{"id":11019,"date":"2023-08-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/?p=11019"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:43:15","slug":"jail-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/?p=11019","title":{"rendered":"Jail Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Di-Lithium Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monday, August 7, 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jail-Time Allows Only Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

of Moonlit Nights,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and Much More<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genesis 39:20-21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Joseph\u2019s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king\u2019s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love; he gave him favour in the sight of the chief jailer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acts of the Apostles 16:25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words of Grace For Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a long, hard time in the roiling heat of the di-lithium chamber of climate change there\u2019s nothing quite like waking up to a cool breeze blowing in off the lake. The fresh clean air, after days of smoke. The slight chill against one\u2019s face. The comfort in the long sleeve shirt and durable jeans, a head and neck covering hat, and rubber boots, all so that one can make the morning hike to the lake shore and up the hill (for aerobic exercise) to the reclaimed oil lease, and back to …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

back to what is left<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after losing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to lies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

jail-time and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a criminal record for crimes that never happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a long, hard time in the roiling heat of the di-lithium chambers of jail there\u2019s nothing quite like waking up to a free, cool breeze blowing in off the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the results of one\u2019s own labours to survive one day at a time, and then one season at a time, and then one year at a time, and after 5 years to be able to prepare for the next year\u2019s hard winter, and the next year\u2019s hellishly hot summer. Setting one\u2019s sleep schedule to fit one\u2019s own life instead of a jailer’s schedule. Resting in a bed one has made. Working at a desk that one has made. Knowing that one\u2019s small abode will not get tossed without notice, and without recourse. Eating food that one prepares oneself, food that one\u2019s body tolerates and is nourishing for it. Taking medications that one keeps oneself, at the hour one needs to take them, and always properly in relation to food intake, keeping throat cancer at bay, and not risking the medication ripping a hole in one\u2019s gut. Being able to live a (hopefully safe) distance from actual criminals and unpredictable, violent addicts. Exercising when one chooses, canoeing on the lake when one is able, working and resting as one chooses, reading what and when one chooses, writing and learning as one chooses, exploring the universe (via the Internet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a long, hard time in the roiling heat of the di-lithium chambers of hell there\u2019s nothing quite like waking up to the blessed, free, cool breeze blowing in off the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For having learned the hard way (for there is no easy way to learn this) that God is gracious and walks with one,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

into and out of every kind of di-lithium chamber the universe can capture one in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

one knows and trusts that every breath, no matter in or out of a di-lithium chamber of any kind, is the most precious gift, a reminder that God gives blessed life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and nothing is more precious,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

nor is anything more required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

than breath,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and sharing breath with others,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for life to be blessed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

abundant,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Di-Lithium Time Monday, August 7, 2023 Jail-Time Allows Only Dreams of Moonlit Nights, and Much More Genesis 39:20-21 And Joseph\u2019s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king\u2019s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love; he gave … Continue reading “Jail Time”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,20,62,88,27,64,34,39,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breathe","category-health-and-healing","category-injustice","category-love-and-hope","category-moon","category-night","category-sacramental-mystic","category-sky","category-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11023,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11019\/revisions\/11023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticphoto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}