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| Prayer and Despair |
| 2023-11-04 |
| by Laura Rosen Cohen Laura's Links [SteynOnline] For the first time in a long time, I kind of had writer's block when thinking about how to start this week's column, and I think that is because I'm on emotional and sensory overload. I've seen too many disturbing images, watched too many unbearable interviews with bereaved families or families of hostages, and watched one too many antisemitic, pro-Hamas/Kill the Jews processions in allegedly civilized cities throughout the Western world. I'm trying to take everything one step at a time – one day at a time – and put as many bits of light as I personally can into the darkness of our time. I know there are a lot of other people out there who are struggling and only just barely coping with what they see on our streets and in the hallowed halls of elite universities, among other places. I'm still trying to process a lot of emotions and questions that I have about what happened in Israel. There's a great many things that I don't understand and simply cannot believe. And at the same time, I'm trying to somewhat limit my exposure to the news in order to keep myself sane and grounded in this world. Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Despair is a sin, and counter-survival. But I admit at the moment to feeling overloaded, but neither giving up nor losing are options. Surviving and finding ways to thrive are what we do. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-11-04 13:01 |
| #1 people out there who are struggling and only just barely coping 'Trials and tribulations' or 'Challenges and opportunities'? Let the weak fall where they will. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-04 05:48 |