"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
Moloch, God of Wealth and Child Sacrifice
C. S. Lewis
"We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
“The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we are ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?”
Maximilian Kolbe
Stocks managed to close nearly unchanged today, although there was still a fairly impressive range from top to bottom in the futures markets.
Gold closed lower, while silver managed a little rally.
The Dollar DX Index rally is amazing, a clear example of a flight to safety continuing. At the close it was hovering around 102.78.
Surgical masks are of limited effectiveness, mostly to prevent someone who is already affected from spreading the coronavirus by coughing or sneezing. N95 masks, however, are effective and are worn by healthcare professionals who are working with patients. But they are in short supply, which is shameful. And are not necessary for most people, if they are practicing physical distancing and hand and surface washing.
Keep in touch with each other, and encourage and help one another. And for those who are so inclined, pray for each other.
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| The Madness serves None but Itself |
And there are those who would sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals, in order to maintain their own exorbitant worldly privileges.
You might use this as an opportunity to see the quality and character of people who are speaking to you, where they are standing, whether knowingly or foolishly or hysterically. Be careful what you allow into your minds, or even worse, what you spread around to your friends and family.
People whose hearts are sickened and minds are disordered enjoy shocking and manipulating other people. It gives them a feeling of worth, and power. And some of these jokers thrive on sensationalism and panic, without caring what damage they may do, in order to obtain 'clicks' and thrills.
And dare we say it, there are those who traffic in fear and hatred and lies, in order to manipulate people to maintain their power over them. This is the great lesson we have seen from the aftermath of the Crash of 1929.
There is no need to panic. We have seen worse than this, or at the least our parents and grandparents have. And we will endure. Act sensibly and responsibly, and keep your eyes on the prize.
Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in love abide in God, and God in them.
Have a pleasant evening, and stay safe.
