Reflections 11/14/2020: This will forever be the picture that captures the craziness of 2020! A useless effort to control the onslaught of angst in this rotation around the sun! The heck with “fake news”… how ‘bout “fake security?” The false sense that we humans, despite being the at the top of the food chain, can actually call the shots at controlling what life throws our way. Nope. Learned that anew in 2020. Fire, water, health, weather and now a minuscule virus have us bowing to their dictates. Oh, we fight back, but the gates we construct only do so much. Life storms in anyway! So should our sense of security be shot to hell? Should we surrender to the depression of helplessness? Hmmm… yes and no. “Yes” because life IS fragile, fickle and fleeting… that is just the reality. Accepting our limitations while courageously navigating the challenges makes the living less depressing as we operate with realistic expectations. But “no” because You God, factor into this security equation. You eclipse those life realities! Embracing Your Power + Your Wisdom + Your Love for us = a Peace that passes all understanding! Life rages. You reign. So I will continue to build my protective human fences and would-be regulating gates where life invades in ways I don’t like. BUT I will understand on a deep level that ultimately it is You Who control my outcomes. “My times are in Your hands.” (Ps. 31:15)