My computer & I are both sick. But I’ll be back.

I’ve been unable to write this week.

First, I had a medical scan — when you’ve had cancer, a heart attack and a stroke, you have a lot of check-up medical scans in your life — and I had a nasty reaction to the stuff they injected into me. That took me out of action for a couple of days.

Then, my computer went — as we say in these parts — kerflooey. Or maybe it went catiwompus. Or maybe, it just went nuts. I’m writing this now on my iPad Mini.

I originally got the iPad Mini for reading and research. It’s perfect for that. But not so perfect for actual writing. If I had known I would end up using it for my primary computer, I would have gotten a big iPad. But, here we are, and I must say that the iPad Mini is doing the job.

I’m dithering about whether to pay a repair bill on my MacBook — the trouble began with a lightning strike that caused everything in our house to sizzle — or to just buy a new one. I hadn’t planned on laying down that much coin right now, so it is a question.

My oldest son told me to buy a new one. He even picked out the MacBook Pro he thinks I need and told me that I keep these machines for years and years and I use them a lot and I should just go get a new one.

Me, I’m still dithering.

In the meantime, I’m working on a series of blog posts that I want to write about the Vatican’s recent doctrinal note concerning the use of the phrase “Co-Redemptrix” to describe Our lady. It’s a fraught question that concerns the basic question of any faith, which is Who is Your God?  The Vatican’s teaching on the subject has — predictably — set off angst and preachifying among a certain subset of internet priests.

I don’t think there is any question more important than Who is Your God? The answer defines everything you do in this life, and where you end up in the next life. It is the eternal question. What’s more, I think American Christians have been giving the wrong answer to that question, and the reason they’ve been giving the wrong answer is that they have been deliberately misled by clergy who are in the thrall of power and money.

That is why this old lady who has to weigh the cost of a new computer so carefully, who has had cancer, a heart attack and a stroke, and who gets knocked flat by the juice they inject into her for medical scans, is writing this blog.

It ain’t much. But it’s what I can do. It’s my part. My love and my obedience are the only gifts that I can give to Jesus for what He has done for me.

So, this is me, tapping out a message to you on this sweet little iPad. It’s a remarkable little device, and I am fortunate to have it.

Hopefully, next week, we can get cracking. I have so much I want to share with you. In the meantime my friends, love God and love the people you are near.

And no matter how the Mad King makes things shake, rattle and roll, don’t be afraid. Our Salvation is with God. And you can trust it.