It’s a new year and there is much to be happy about. Sistertech has ditched Microsoft and has transformed her PC into a lean, mean, Linux machine. Yes. I’m Ubuntu. I’m not going to say that I had been with the “dark side”. But I do feel much lighter and happier with this new operating system. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense: There’s a community of saints on earth and in heaven. We’re all working together on this open source project called walkin’ the walk.
There’s a great deal of the freedom that comes with being in communion with The One In Charge and the saints, too. A lot of joy, too. From my perspective, I think The One In Charge is quite happy when humans are genuinely happy.
Psalm 149:1-5
1Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.
4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
5Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.
It does feel like a victory: I’ve ironed out most of the bugs and tweaked Ubuntu 9.10 a bit. OK. I confess that even I was a bit humbled when confronted with having to do some coding again. Working with a terminal? Oy. I was more than a bit rusty in that department. People often think we’re omniscient, but we’re not. It’s kind of like Garbage In, Garbage Out except with us its Good News In, Good News Out.
Still, I feel as though I’ve experienced a victory. Now my task will be to spread this news about Ubuntu to others. Oh no! Hmm. Since Linux is more stable than Microsoft, I probably won’t be getting so many service calls. Well, more time for prayer and reflection.