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Don’t Think

Mark 5:5 “And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.”

     I don’t think my local Walgreens is controlled by a demon.  The gals there are too nice.  Venom doesn’t spur across the counter when they ask if I have found everything.  In fact, Sioux City has been very good to me and my wife. We have eaten out many times in these past twenty-four years without food poisoning.  Taking that for granted could be dangerous in other countries where hot food doesn’t keep hot but warm, with bacteria above my tolerance.  Oh wait, there was that once.  I think a questionable pizza took the house down, but I don’t remember which establishment it came from.

     I do say demon controlled because management can pressure its employees to the bottom line.  Stress hits and customer focus is out the window as productivity ramps down to stalemate.  Angered, the employees rebel against authority and rip off the business all in the name of “they owe me!”

     Such the downward cycle when managers sacrifice to the Time and Money gods.  Mammon has a way of ruining the healthy coworker relationships.  No longer is it a blessing to work as God intended.  Now the burden wears on as workers eye the clock for escape.

     So, thanks Lord.  In my view, Sioux City keeps its code.  The one that protects my health.

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