It’s another Friday, and time for another fun post.
Let’s start out with a little trivia for you. Etymologically speaking we are celebrating Frigg’s day today. Frigga, also spelled Frila, was the Norse/Germanic goddess of fertility and Odin’s wife. Friday isn’t the only day name derived from the Scandinavian gods. Tuesday (Tyr, god of War and Justice), Wednesday (Odin or Woden if you were from Northern Germany), and Thursday (Thor, god of Thunder and War) are all based in the Norse Pantheon.
Here’s this week’s gem from the Oklahoma DWC:
There’s a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17.
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.”
I been sayin’ that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, it meant your ass. I never really questioned what it meant. I thought it was just a coldblooded thing to say to a motherfucker ‘fore you popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin’ made me think twice. Now I’m thinkin’, it could mean you’re the evil man. And I’m the righteous man. And Mr. .45 here, he’s the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or is could by you’re the righteous man and I’m the shepherd and it’s the world that’s evil and selfish. I’d like that. But that shit ain’t the truth. The truth is you’re the weak. And I’m the tyranny of evil men. But I’m tryin’. I’m tryin’ real hard to be a shepherd.