Deacon's Diary

Deacon's Diary for Sunday-May,25th

deaconlwg | May 25, 2008 15:35

Deacon's Diary is a weekly feature that appears on the back side of the bulletin at the First Baptist Church of Avalon, Texas.

Peaceful sleep.

When I sat down at the computer this morning and turned the monitor on there was a notice waiting for me on the screen. It was not a new kind of notice. I've seen it before. As a matter of fact I see that same notice on a fairly regular basis. I usually think nothing of it. But today it made me think.


The notice that I'm talking about was from the Norton program we have installed in the computer. You know Norton, the anti-virus soft ware. The notice said that it completed its scheduled scan and that everything is good.  It said that 283,654 items were examined and any problems that were discovered were either fixed or eliminated. My computer remains safe.


All this scaning took place while I slept. Norton was on patrol looking for problems that I didn't even know I had. Quietly and without any action on my part, that program went about its work to keep the computer running smooth.  Confronting any and all things that might seek to disrupt the computers operation. Ready, willing, and able to do what is necessary to stop them.


Like I said, I usually don't think much about that notice from Norton. If the truth be told, sometimes I even consider the whole thing somewhat of a nuisance. I just press 'ok' and soon forget all about it. Like it never happened. But this morning, while the notice was still up on screen, I gave a salute to Norton, and thanked him for his work and for keeping me safe while I slept.


One might think my behavior is a little odd. Saluting to the computer at six o'clock Sunday morning. Sounds kind of strange, I know. But it wasn't Norton that I was really saluting. It was what the notice from Norton reminded me of.


Tomorrow is Memorial Day. The day we have set aside to honor those who have died to keep us safe. Those brave men and women that sacrificed all confronting any and all adversaries that might seek to disrupt the smooth operation of our nation. Those who went into battle ready, willing, and able to do what ever was necessary to stop any threats from doing us harm, and they have done exactly that. Threats that we may or may not have even known about. Many times while we here at home slept is peace. We salute all you good soldiers. Thanks for keeping us safe. May you now sleep in peace.

 

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