Life is mysterious, fascinating, intriguing. Here my words nibble around the edges of it as the mood takes me.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
What If. . .?
Many people rage against all the difficulties and awfulnesses of life
Including me.
People wonder where God is in all this.
A reasonable question - it has an answer
But this is not what this post is about.
This is what it is about:
Have you ever considered that if there were no poverty
There would be no need for sharing and generosity.
If there were no pain or loss,
There would be no need for compassion or concern.
If no one experienced lonliness
There would be no need for friendship and relationships:
In fact, human relationships would be completely unnecessary.
Everyone would be an island of self sufficiency -
Is that not a bleak thought?
If there were no problems past our capacity to fathom
Would anyone seek God?
Maybe the suffering we rail against has its very important place in life?
Temporary, but important.
Maybe?
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6 comments:
Interesting. When I had Devin he was an only child for nearly 8 years and I often thought similar things of parents with more than one child. They were so self sufficient, not needing 'a friend' over.
The less we have the more we reach out. Its a fact.
Thought-provoking indeed. We were created for relationship with Christ and with others. Without any need I guess there is no reason for relationship as SELF is satisfied...
Just goes to show...God sees the bigger picture.
You have done it again.
You always put things so very neatly into perspective.
I love love love your blog and the wisdom you share with us all.
thank you xxx
makes me want to be poked periodically so i never get too complacent or too comfortable.
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