Monday, March 03, 2025
Cat words
Cat poems we had! Like this one from IPLawGuy:
I named my cat "Gronk"
Because she reminds me of
That fruit drink I like.
Christine knows cats:
I visit Kibble
18 and still beautiful
Brother Bill is long gone.
18 and still beautiful
Brother Bill is long gone.
As does Tim (well, he did):
Cats when I was young
Allergies came in high school
No more cats for me.
Allergies came in high school
No more cats for me.
This anonymous one intrigues me:
Princess Taffy Anne
Very Important yet she
Does Nothing: House Cat.
Very Important yet she
Does Nothing: House Cat.
And this one, too:
Drink toilet water
Nibble some raw ground beef
Nap in sunny spot.
Nibble some raw ground beef
Nap in sunny spot.
Sunday, March 02, 2025
Sunday Reflection: Peter's enthusiasm
In Luke 9 we read this:
28Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 30Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 31They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he said. 34While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. 35Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” 36When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
My favorite thing in this passage is Peter's reaction to seeing, out of nowhere, the long-deceased Moses and Elijah. He immediately volunteers to make "three dwellings"-- one for Jesus, one for Moses and one for Elijah. A friend who is well-versed in these things (probably Randall O'Brien or Hulitt Gloer) once explained to me that it was probably Sukkot, a Jewish holiday where people build huts in their yard where festival meals are taken, among other things. So, Peter was inviting them to share in the holiday with them.
It was typical of Peter, who is marked by his boundless enthusiasm for Jesus's project, and often serves as the surrogate for all of us in not understanding what is going on sometimes. Or, at least he is a surrogate for me....
Saturday, March 01, 2025
Gulf of America Day
