Scatter the flowers

  "If you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it." ~ Ironman to Spiderman   Everybody likes a superhero.  They right the wrong, use their amazing gifts, punish the bad guy, ALWAYS have the best quotes, and definitely have the most distinguishing attire.  Their confidence helps them dive right into a scary situation with no fear, and their reliability is unthinkable.  They are part of a team, and have learned to work together to combat & conquer evil with each of their strengths.   Hmmm.... if only we, as Christians, who actually have the REAL power, the REAL strength, the REAL foundation of courage & righteousness, and the REAL faithfulness in us, could learn to live their life of fearlessness.  (Disclaimer: I'm not saying Spiderman and Ironman aren't real.)  And as much as I HATE spiders, I found a crazy amount of correlation between Spiderman movies & our lives.  I'm thinking the writers of these superhero ...

"Automat" Edward Hopper ~1927 "Ah, look at all the lonely people." ~ the Beatles 💔  Loneliness.  It's been around since Eve ate the fruit.  David wrote about it when he asked of God, "Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted" (Ps 25:16).  He knew the God who "healed the brokenhearted and tied up their wounds" (Psalms 147:3) and confidently called on Him.   As I mentioned in a previous blog , according to t he United States Surgeon General in a report recently put out, we have a health crisis on our hands... 💔 We are soooooo connected (or so we think) - on average about 2.5 hours per day.  But in reality, behind that screen vulnerability can be hidden, according to some researchers .  We don't need to put ourselves out there in the same way we would in person.  We have much more control on a computer. In a survey from the scienceofpeople.com , one reason for increased loneliness are working long hours- an area t...