Captain's log: Stardate 12-27-16

The following is an excerpt from my journal- I still write "old school," I even write in cursive....


These are dark times- filled with too much information that bombards us with ignorance.  There is no stillness, no quiet in which we can stop, to rest, to think, to pray.
There is only a cacophony of opinion- assaulting our hearts and minds with noisy confusion.  How do we resist the noise to hear what is truly important?
To hear what is truth- TRUTH- not facts.
"Facts" make us want to despair.  "Facts" show us how brutal we are, how gullible and ignorant, how we ignore and abuse one another and all of creation.

Yet creation still releases beauty and love in spite of us all.
Tropical fish, more beautiful than anything we have seen, swim in depths man has still never been to- where the water is yet unpolluted, uncontaminated by us.

Every snowflake on Mt. Everest, and all the mountains surrounding it, is a completely unique work of art.  Every snowflake we see, that melts in mere moments, is a complicated and UNIQUE piece of wondrous beauty.

Every...single...snowflake.

Billions upon billions of tiny, gorgeous, elaborate and unique works of art declare the Creator's glory.

Each baby's giggle brings hope, truth and joy.

When I look at children, I think- how will this beautiful and singular child change the world?

How can we raise them to love a sinful and dying race?

How can we love them so that they love others?

How do we teach them to resist the darkness- the fear, the hate, the selfishness that would consume us all?

How do we stop our busy-ness to teach them to stop?

To teach them to plant flowers, not only to support the eco-system, but to enjoy and appreciate beauty?

How do we teach them to regard each and every person as a precious gift and love letter from God?
That each person has purpose and meaning that we all need?

These are the things we must think about.

This is what truth is about.  This is love.

We must separate truth from the "fact" of a world that is dying around us.

The smallest light can illuminate the darkest places.

I know many people are looking forward to the "end" of 2016. 

But there is no magical demarkation line saying all the crap will stop at midnight- no promise that 2017 will be better.

I am sorry- but that is the TRUTH.

"FACTS" indicate that frankly, things aren't going to get better- "facts" indicate that things have the potential to get much, much worse.

We have a "fool" becoming one of the "leaders" of the free world.  There is a generation of artists and visionaries that is going to continue to die.  Racism and misogyny will continue to rear their ugly heads- in "fact"- they will probably gain momentum.

It is a time for TRUTH.  It is a time for LOVE.  It is a time to bring LIGHT and HOPE into a very dark world.

How?

I am not sure- but I know that if we ask, He will answer.

If we are open- He will speak.

If we are obedient, He will be faithful to help us.

Seek beauty, truth and love.  It's time to battle darkness and fear.

Happy New Year.