"For what does it profit a man, if he would gain the whole world, but lose his soul?"
Mark 8:36
"The word of God is a living thing, and works among us. It is sharper than a double-edged sword, and penetrates even to the dividing of soul and spirit, the joints and the marrow; it judges the innermost thoughts and inclinations of every heart. Nothing in all of creation is hidden from the sight of the Lord. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we will some day give an account."
Hebrews 4:12-13
"And some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak."
Martin Luther King, A Time to Break the Silence, Riverside Church, 4 April 1967
"But if not, I will not bow, and God grant that we will never bow, before the gods of evil."
Martin Luther King, But If Not, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 5 November 1967
“Now the problem is not only unemployment. Do you know that most of the poor people in our country are working every day? And they are making wages so low that they cannot begin to function in the mainstream of the economic life of our nation. These are facts which must be seen, and it is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis and a full-time job getting part-time income.”
Martin Luther King, 18 March 1968
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12
We murder the prophets and persecute those of good will, while paying lip service to their memories, and dishonoring their words, and our own solemn oaths and responsibilities.
Are we not exceptional? Are you not entertained?
There were stories in the financial media, increasingly upbeat stories about the US-China trade talks, both yesterday and today. Interestingly enough the story tellers were deliberate in having their 'sources' as considering the stories well worthy of skepticism. Supposedly China will be promising to buy 1.5$ trillion in US goods over the next six years to correct the trade deficit.
The market could use the boost I would imagine, and Trumpolini likes the spectacle of big numbers. Let us see if there is any substance in this going forward, or is this just a further spray of mist in the fog of currency war.
Nevertheless it was fully risk on into the stock market option expiration and a three day weekend. As you know US markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King day, a martyr to conscience whose principles are given lip service, but not observed, in the official conduct of our credentialed class and ruling elite.
Gold and silver were down a bit sharply and the Dollar was higher.
Stocks soared on an obvious short squeeze, but finished off the highs.
Trumpolini says he will make a ‘major’ announcement on Saturday about border and shutdown.
There will be some rough winter weather heading into the Eastern US over the weekend.
Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in love abide in God, and God in them.
Have a pleasant weekend.
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and abuse those whom God has sent as messengers to you. How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you would not let me. As you willed, your house is now yours— but is made desolate.’”
