Like the Hebrews, who posted pictures of their favorite foods from Egypt on Instagram, we focus on what we want. Our deprivation increases desire.
the bread of heaven
no Apple watch for me
An Apple watch will tell you what you shouldn’t eat and how far you should walk. Siri-ously? I have a wife for that.
a murderous, lustful king
Are we not all murderous, lustful kings? Our animosity is murder without opportunity or means. Our appetites are guarded lusts, motivating almost all our thoughts.
the story of our sorrows
What a story of human frailty it must tell, this book. And yet it is more than the story of our sorrows. It is the story of our security.
a meditation on snail slime
We want the wicked's actions, indeed their very lives, to be meaningless, empty, inconsequential.
