I haven't posted anything for a while. It has given me room to think about what actually goes on with a blog. To 'post' something requires the assumption that there are folks out there in the 'electronic world' who would actually read it. But deeper than that is the assumption that I have something to say that would merit someone else taking the time to read it. It's like waking up in the morning and saying, "Hey, listen to what I have to say!" To take the time to reflect and post something presumes the acknowledgment that there are people interested. That is a sobering realisation for me.

But, damn it! I do have something to say! So, I'm going to say it through this blog. Not out of hubris or neediness but simply out of a sense that God has gifted me with certain talents, one of which is blogging! I am abandoning the response to the Oregonian headline and simply commiting to what in former times was a "Morning Prayer". I will wake up and post to the world......but especially to the 4 followers that I see I have.