September 8, 2025
Good afternoon,
( Thank you for your prayers. I think yesterday went well )
There will be great earthquakes,
famines
and pestilences
in various places,
and fearful events
and great signs from heaven. Luke 21:11
I do not know what this verse means for us. It was for the early church waiting for Jesus’ return, but he has not left for the first time yet in the Gospel. Confusing.
I am worried about what is taking place in the United States. You might have noticed in some of my recent blogs. Am I thinking about the children’s story Chicken Little ? Am I yelling that ” the sky is falling ” too much? Are the two terms of President Trump just part of the regular election cycle that happens ? I do not think so. The present government is carrying out a plan called Project 2025. I have not read it all, but many of the executive orders signed by Mr, Trump are part of what is described in the plan. It is about authoritarianism .
When Mr. Trump threatens to declare the whole country an ‘ emergency ‘, and then declare emergency powers and finally call for martial law, all bets are off. He has ended the US Agency for International Development putting millions of people all over the world at risk for disease, malnutrition and death. Why ? He has occupied Los Angeles and Washington D.C. with the military, and is now threatening other cities. I worry about what effects this will have on Canada and the rest of the world. He has named the Department of Defence, the Department of War. There is something new everyday.
I am worried about the violence. I worry about the most vulnerable. I hope the ‘ sky is not falling ‘, but there are dangerous signs and activities. The Mennonite church in the United States is preparing for things to get worse, especially for the immigrants. Many people voted for Mr. Trump thinking his stated policies would never affect them, but now they are being affected negatively. He still has enormous support in the country.
Lord have mercy and love on us all. AMEN
Fred
black and white shadows
crush humanity’s freedom
am I complicit ?
MPL 2025
Ponder Anew 