health

A quick health alert. There is new viral infection just now being spread. It hits fast and hard. It may begin with simple muscle weakness, onset of severe headaches, followed by severe dehyration, explosive diarhea and almost total dehabilitation.

Late week one my wife's high school students lost a whole week to it, one of her fellow teachers has a two year old with it and I now am losing time to it. As I just celebrated my 68th this past Tuesday, it seems to be hitting the youngest and oldest generations.

I've had a bad week, to say the least. It began on Monday with muscle weakness, which I attributed to the side effect to some of my heart meds. When it got worse on Tueday I tried to work it out. Dumb move Richard! I then got an appointment with my family doctor for Wednesday. When I arrived there I got uncontrolable shakes. My doctor helped me with that. When I got home from my doctor at 9:30 AM I put myself to bed, and did not awaken until 8 PM. I lost an entire day. Yesterday morning when I tried to get to the bathroom, I fell on the floor and not only could not get on my feet, I could not even sit up, to even get my balance. As Liz had already left for work I was on my own.

Prophetic messages delivered by prophet-like people make us squirm.

We don't like "in your face" challenges, especially when they call us to task, suggest that we change and/or do things in a completely different way.

Recently, a note from SoJo mail, the list serve for Sojourners magazine and community, shared this quote with everyone:

"There is no dearth of Christian service today. But because much of it is service without prophetic compassion, it is powerless to bring about a radical change in individuals and society." Vishal Mangalwadi, quoted in "Cry Freedom", by Charles Ringma.