Reflections

Proof lies on him who asserts, not on him who denies ~ Julius Paulus Prudentissimus I am selfish and social. Invisible to how my actions may look to you, I see clearly your every false move And seek justice and revenge Feeling intensely the results of your misconduct Yet knowing nothing of how my own misdeeds affect you. I am the victim, Born to justify and excuse myself, exercising perfect judgment When it comes to my own freedom More than I will ever be able to pardon you yours. I am not pointing the finger at you. I am looking at myself.

When he opened his eyes he was blind ~ Acts 9:8 Shoes on the Danube Bank Why are we blind to those we oppress? How can we be deaf to their cries? These days we seem to care so much about our environmental footprint yet so little about stepping on the toes of people right beside us.  Why? I don't have an answer, but I do wonder if the power of rank and privilege is something to which we cling just because it feels good, and looking under our shoes something from which we run- unless a foot catches us from behind and we *feel the heat*. Saul of Tarsus was a Jew of Roman privilege who persecuted the early Christians.  Heaven only knows what possessed this man, not just to oppress other men, but hunt them down, put them in chains and murder them.  Beyond the thrill of power and privilege, a person has to be deluded.  Utter darkness. When Saul was on his way to Damascus, he had a revelation. The story goes that he heard a voice say, "Why are you persecuting...