I love the picture which shows two ladies in Las Vegas, running for their lives down a quiet street, being chased by a six foot, 200-pound ostrich, their leisurely morning walk turned now into a desperate chase. The incident is a great picture of how our normal lives can quickly change into one of desperation. The power of "fear" or "faith" is a constant choice we make every day of our lives.

Let''s face it, living in an urban area like the Greater Easton area can be frustrating. You fight traffic every day, and after you've fought traffic, you've got to find a parking place. You fight the answering machine, and the telephone. Some of the things that we have designed to make our lives more free and flexible are actually the masters of our lives. We are governed by the technology we have c…