I keep thinking that this year can’t get any crazier, any weirder, any more goshforsaken terrible, but it keeps surprising me. Now the President has the damn ‘rona. And no, of course I’m not happy about it. I can’t understand how anyone celebrates another person’s sickness.
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It was a very busy work day for me. I had to develop a slide presentation for a high-level meeting next week; high enough level that I myself will probably not attend. I took notes and scribbles and vague suggestions from a whole kitchen full of cooks, and I ended up with something that nearly everyone was happy with. They were happy, so i was happy.
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Screwtape reminds us that the devil is happiest when we are satisfied with ourselves. In The Hope of the Gospel, George McDonald reminds us that we should never seek the admiration or approval of others. When we do what we should do, we should regard ourselves as the unprofitable servant, having done only what was expected and required.
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I thought about this as I tried to separate satisfaction at a job well done from enjoying others’ praise for a job well done, and as I tried to avoid congratulating myself for not being a person who revels in the sufferings of others. An unprofitable servant, I did what was expected and required. Most days, that’s all I can do.
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