When the Bible speaks for you...

I can't stand your religious meetings.

I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions.

I want nothing to do with your religion projects,

your pretentious slogans and goals.

I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes,

your public relations and image making.

I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.

When was the last time you sang to me?

Do you know what I want?

I want justice—oceans of it.

I want fairness—rivers of it.

That's what I want. That's all I want.

(Amos 5 v 21-24 - "The Message")

How disconcerting to find God speaking to his people, in a way that mirror's your own thoughts which you'd assumed to be wrong and based on your own selfishness. Is this applicable to us today?

Just in case...

Brringgg, brringg, Mr Artin your daughter has hurt her knee playing rugby, just in case we'd like her to see her doctor. (30 mins later) Just in case we'll carry her to the car... just in case I'll take her straight to A&E (besides its closer than the GP's). Triage at A&E, just in case we'll have the doc look at it... Doc, Just in case we'll get an x-ray done... Just in case we'll get the A&E consultant to have a look... Just in case we'll have the orthopedic surgeon check it out... Just in case we'll plaster it... Just in case we'll check with the orthopedic consultant... Just in case we'll keep her in overnight for observation... just in case we'll do an MRI...

Ah it's a Anterior tibial spine fracture (type III) and it will require a 3 hour keyhole operation, but just in case can we have your permission for open knee surgery?

72 hours later with a cast from hip to toe (in a very pretty purple with sparkles!) we're back home, just in case you were wondering!