Sunday, May 26, 2019
Forgive to be Forgiven
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
New Testament. Matthew 6:14-15.
Why is it easier for me
to forgive a stranger
than one I love?
How can I let malice
stain my heart towards
those who come closest?
When will I learn
to live
the Savior's great command?
What keeps me shackled
to the past,
reliving intimate sorrows?
Forgiveness, sweet forgiveness
can only free me --
Lord, help me find it
and give it!
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Border-Wall Schemes
A federal judge late Friday dealt a blow to the White House’s plans to build a wall along the southern U.S. border, blocking Trump administration officials from moving forward on construction projects with funds that Congress hadn’t approved.
NYT
The judge, he rapped his gavel twice
and said to border walls "no dice"
when they are wrongly funded so --
it's Congress must cough up the dough.
The President, he has no cause
to execute a specious clause
to gouge the money for his fence
from any place but Congress hence.
The people, I am glad to note,
are not about to blindly vote
their president more power yet
to put us deeper into debt.
A Time to Give Up Your Secrets, Dan Coats.
The intelligence agencies signaled on Friday that they would not easily give up their secrets. Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, pledged to cooperate with the review but also warned that the secrets of the intelligence community, or I.C., must be protected.
NYT
(Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. Bible. KJV. Luke 12:3.)
Like a worm in luscious fruit,
like the pebble in a boot,
secrets fester and destroy
man's morality and joy.
Keeping mum and playing sly
sends our best laid plans awry.
When transparency departs,
we are left with sterile charts.
When the world is classified
vital truths are cast aside.
May the truth in my heart rage
(unless you want to know my age.)
The Father is aware of us, knows our needs, and will help us perfectly.
Elder Brook P. Hales
The Father is aware of us, knows our needs, and will help us perfectly.
Brook P. Hales.
The only flawless deeds are done
by our Father and his Son.
The Father is aware of all;
his Son has saved us from the Fall.
So give them praise unceasingly
and their perfection you shall see.
Friday, May 24, 2019
Meine brillanten Äußerungen werden in den größten Zeitungen veröffentlicht
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Airlines and Passengers Prepare for Summer Snarls
The summer travel season is poised to inflict pain on both U.S. airlines and fliers.
A record 257 million people are expected to fly with U.S. airlines this summer, according to trade group Airlines for America. Those travelers will likely have to deal with the consequences of multiple issues weighing down the nation’s air travel network, including the extended grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX jets, runway closures and labor shortages.
WSJ
My baggage is lost; my seat is too small.
The meal that I'm served a goat would appall.
An air marshal glares upon my blank face,
and likely is going to give me a tase.
Departure delayed; arrival unsure --
is this any way to start a grand tour?
My seat belt's too tight -- am I getting fat?
Behind me there sits a squalling young brat.
The tarmac is hot; I smell the asphalt.
This summer of flying is ruined by default.
I wonder, did Wilbur and Orville pretend
that flight into H*ll would not quickly descend?
Press Forward
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.
2 Nephi. 31:20
The charge has been given
and with glowing hope
I step forward as steady as I can.
But can I love all and be all
that the Lord commands?
Like Peter's tentative watery steps,
the boisterous waves of doubt
sometimes drag me down;
Lord, save me!
Buoy me and steady me
to love bravely in thy name.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
The President Has No Secrets
For three years, Donald J. Trump has treated the details of his personal and business finances as a closely guarded secret.
On Wednesday, those secrets moved two steps closer to becoming public.
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled against a request from President Trump to block his longtime lender, Deutsche Bank, from complying with congressional subpoenas seeking his detailed financial records. In Albany, New York lawmakers approved a bill that would allow Congress to obtain Mr. Trump’s state tax returns. NYT
Transparency is not a thing
that presidents are apt to fling
into the public forum, since
to tell the truth doth make them wince.
Especially a tax return
gives office holders great heartburn.
The twists and turns of what they file
would make the very Devil smile.
I think since all this trouble started
over documents uncharted
those who want this stuff revealed
should have their own returns so peeled.
Stocks on Wall Street Plummet Fast
Stocks on Wall Street were set to slide Thursday and U.S. government bond yields reached a 52-week low as disappointing economic data and worries over a protracted U.S.-China trade dispute added to a gloomy outlook for global growth.
WSJ
Stocks on Wall Street plummet fast;
bonds are melting and won't last.
Bankers fret; the Fed repines --
are we headed for Bread Lines?
Economic forecasts wail
the S&P is gonna fail.
Investors tremble in their Guccis,
and they fear becoming moochies.
Who's to blame for this debacle,
raging like some streptococcal?
Pin it on old Trump, of course;
the enemy of trade and bourse!
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