Tag: sickness

O My Strength

Posted on by Olaf

Do you think of yourself as a weak or strong person?  If it is as a weak person, do you know why?  But if it is as a strong person, then what is the basis of your strength?  Anyone who derives strength from denigrating others is not to be admired.  Profaning the reputation or name of someone else to boost yourself is not only a sign of weakness but there are laws about defamation to criminalise slander and libel. Is it not then so sad to witness the pervasive ‘OMG’ defamation of God in today’s culture?  Without a second thought, people trot out ‘O my God’ as part of their language and don’t even notice when their children do the same.  What a beautiful contrast it is to hear someone call out to God, ‘O My Strength’ and really mean it.  Our lips are made to bless not to curse, to praise not to blaspheme, to build up not to pull down.

  • ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’ – Psalm 8:2

PESTILENCE THAT STALKS

Posted on by Olaf

Germs, disease, viruses and bacteria breed fear that threatens human community life.  Whenever there is some new outbreak, society can go into meltdown.  Often the media seem skewed towards the delivery of bad news as it creates more reaction, sells more newspapers and improves viewing figures.  When pestilence of any kind stalks the streets, you can be sure that a journalist is not far away.  All of this feeds the fear of the crowd, leading to mass insecurity, selfish bulk buying and a breakdown of community interaction. 

  • ‘There is a type of snobbish, pompous journalist who thinks that the only news that has any validity is war, famine, pestilence or politics. I don’t come from that school’ – Piers Morgan
  • ‘Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not’ – Bill Gates