A House Divided

I have had many nights recently where I suddenly awaken from a deep sleep. On such nights, my mind begins to race and race and race.... and RACE! I am thrust into thinking thoughts that are too deep to contemplate in the midst of my exceedingly busy days. I am haunted with concepts that I could not possibly originate in a fully coherent state of being. Often, I will have a phrase that replays in my mind, over and over, again and again and again. It is as if my subconscious is a vinyl record with scratch, causing the diamond needle to be stuck on a single note indefinitely. It is relentless. The continuously repeated phrase eats away at my rest. It will often rob me of six hours sleep. Last night was such a night. I had a phrase rolling around in my head like a ball on a roulette wheel that never stops . It was an observation made over two thousand years ago by Jesus of Nazareth. It was then reiterated in a 1858 speech by then Presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln. "A house d...