Pied Piper

According to Grimm's fairy tale, in 1284, the town of Hamelin, Germany, had a great rat infestation. A man named Kurt came into the town to visit his uncle and offered to get rid of the rats. He lured the rats out of town by playing his pipe. The rats followed him to the river and drowned. Then, of course, rid of the problem, the townspeople refused to pay him. But on the feast day of Saint John and Saint Paul, while all the townspeople were in church, Kurt, returned to the town and this time, lured all the children to the river, where they drowned, with the exception of two special needs children, one deaf, the other crippled, who were unable to follow, but gave an account of the act.

This is one of the first times in history that we have seen disabled people put in a good light. Last week, the world Olympics for the deaf, attracting 4000 deaf people, had their games in Tai Pai, Taiwan. We hear of special Olympics for other disabled world citizens. But, I have yet to hear of any games or anything else for the world's blind. We can understand why blind Bartimaeus as Jesus approached near Jericho, said, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.” (Mark 10:47). In ObamaCare, we pray that some mercy will be shown on blind citizens.

There are 70 million citizens eligible for membership in the AARP. Mr. Obama, like most politicians, and following the incentives of representative Claude Pepper, so active in this organization, has just assumed, its liberal potential. Not following tax guidelines, the organization was recently fined $135 million dollars. It only had 1300 people working in its headquarters, keeping a track on things. But, it is reported that the group cut a check for the full amount. Such is what goes on with infiltration of rats in liberal groups such as AARP, NEA, AMA, academics and other unions.

If you don't learn from your own mistakes, you can learn from the mistakes of others. Those of you who voted for Obama, will have plenty of time to repent. Your new health care plan, will be like that of the American Indians on their reservation. They either got their health care before June, before the money ran out, or they got none because after June there was no money. In the new socialized plan, after 65, there will be little or no health care for senior citizens. Maximum health care will be given between the ages of 18 and 40. After 40, senior citizens will be limited.

A recent VA end-of-life planning document “Your Life, Your Choices”, given to all veterans who avail themselves services at a VA hospital, seems to encourage veterans to make life-ending decisions by considering several scenarios in which they might consider their lives not worth living. This is reminiscent of early 1930's in Hitler's Germany, when 275,000 disabled Germans were exterminated because the populous bought the Nazi doctrine that, “in their condition, this is what they would want”. Much like the same mantra, promoted and published before the Jews entry into the gas chambers, “this is being done for the benefit of your country.” We always want everything for the benefit of the many, at the expense of the few. Never sign an organ donor card. Medical histories are being punctuated by helpless, live citizens being put to death by a nebulous alliance of unconcerned next-of-kin with medical personnel anxious for fresh organs for transplant.

God directed Abraham to leave the wealthiest home in the Middle East in Ur of the Chaldees, and traveled 600 miles north, just on pure faith, he took with him his nephew, Lot. Abraham, the first Jew, did not have to take his nephew and when there were problems with their herdsmen, did not have to give nephew, Lot, first choice of grazing land. Lot chose the more fertile land, along with the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah from which uncle Abraham had to rescue him. Lot lost all, even his wife, who was so seduced by wickedness, she was turned into a pillar of salt. (Genesis 12 and 13). Symbolic of God's value placed on the compound, salt that it is the saving entity of the world, but turned towards sin, it is worthless.

The rainbow reflects light the same the world over, just as a drop of water refracts color in light the same the world over. Technology has changed the world, but it has never changed human nature. There are certain absolutes, the absolute of the atomic weights of the Periodic Table, the elements' exact color in analysis, the absolutes of the 12 notes or tones in the rhythmic scale, the absolute of the laws of motion, the absolute that man is a flawed, sin-cursed, covetous, prideful descendant of original sin.

More families are split up by inheritance than any other way. Children who sat at a dining table with their parents when growing up, saw their parents working hard in order to leave an estate for them, many times will not speak to one another after the estate is divided. So afraid are they, that one will get more than the other. Usually, the smaller the estate, the greater the animosity. I have lived in my present house since it was built 40 years ago. Neither of my two brothers have ever been in my house, because at the insolence of my one sister, they all became so contemptuous in the settling of our parents' estate. I had nothing to do with the estate settlement. My name was even fabricated on documents.

Take great assurance in the sameness and sureness of God. When anyone questions the voracity of God's Word, I point to the universe wherein, in it's vastness, he used just five words which have never been repudiated. “He made the stars also.” (Genesis 1:16). Light travels 186,000 miles per second. It takes 2 ½ days for light to travel from the nearest star, 93 million miles away. Yet, the very hairs on your head are numbered. Question this power if you dare. Imagine mere mortals, made in the image of God, joint heirs with Jesus Christ, confusing limited intelligence with the omnipotence of God.


This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)