I have this terrible habit of not wanting to throw out a magazine or newspaper until I’ve read it, excluding sports, entertainment stuff, and classifieds. This means my kitchen table is usually piled with the stuff I haven’t gotten to. There are advantages to reading something a few days, well, okay, even a few weeks, later.
First, you get a sense of perspective. Instead of getting fired up immediately, you can take the story or article in light of what’s happened since. We’re flooded with instant news, the story of the most recent horror, but then we go on to the next one. The impact is fleeting. Reading it a few days later give you a better opportunity to mull it over.
Secondly, reading a story a few days later allows you to observe the world’s response. It doesn’t matter whether the story is about Gaza, Ukraine, or even the Trump verdict. The response of others gives you a clue as to where we are going as a Nation and as a democracy.
Prayer for the Day
Ever welcoming God, draw us near so that we listen to your voice,
Setting aside the distractions that often pull us away from you.
Center our restless minds and soothe our anxious hearts
So we respond to your calming voice in this turbulent world.
May we become instruments of your peace
Embracing humankind in your name.
In the name of the One who shows us how to live,
Even Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Thoughts for the Day
Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. We’re all limited by out perspective.
Siri Hustvedt, novelist
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Ari Shapiro, on NPR
How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
The dullard cannot know, the ignorant cannot understand this:
Though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish,
They are doomed to destruction forever, but you, O Lord, are on high forever.