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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

Great read. I must admit , to me the world is so upside down right now with so very little making any sense, that I am challenged to find solace in faith based offerings. Perhaps when I am not seething with anger over the daily assault on our rights and on our intellect. I’ve got a ways to go.

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NotFromTexas's avatar

I hear that - and do not blame anyone else for feeling much the same way!

I fear that it will get worse before it gets better!

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

I will admit that this is the first time in my adult life where I have pondered the presence and manifestations of evil.

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"Find Your Right Life"'s avatar

Faith based offerings are meant to help us calm the fear, in my thinking...fear is what evil enjoys and I see it with my patients and as they learn anger can be a tool used for good as well as evil - the suffering is lessened. Yes, this world is difficult and it may become worse however -be gentle with yourself, direct your anger to changing that which you can for the good of the world. As they say - 'We are all just walking each other home.' see the offerings as gifts to help you on the journey...

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NotFromTexas's avatar

Beautifully stated!

Thank you!

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Mrs. McFarland's avatar

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you, that advise is actually how I try to lead my daily life. Or as I have always said to my “kids”...Above all else be kind. I can take the arrows, it just makes me sad that this has become the “ MO” of so many.

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"Find Your Right Life"'s avatar

That is wonderful. I am so happy to know this. Yes, correctly named "MO" of many.

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Lillia Gajewski's avatar

Your comment makes sense now, but you need not have worried. The roads may be many, but most of us are looking for the same thing--we simply differ in how we get there. A beautiful essay, Mr. NotFromTexas.

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Daniel Helkenn's avatar

I’ve got to hand it to you. You’re not afraid to bang your head against the wall. My father told me years ago “son you don’t have to do something just because you can”. I have gone through many of the same mental contortions regarding God’s hand or lack of it in certain situations. I finally let it resolve to that statement. He doesn’t have to do something just because He can or I want him to. I’ve prayed fervently for many things throughout my life. Some issues were resolved to some extent, many weren’t. The reasons some weren’t became apparent to me later in certain instances. I’ve stopped questioning. It’s difficult to have conversations about faith with certain people because quite often the “how could God let this happen “ card gets played and there’s really not a hard and fast explanation. That has to come with a maturation of your belief and a continual study of The Word.

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