A Note From Lou

Christ or What?   

As the Christian world celebrates its central belief, the Resurrection of Christ,  I look out at a world that has in many ways walked away from Christianity, including relatives, friends and multitudes more.   

In a way, that is understandable if one looks at the history of Christianity whose pages are full of war, rapine, torture and vengeance. They are basically saying its claims are exaggerated and it just doesn't work. They prefer to latch onto material things and values. 

But I like to go along with G.K. Chesterton (a great English philosopher) who said the trouble is that Christianity has never been tried (with of course, the exception of people like the Apostles, the martyrs, Francis of Assisi and company, numerous holy priests, Mother Teresa, and countless men and women who have founded our world hospitals and institutions of learning ... who are exemplary).   

Thomas Gray

In any case I don't know of any way of life that finds meaning like the way of love that Jesus lived and taught. God is love and love alone can make a world in His image.

If one finds life's meaning in the present life only, I am once again reminded of Thomas Gray's poem, "Elegy In A Country Church-Yard" (one of the phrases):

The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power.

All that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,

Await alike the inevitable hour,

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

So I'll stick with my loving Christ, forgiving me and the Church and urging us to reach to  the heights of unconditional  love, hoping we will eventually find it in him.

Linda's Update 

Well, once we got Lou home from the hospital, he immediately started to make fabulous progress in getting well.  We hope to give you specific numbers from the blood tests next week, but so far:

• It appears the fluid in his lungs is minimal or non-existent!
• There is no wheezing or cracking in his lungs!
• He has stopped losing weight!
• He cooks breakfast again! 
• His oxygen levels are staying high without assistance much of the time.
• And ... he wrote his ezine article for you!  

So, all we need to do is to finish off the cancer and rebuild the muscle to strengthen and fatten him up.  I predict he'll be back playing golf some time in May.

Here's a picture taken last night when friends (Mo and Jeanette Sherrill) came over to play euchre.

Thank you for your kindness, support and positive energy,

PS.  If you missed any of the earlier messages, you can now "catch up" by going to this link:  http://www.LouHohman.com/ExtraordinaryHealth.html  

Lou's 90th Birthday Party