The Old Testament reading in next Sunday’s Lectionary is the Ten Commandments. Now of course life is complicated, and people face moral dilemmas not envisaged in the Old Testament. But the Commandments are important still, not least for this reason;- the infinite capacity of the human mind for self-deception, for finding reasons why bad is good.
I was in the car again morning, going to the Co-op. The low clouds over the hills to the southeast were lit up, shining, in the morning sun. It seemed as if they were an extra, more dramatic part of the hills they clothed, adding silver brightness and height.