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Since the last time we took notice (a month ago), God has caused EIGHTEEN American soldiers and LEOs to perish in the land. While the suspect in the Q Bar shooting spree is facing charges of murder, and related hate crimes: Gay bar shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges (aol.com) Then a “bad guy” took his SUV and ran it into an Apple Store where one perished and at least 16 were injured: 1

To demonstrate how humans define “thankfulness”, let us share a few events that took place this week as we lead up to the beginning of their “holiday season”… There was the bombing in Istanbul: Bomb hits major Istanbul avenue, kills 6, wounds dozens (aol.com) More madness in Ukraine: Ukraine war: Kyiv locals queue for water after Russian strikes – BBC News Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee,

This week was a series of “mid-term elections”, and some people are NOT happy with the results: Voting machine problems in battleground Arizona seized on by Trump, election deniers (aol.com) Several were pleased over these states legalizing the use of Marijuana, however: Marijuana election results: Maryland and Missouri vote to legalize cannabis by ballot measure – Vox The Florida Governor’s win was of such a magnitude that media is saying it has made former POTUS

This week we begin with a cautionary tale that pertains to two brothers.  One became outrageously famous, and the other not as much.  When the less famous brother died relatively early the more famous made it ALL ABOUT HIMSELF: Nick Carter says his ‘heart has been broken’ amid brother Aaron’s death: ‘My love for him has never faded’ (msn.com) What is the takeaway?  Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but