Hello Grafted In Reader,
Today is April 19, Wednesday, in my corner of blog land. To begin, did you recall that thirty years ago this date was a sorrowful day in American History?
The setting, Waco, Texas. A cult leader convinced his followers that their lives were over.
Also on this date, 1995, was the tragic bombing of a Government building in Okalahoma City, Oklahoma.
Today, 2023, I found some words of wisdom commenting on the book in the Hebrew Bible known as Kohelit, or Ecclesiastes to many others.
Writer Amy Cooper Robinson offers some insight into the overall theme of this book that includes:
You have been granted this day, and the people you will encounter in it, and its questions and puzzles and (of course) its food and creature comforts. You can enjoy it or not, you can engage with it or not, you can love it or not, but you can’t trade it in for something better in the future. So, he advises, honor the portion you have.
I conclude most days end in the middle between extraordinary and mundane or tedius. It may be a good blessing that such is the case.
Of Note
I am planning to publish a six story self-collection in the next month titled, Human Being Human Doing.
Some of the accounts are imagined sketches from the Bible; one is based on church history and societal attitude, the final is imagined Judgment Day when the defendant hears, Well Done good and faithful servant.
The theme shows that we are human beings who have been given the capacity to do many things for ill or for good.
Author, David C. Russell.
The title will be available from most major online vendors. Stay tuned!
Until next visit, God be present with you and yours in your current life season.
Thanks for stopping by. Invite a friend along next time.
Mellow Rock
David C. Russell, Autho r
