Mach 14

 What I want is love not sacrifice. Hosea 5:15

He spoke this parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous.

A catholic cleaner went to church and as he sat in the second pew from the front on the side looking at the others he thought: I thank you Lord that I am not grasping, unjust and adulterous gossipers like these others. And particularly that I am not like that lawyer. I don't eat meat on a Friday and pay tithes on all I earn.

Meanwhile the lawyer sitting down the rear seat with his eyes down, beat his breast saying "forgive me Lord I am a sinner".

The lawyer went home at righs with God! Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled and vice versa. Luke 18:9.

I went to the driving range again yesterday. They have a clever screen behind your station that shows the shots you take.  

 I'm still struggling to connect with the driver. But boy oh boy that ball travels when I do, which was only once. I watched a video that said to not worry about fluffing up. The important thing is a full flowing swing. Accuracy will come eventually.

I've arranged to meet up with my darling this morning. We will go to Mass and play it from there. She is happy I am taking up golf again but isn't interested in playing the game herself. 

I was playing chess with an American yesterday and we started to chat. I asked him what he thought of Trump. He said he was from Ohio and thought Trump was OK having seen him on some videos! He said the war with Iran was a 'bummer'. He asked me where I was from and who our PM is. I said the capital but couldn't remember his name! Don't worry it came to me later...Muldoon.

Later I watched an 'expert' on The Trump Report on Youtube say that the current President is mental and that he hasn't listened to his advisors. The expert was very skeptical of a good outcome in Iran. He pointed out that the million strong Iranian army isn't in any one place. They are at home having dinner with their families and Trump can't bomb residential areas. He said that all they have to do is infiltrate their oil producing neighbours and destroy the refineries and the world will be thrown into economic turmoil. It's happening already with petrol up 40 cents a litre.

Have fun and get along to confession if you sin.

PS...I ran out of time and lost the chess game.