I was scrolling this morning and I started to look at all the images of the people they put in front of us. Faces of politicians, movie stars, CEO’s, criminals, world leaders, wierd people, and random atoms oozing out of my screen into my consciousness. I started to think ” do I trust these people?” Am I supposed to have faith in them, hate them, believe them, follow them, or mimic them? There seems to always be an angle, a reason, a basis, rationale or motive for them to be front and center in our lives.

It became especially troublesome to me when I saw a photo of European world leaders with Zelensky front and center. I thought, “Are these the shepherds of millions of sheep?” How foolish! Not one of them claims Christ as their Lord and Savior. They’ve dozens if not hundreds of advisors interested in serving elite interests, not those of their people. Corruption, grift, and exclusivity came to mind. My thoughts broadened as I scrolled along. I saw the other images of famous people, not just politicians. I started to feel manipulated. It’s all like watching a Sidney Sweeney ad. Are we all supposed to buy whatever they’re selling because of who they put before us?

I started to think, who matters to me? Jesus, of course! But I found no depictions of him. There were plenty of Trump photos. Some meant to project him as evil and others humanized, showing him smiling and happy. I suppose those photos were algorithmicly selected just for me?

I sort of got creeped out as I scrolled on in this mindset. Are we simply thought pawns when it comes to media? Dooped stooges, adherents, loyalists, partisans, or apostles of what we see “just scrolling?”

What was I searching for? A product, wisdom, advice? Was I just bored? It’s 5:30 am for goodness sake. These people in my feed and the “news” I’m seeing truly means nothing to me. I’ll forget about it all in less than an hour. The political class is going to tax us without our consent anyway. Sin won’t go away till Jesus comes, and I’ll probably never meet a single one of these famous people in church or gather with them at a potluck. Maybe it is all just entertainment? We want to explore what’s out there — ideas and ideals, personalities and photos of yachts, clothes and power we will never have?

It’s been an interesting event to consider this morning. I suppose I now need to get out of bed, eat, drink my tea, and converse with humans. I’ll be normal again soon.