Missing Vacuum Robot Report

It's crazy; I know.  It's true, though.  My robot vacuum is missing.  I was using it this morning.  I didn't want it to come into the room I was using because I was listening to a Podcast, so I closed the door.  I could hear the vacuum noises and it even got stuck under the kitchen counter and beeped until I came and rescued it.  

When I finished the Podcast, I went to check on the robot.  I couldn't find it.  And I still can't find it.

It will turn up sooner or later, won't it?

 

Hillel Taught Jesus

 If you want to be even more confused than you are, look up "Hillel taught Jesus."  

Here is the context:

Absolute cleanliness is Godliness! Teach the Moral ABC that unites all mankind free, instantly 6 billion strong & we're All-One.  "Listen Children Eternal Father Eternally One!"  1st  If I'm not me, who am I?  Nobody!  2nd  Yet, if I'm only for me, what am I? Nothing!  3rd  If not now, when?!  Once more: unless constructive-selfish I work hard perfecting first me, absolute nothing can help me! Exceptions none!!  4th  Only hard work -- God's Law can save us, but if we teach only our clan? We're all hated then! So, Hillel taught Jesus, we must teach friend & enemy, the whole Human race, the full truth, hard-work, free speech, press & profitsharing Moral ABC's All-One-God-Faith, as teach the African shepherd-astronomers Abraham & Israel, for 6000 years, since the year One:  "LISTEN CHILDREN ETERNAL FATHER ETERNALLY ONE!" -- we're one!  All-one! Exceptions eternally? None!  Absolute none!

This quote is from a label pasted on Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Soap.  It's very small print, which I bothered to read because this soap can be used for your face, dishes, washing the dog--18 uses!   

It's hard to understand, but you get the gist.  Isn't strange that Jewish references are made?  Yet, Jews don't call God, by name.  They write something like G--.  So Hillel, the rabbi taught Jesus.  Perhaps, but since when do rabbis call God by name?  

What would you say the point of the quote is?  This soap cleans ALL--Exceptions None?  Well, note the instructions about Hard Work.  So if you scrub very hard, you'll get clean results.  

Remember, "cleanliness is next to Godliness!"  All this time I thought this quote was from Ben Franklin and here I learn that it's from Hillel.

Care of Our Creation

 Every year between September 1---October 4, Christians from all over the world are meeting this year to discuss how to heal our world. Christians from six continents will gather together for a time of reflection, restoration, and hope.  They will discuss how to live better.  

People are invited to join the effort.  One way is to have a meeting of like-minded people and pray, and discuss what actions they could take to make the world better:

• lead a clean-up project to pick up litter and/or clean out an abandoned area and make community use of it.
• promote climate awareness
• have an ecumenical service celebrating our earth.

You can get a guide with more information and ideas here: https://seasonofcreation.org/

The ancient Greek word oikos refers to three related but distinct concepts: the family, the family's property, and the house.

 

Sage Smudge Sticks

 

This is a bundle of sage leaves.  My daughter burns these (when dried) to get rid of all negative things.  While the sage bundle is smoking she will direct the smoke to where she wants to cleanse.  You pray while you do this.

I love incense.  Since I burn incense anyway, I thought why not make my own.  I grow sage in my garden.  I picked the leaves and put them together and tied them up.  

I wasn't sure what to do with the stems.  Do I cut them off?  I know people put flowers in their sage bundles and they would have stems, so why not use the stems to the sage leaves.  I made a second bundle.

This was easier.  My fingers were better able to work and see, I wrapped up the stems, too.  Now the two bundles just have to dry.  Once dry, I can light them with a match and smell the incense.  While the incense smoke is rising to heaven, I pray.

What You See is NOT What You Get

 Your eyes really don't see what you think you do.  Your mind interferes with the truth.  Think of people who you think are beautiful, lucky, smart, rich--everything you wish you were.

But are they?

How do we know what they're going through?

If you realize this, then why get upset, why be jealous, and why even wish you could change places with someone.

The best advice is to look in the mirror and assess yourself. There's always the need for improvement.

At least, get more sleep.  Things look will look different in the morning.

American Burnweed

 This tall plant with a fluffy dandelion head was growing in my garden.  I've been watching it grow.  Yesterday, we had wind gusts from hurricaine Henri.  It looked like it was snowing!  Those fluffly white flower heads were blowing everywhere.  Obviously, the plant is very invasive.

Today, I ripped up about ten of those plants, here and there, in my garden.  I looked them up and found out that they're called American Burnweed, or Fireweed, or Pileweed.  They're medicinal.

I don't care.  They don't belong in my garden.

A Shepherd's Post: St. Peter Sometimes Feels Like the Guy Who Asks Qu...

A Shepherd's Post: St. Peter Sometimes Feels Like the Guy Who Asks Qu...: Matthew 18:21-19:1  This is a good blog post about forgiveness. The concept of forgiveness is a hard one.  I think God will have to judge us whether we forgave or not.  Some people have a personality that finds it easy to forgive.  They're just easy-going people.  Others are the opposite.  They're just prickly.

So it's not fair.  Everyone's temperament and personality are different.  That's why God will have to be our judge.