A Bear Alert posted in Yosemite
Good Morning, God
Today is Holy Wednesday — thought to have been the day that Judas went to the Religious Rulers and arranged to betray Jesus. Betrayal is so painful. It is a sort of Inter Personal Treason. How does it happen?
You know, God, I sort of hope that Judas didn’t really mean to do anything other than just force Jesus to call on His Heavenly power and take over.
Yikes! That is PLAYING GOD, isn’t it! There is no “JUST” about trying to force YOU to do anything.
Sigh, the thing is, God — when BEARS or lions or tigers harm a human — they are just doing what they are sort of supposed to do. But for one human to betray or harm another? That seems wrong on a very basic level. THAT IS NOT THE WAY YOU HAVE DESIGNED US! I think we have to be damaged to do that — damaged before or after birth. There seems to be an awful lot of “damaged” people running around these days. The level of disrespect and hate seems so much higher than it ever was before.
Is it because of a rise in HOPELESSNESS? A by-product of economic troubles? Or is it a failure to find meaning? Viktor Frankl said that we are born with a NEED for Meaning. And if for some reason that need is not met — then we turn aside in to the perversions of Power or Pleasure.
Of course, power is useful, and pleasure is a gift, God. But if we put them in the place of MEANING then they become perverted!
Funny, isn’t it, God, now that I have forgiven AT&T and — yes, stopped hating them — I want everyone to stop hating. I’m not sure I can say I have come around to respecting AT&T but I’m trying. Please, God! Help us forgive ourselves and others. Help us RESPECT one another.
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
You forgave AT&T? WHEN? HOW??
I never can remember why you hated them so much? ML