Sunday Reflections- the Want that Taunts

written by Loraine Alkire

The 'Horchow' Seat of Heaven

Heaven as we have heard it to be-Isaiah 11:6,7:
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.Credit: William Strutt Peace Circa 1896 Etching
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Yesterday, for reasons to be explained in another article, I found myself at 3^rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif- during the 'Good Energy Festival', aptly named for the booths filled with eco friendly wares and wears.  But on either side of this Festival were stores and restaurants, and the 'wants' immediately came to mind. I dared not step inside them. Knowing I could neither afford to buy or dream of expensive things like jeans that cost $240.00 a pair. I soothed myself- by saying to me "You know what $240.00 dollars could buy?  Read more...