What a difference a year can make. The tornado watches and terrible weather that Oklahoma has been experiencing lately is devastating. I pray that all will be well soon, for the people of Oklahoma, as well as the people of Fort Smith, Arkansas with all the flooding they have experienced. Fort Smith is another fun place to visit, with much history.
Last June, we spent a few days in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The weather was beautiful! Sunshine and very warm, in the mid 80's. We discovered that there are many museums and other things to see, such as the Tulsa Historical Museum, the Oral Roberts University, which has beautiful gardens and the Prayer Tower for quiet time and Inspiration and the Philbrook Museum of Art, Villa and Gardens, to mention a few. Also, one of the places we visited was the Sherwin Miller Museum. The museum blends art, with history of the Jewish experience in Oklahoma, the United States and the World. The exhibits are very educational and we came out with deepened understanding of Jewish culture, faith and history, dating back to Biblical times. By the entrance they have the most magnificent stained glass windows. If you are in the area, it is worth checking it out. You can easily spend a couple of hours going thru the two story museum.
I enjoy reading Quotes from people around the world, and as we walked around, a few of them stood out for me, and I wrote them down.
"The one thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing" Edmund Burke
"Do not be a perpetrator. Do not be a victim. Above all, do not be a bystander" Yehuda Bauer
So true. Many times we see things we do not like and look the other way. We hope that someone else will speak up and fix the problem. We may wish the problem away or we may be afraid to get involved.
Better yet, we may be apathetic or complacent. We may feel as if we cannot make a difference, so why bother. But that is not so...one person CAN make a difference. Unfortunately, we know from history what happened in Nazi Germany.....Here is a quote, or poem, if you will, from a German Pastor.
Holocaust
"First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Trade Unionists
and I did not speak out because I was not a Trade Unionist
Then they came for me.....
and there was no one left to speak out for me"
Pastor Martin NieMoller----German Confessing Church
WOW! When we don't speak up, or don't get involved, bad things CAN happen. When we wake up, it can be too late! Each one of us CAN make a difference...Big or small. Let's pray that God gives us the courage to speak out......................
Have a Great Day!
Last June, we spent a few days in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The weather was beautiful! Sunshine and very warm, in the mid 80's. We discovered that there are many museums and other things to see, such as the Tulsa Historical Museum, the Oral Roberts University, which has beautiful gardens and the Prayer Tower for quiet time and Inspiration and the Philbrook Museum of Art, Villa and Gardens, to mention a few. Also, one of the places we visited was the Sherwin Miller Museum. The museum blends art, with history of the Jewish experience in Oklahoma, the United States and the World. The exhibits are very educational and we came out with deepened understanding of Jewish culture, faith and history, dating back to Biblical times. By the entrance they have the most magnificent stained glass windows. If you are in the area, it is worth checking it out. You can easily spend a couple of hours going thru the two story museum.
I enjoy reading Quotes from people around the world, and as we walked around, a few of them stood out for me, and I wrote them down.
"The one thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing" Edmund Burke
"Do not be a perpetrator. Do not be a victim. Above all, do not be a bystander" Yehuda Bauer
So true. Many times we see things we do not like and look the other way. We hope that someone else will speak up and fix the problem. We may wish the problem away or we may be afraid to get involved.
Better yet, we may be apathetic or complacent. We may feel as if we cannot make a difference, so why bother. But that is not so...one person CAN make a difference. Unfortunately, we know from history what happened in Nazi Germany.....Here is a quote, or poem, if you will, from a German Pastor.
Holocaust
"First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Trade Unionists
and I did not speak out because I was not a Trade Unionist
Then they came for me.....
and there was no one left to speak out for me"
Pastor Martin NieMoller----German Confessing Church
WOW! When we don't speak up, or don't get involved, bad things CAN happen. When we wake up, it can be too late! Each one of us CAN make a difference...Big or small. Let's pray that God gives us the courage to speak out......................
Have a Great Day!
