October 12, 2011
Breath of Fresh Air
Febreze air freshener is currently running a TV commercial where two
blindfolded women are sitting on a couch. One is holding an accent pillow the
other a lap-throw. Because of a spritz Febreze both items feel clean to the
touch and smell fresh. When the blindfolds are removed the women are shocked to
discover they are on a dilapidated, dirty couch and surrounded by filth and
free running pets. I can see this drama played out in the life of believers
when we accept Jesus and our spiritual eyes are then opened to reveal a
depraved world.
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Gail;
-----Jesus quoted Isaiah 6:10 referring to eyes not seeing the truth in God’s message. So when He talks about eyes to see, He is talking about an ability to perceive the truth of His message. I can’t find the analogy’s reference to some new capacity for seeing depravity in the world, at least not on the surface of His words.
-----If I were to mention James A. Johnson, I doubt if anyone would see 10% unemployment, trillions of dollars of Federal debt, and a collapsing Economic Union. But if eyes to see saw in the early 1990’s, unemployment would be 5%, the Federal debt in half, and Europe wouldn't be economically ablaze (yet.)
-----James A. Johnson roomed with William J. Clinton at a union sponsored workshop during the 1960’s. You don’t room for a week with someone and not get acquainted. If you’re political doggies, you don’t forget each other, either. And if you’re the same breed of doggy, you’ll remember at the right time. Johnson was about himself, of himself, and mostly for himself. And political! Man! This guy roped politicians better than Rowdy Yates punched doggies. Well, Clinton wasn’t so good at keeping the doggies rollin’ his direction, but in all other respects, he was Johnson’s breed! Woe upon us! They again met when rememberin’ was just right. Clinton took up the Oval Office about when Johnson became chairman of Fannie Mae.
-----Johnson, of course, wasn’t riding Fannie Mae for the good of the country. Fannie was full of get rich opportunity for whoever could flow a giant river of mortgage obligations through it.
-----Two things were blowing about in the wind those days: 1) the notion that love was helping everyone have a home, and 2) hate was the notion that only people who can afford homes should buy them. Of course, love heals all, so economic foundations would never become Jello and the financial sector an anvil. James A. Johnson liked notion #1. But not out of love. To him, everybody buying a home was a giant river of mortgage obligations - his milk and honey. Who knows why Clinton liked it. The rest of the country liked it because it sounded all loving and kind and goody-goody. Everybody wants to see themselves as loving and kind and goody-goody. And behold! The mainstream news media, most all the entertainers, and the great majority of Democrats saw themselves as goody-goody, too! So Johnson joined Clinton’s Affordable Housing spin, and establishes 55 Fannie “Partner Offices” across the country to encourage anything breathing to mortgage property, and directs the winds of sentiment to blow reduced loan standards into lending practice and all safeguards out the window. Johnson giggled and danced to the bank over the dead body of that hateful ole “you gotta be able to afford it” coyote trampled by all those blind doggies.
-----It is sad that most depravity rides the back of lovey-dovey sounding sentiment. Jesus also said something about that, “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” (Mat 24:24) If our elect had looked through elect eyes they’ld have seen this depraved scoundrel for what he was and demanded his backside be canned. Some were.
-----Sorry to link Jesus’ messages to politics and economics. Lest we use eyes to see they will stay depraved. So, let’s all look more carefully at Occupy Wall Street.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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