Grains of Sand

Pixabay They are referred to, and not always very kindly, as "ambulance-chasers"—you know, the lawyers who offer to get you a big payout when you  feel you have been mistreated, or misrepresented, in some way.  "Sue" is a three-letter word that lights up the eyes of lawyers, raises the hopes of victims, real or imaginary, and is a thorn in the flesh to those on its receiving end. Peter weighs in on victimology, specifically in the case of those who work for others, in 1 Peter 2:18-23. In his day that meant "slaves"—those who were obligated to work without compensation and often under harsh conditions. Many modern-day employees, rightly or wrongly, think of themselves in the same terms as the real slaves of Peter's day would have thought of themselves.—underpaid, overworked, abused, unappreciated, overlooked. For the believers to whom Peter is addressing his letter there might have been another item added to that list—persecuted for the...

Proverbs 4-6 I knew I didn't have the right picture* to go with my choice of Scripture for today, but a visit to stock.xchng fixed that problem. You can download free pictures from this site, Here is the result. I'm reading through Proverbs at the moment and here are today's verses: " Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man " —Proverbs 6:6-11, NIV. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow. right? Only because tomorrow might be too late. Circumstances change. What is possible today might not be possible tomorrow.  Then there is always the reality that tomorrow might never come ...