People like to argue.  They seem to like conflict.  They like to yell and scream and make a lot of noise.  They especially like to do that in a group. (Oklahoma and Texas as an example.  Rioters as another. ) They like to take sides and support something.  Or be against something.   

We also all like people who agree with us.  That's how groups are formed.  Someone comes up with a cause and people rally round.  And then groups break up into sub groups.  Even churches.  Catholics, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Church of Christ, Holiness, Lutherans...over some point of conflict.

This Sunday, we looked at a passage by Paul in Corinthians where the local congregation had run out of things to argue about and were dividing over who they followed as a leader.  One group chose Peter, another Apollos, another Paul.  We don't do much better today.

We need to remember the main thing and stick to it.  Christ crucified for our sin and risen from the dead to give us eternal life.

And where the country is concerned, all of us are Americans.  Period.  We are not sub-groups.   

 Sometimes you don't know how to appreciate something until you lose it.  Just going to the grocery store or the beauty shop is now a big deal. 

I just want some peace and quiet.  I don't want much--I want to go to the Olive Garden or the Red Lobster and have a meal with a friend.  I want to go back to church and listen to people sing together.  Those are the things I miss.