Monday, October 12, 2020

12 October 2020 - Plague Journal Day 214

Micah 6:8
Psalm 100
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

 
Today is Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, both of which should put us in mind of history and faith.

Whatever your opinion of Columbus, it's unlikely that these United States would exist in their current state (whatever your opinion of that current state) had he not set out to find a passage to the East by going West. A large part of his motivation seems to have been the spread of the Christian faith, along with financing the expansion of Christendom throughout the world by exploiting the riches he anticipated finding in the Orient. (I guess we're lucky that the way the voyage turns out in Philip Jose Farmer's Sail On! Sail On! was not the way it really happened.)
Canadian Thanksgiving, much like our own, is a time to be thankful for the gifts of Providence. After all, to be truly thankful, one must have someone to thank.

 

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.

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