“We all try to accept with some sort of submission our afflictions when they actually arrive. But the prayer in Gethsemane shows that the preceding anxiety is equally God’s will and equally part of our human destiny. The perfect Man experienced it. And the servant is not greater than the master. We are Christians, not Stoics.”

Once again, I’m turning to my Uncle Curtis for some wise teaching.

Me: Got my own mind
I wanna make my own decisions.
When it has to do with my life, my life
I wanna be the one in control.

Corona: Ha.

I felt encouraged by Pastor Rick Warren’s message this weekend dealing with trials in life- including the COVID-19 pandemic- and I hope you will, too.

Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You might remember me from such self-help films as, “Smoke Yourself Thin” and, “Get Confident, Stupid”.

so much depends
upon

an orange
fruit

covered with a
peel

inside Avo’s
hand.

King Kong ain’t got nothin’ on anxiety.

In the midst of life, and medical tests, and Taco Bell parking lots, and Route 22, and Coronavirus, there is Jesus, and “Him crucified.”

You are not alone,
I am here with you.
Though we’re far apart,
And you’d rather be reading Catster (which is totally a thing).