The Difficulties of Being a Demi-Goddess


We get a complimentary copy of People magazine weekly. It is a holdover from my wife's former position as a marketer. People figured out the simple principle of "you advertise with us, we send you a free mag." Kind of reinforces the relationship. We used to get the New Yorker too. But, they discontinued the free issues once Lina switched into a new position. The New Yorker was terribly fascinating for a wordsmith like me, but it became the equivalent of reading War and Peace sans the Russian names weekly. Ponderous. The New Yorker's issues used to pile up like the dishes, and then I would have to spend all day reading them. I couldn't just toss them. I now stay away from the New Yorker like an addicted gambler does to the slots. I can't go back. So, I am happy that the free subscription ended. Still get some New Yorker cartoons on Facebook.

People is celebrity gossip, fashionista, Pop mart, human inspiration stories, and trashiness. Oh, yeah, and ads. An odd mirror to the American psyche. You know you have made it when the paparazzi snaps a picture of you walking out of Starbucks with a latte. Pretty ridiculous. Now, that is breaking news. Star drinks coffee with milk! The most recent issue profiled Demi Moore's recent meltdown. How awful it must be to have your demons take center stage and start dancing for the world to see. The dark side of celebrity. Demi Moore apparently is distraught over her inevitable loss of youth. Every wrinkle is a reminder that she is no longer 17. We live in a youth-obsessed culture. Because we are not mindful of eternal matters, we all want to be young again and forever.

As a Christian, it is easy for me to poke holes in the world's tapestry. What is so beautiful and alluring today will be in the garage sale bin of tomorrow. Demi is a lost soul and I need to have a compassionate heart for her, she who is looking for hope in all the wrong places--her physical attributes. When she looks in the mirror, she sees herself, broken and bearing the heavy idol of image.

The purpose of a created being is to reflect the glory of the Creator. Our physical attributes can do this in a minor way but what the Bible is really getting at is for us to reflect the moral purity of God. To love. May Demi realize that she is indeed a god but one who derives meaning from the Lord and not the capricious affections of humanity perusing and then tossing away a People magazine.

John 10:34


Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?    

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