tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post758832727486999137..comments2024-03-10T01:57:07.008-05:00Comments on what I meant to say: your will, God’s will, and the screwy mess we make of it alldave workmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13068663095945094946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-27283444366249473472008-10-03T00:10:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:10:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-55573600418772376822008-08-28T10:32:00.000-04:002008-08-28T10:32:00.000-04:00Hi Dave,I am back from the dead. My son said he gr...Hi Dave,<BR/>I am back from the dead. My son said he grabbed you at the door on Saturday night to solicit prayer so since I have had a recent encounter with "the light," I thought I'd weigh in on some of these deep philosophical thoughts.<BR/><BR/> You know, besides being Flora's mom, I am a Mechanical Engineer. That means that when Joe Boyd recommends Pascal's Pensees, I am so there!<BR/><BR/>The thought I most want to throw in the pot is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Man has figured it out time and again that things return to simple states (so much for the theory that we started out as a single cell and developed into the complex blob we call man).The Word says "God made us plain and simple, we complicate things..." <BR/> There is so much truth and peace in just keeping things simple! It hurts to love... I am referring to sending my babies back to third world countries, but what's the better answer? Protecting your heart does no good. You just have to use what has been given you and thankfully the doctors will figure out a way to keep it ticking.<BR/> So Saturday, my heart stopped beating. It was quite dramatic and I do feel for my children. When it is all said and done though, I wouldn't change a thing that supposedly got me here. Instead of expecting God to justify and clear everything with me, I find it much easier to accept this role of honor that I totally do not deserve. Well, maybe I don't always accept it, I just roll with it? Still, I am bright enough to comprehend that I do make a screwy mess of things when I try to figure it out!<BR/>Your message a week ago was so spot on for me that I felt like God spoke right threw you directly to me. I wish everyone could turn on those ears and get away from their own intellect. It makes dieing much easier!<BR/>Love ya,<BR/>MaryPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-91668630769992278932008-08-27T18:27:00.000-04:002008-08-27T18:27:00.000-04:00A small group I am in was just talking about this ...A small group I am in was just talking about this the other day...We were struggling with "if God already knows the number of our days and if/when people will be healed, saved, etc...why bother with prayer? If so and so is going to die of cancer on such and such a date no matter what we do - what's the point?" It was a rabbit trail that went on for quite sometime. I still can;t wrap my mind around it, but I know in my heart of hearts that prayer does change things whether it be circumstances or me or the outcome of a situation...If I try to analyze God's omniscience in relation to all that I just get a headache. Just because I, as a human, can't reason it out doesn't make it any less true. I'll let the smart people figure all that out and explain it to me in layman's terms. Til then I think I'll just keep praying like He tells me! :)Helen Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475346254354574725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-647767076346937292008-08-25T08:27:00.000-04:002008-08-25T08:27:00.000-04:00One of the interesting things about mystery is tha...One of the interesting things about mystery is that all is not as it appears. As we gather additional information, perspectives can radically change.<BR/>http://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/facilitysites.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com