There are a lot of hippie types in Palenque. Hikers and homeless wanderers from all over the world. I met a couple from California and Australia yesterday. We met a couple from Austria last night and Brits are fairly common. One stands out from the others. He called himself Joe Peacemaker. Maybe he´s at peace but I doubt it. He must be near 50 and it seems like he´s been on the road . . . or on the street all of his life. He said he was abandoned at the age of 4 and after a series of bad foster homes he ended up on the streets in his early teens. He´s been all over. He lived with Native Americans in the US. He´s a genuine conspiracy nut. I learned from him¨Stargate SG1¨ the sci-fi television show . . .well, that´s for real. He feels called of God to demand that we shut down our Stargate and quit interfering in intergalactic matters. I do agree with him that we have enough issues on our own planet that we shouldn´t be involved in such universal matters. Then again, maybe I´m just a closet isolationist.
All kidding aside, I doubt you can see all of the world he´s seen and see it from such an up-close, earthy perspective and not have some genuinely wise insights. But I fear that Joe is missing the freedom in Christ that God created him to enjoy. He seems tormented with so many deceptions. Spending time with him was a reminder that we rarely ever believe the outright lie. The essence of deception is truth mixed with error. Whisper a prayer for Joe when you think about it.
