Losing to Gravity

Art by Jeffrey T. Larson, Laughing Ladies

thought one:

I realized that the widening jaw line of women, heretofore a grievous change, actually serves to move us physically from being mere women into being matriarchs in the society. As our chins widen, so does our authority. "Say something and see what happens," or as my mother put it, "That's enough," suddenly becomes enough. There is a new gravity we demand commensurate to the gravity of our cheeks. 

There are advantages to aging.

thought two: Why teaching at a Christian school is the best:

Teaching how setting affects plot:

"How would Jesus’ birth have been different if He had been born in 2025 America?

What would be the same?

What would be different?

Why is God, the Author of History, able to pick the correct time and place for things?"

Just thought, not to get serious or anything, but He would have made the powerful (who love darkness rather than light) very jealous and the meek (of whom is the Kingdom of God) rejoice. Godless religious leaders would probably still deliver Him into a miscarriage of justice on the part of the civil authorities, who had formerly aspired to better things, because the world in its wisdom chose not to know Christ, who is the end of the law for all who believe. Although uneasy, they probably would acquiesce for political reasons.

Dang. 

Execution doesn't happen so speedily here. We do live post-Jesus, and it shows. A Muslim country more likely? Seems like an appearance of Christ would split their religious community down the middle. America's religious don't seem to be earnest enough for things to get that serious. Tight-knit Calvinist circles? Could have happened frequently in Europe, but the political would have been too tightly aligned with the religious, and maybe too complete in eradicating the followers. No, the first century it had to be.

thought three: 

Ecclesiastes on Holy Saturday narrated by an unreliable narrator, but a very intellectual one. He has many good points in quick succession. We were already told he was the wisest man ever, and he says it's all vanity.

1 Corinthians 15 written by a man determined to count all things loss for one great thing. Calls them rubbish, actually. So, if there were no Resurrection, pity the poor Christian fools who indeed build their life upon vapor. The lacerated and incarcerated grandcousin of Solomon stands up to contradict: This Fact you did not take into consideration. And because of that, you are wrong; we don't need to just eat and drink to forget that tomorrow we shall die. We eat and drink and give thanks because tomorrow we shall die, and then live. Vapor turns into grace. "Never enough" turns into "My grace is sufficient". Meaninglessness turns into sacrament. A cry of "empty" turns into songs of "thank You."

He descended to the dead.

On the third day, He rose again.

thought four:

Can't stop.