"The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering humanity. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been to appear and dazzle the beholders.
But for Him Who came to heal and to teach, the way was not just to appear here, but to place Himself in the service of those who needed Him, and to be made known to them as they could accept it, not diminishing the value of His Divine presence by overwhelming their capacity to receive it."
Athanasius, On the Incarnation of the Word, 335 AD
"Wonderful providence indeed which is so silent, yet so efficacious, so constant, so unerring. This is what baffles the power of Satan. He cannot discern the Hand of God in what goes on; and though he would fain meet it and encounter it, in his mad and blasphemous rebellion against heaven, he cannot find it.
Crafty and penetrating as he is, yet his thousand eyes and his many instruments avail him nothing against the majestic serene silence, the holy imperturbable calm which reigns through the providences of God. He makes a guess here, or does a bold act there, but all in the dark. If even devils, sagacious as they are, spirits by nature and experienced in evil, cannot detect His hand while He works, how can we hope to see it except by that way which the devils cannot take, by loving faith."
John Henry Newman, Christ Manifested in Remembrance
“There is not a moment in which God does not present Himself under the cover of some pain to be endured, of some consolation to be enjoyed, or of some duty to be performed. All that takes place within us, around us, or through us, contains and conceals His divine action.
The books which the Holy Spirit is writing are the living, with every
soul a volume in which the divine author makes a true revelation of His
word, showing it to every heart, unfolding it in every moment.
To escape the pain caused by regret for the past or fear about the future, this is the rule to follow: leave the past to the infinite mercy of God, the future to His good Providence, and give the present wholly to His love by being faithful to His grace.”
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, L'Abandon a la Providence Divine
"Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; and I wait for you all the day. Remember, O Lord, your tender mercies and loving kindness for us, as they have always been of old."
Psalm 25:4-6
Well, today was an interesting day.
Stocks got hammered.
Gold and silver were body-slammed.
The Dollar was up slightly.
The VIX put in quite the impressive range, which no doubt was tied into the ghost of Y2K we experienced today.
Several of the online brokers were shut down for the day.
I'd be willing to bet that none of the pigmen were locked out of trading.
How did one Wall Street wiseguy put it, 'like shooting fish in a barrel.'
After figuring out that none of my orders were going anywhere I took the day off. And I am glad that I did.
Life is too short. And it's good to walk away from the game every now and then.
But the need to regulate and keep these jokers honest has never been more apparent.
And quite frankly it isn't happening.
Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in God abide in love, and love in then.
Have a pleasant weekend.
