.”
Luke 12:16-21
"But these people abuse what they do not understand, and the very things they do follow by instinct, like beasts, will destroy them."
Jude 1:10
“God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments.
Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about.”
John Henry Newman
"The demon's target is not the possessed; it is us the observers— everyone in this house. The point is to make us despair, to reject our humanity, to see ourselves as bestial, vile and putrescent, without dignity, ugly, unworthy."
William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist, May 1971
I am still on vacation, but how could I not take note of the absolutely crushing comeback of the precious metals today, in their generational bull market.
Gold and silver came roaring back after the take down on Friday for stock option expiration.
Risk was off the table as the VIX fell and stocks rallied back towards their higher highs.
Bitcoin bounced.
Kind of an odd day, with few of the usual cross market relationships resonating.
Maybe the markets were celebrating no outbreak of war over the weekend.
This is really going to hurt when it reverts to the mean.
All kidding aside, I am wondering what it is going to take to get a few of our leaders from around the world under adult supervision.
It's like a flash mob of lies and lunacy.
Have a pleasant evening.
