red sky in the morning
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[Jesus] replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times! (Matthew 16:2-3).
living awake
In Germany, the ancient legend of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa persists. According to lore, Barbarossa never died but continues to watch over his kingdom from his stone table in the mountains. For centuries now, Barbarossa "has slumbered away," his intermittent blinking and nodding the only signal that "breath" still flows in his lungs."
Too many of us live like Barbarossa: alive,…
