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FRIDAY THOUGHT 3/27/09

Beats Me
 
I don’t know any saints.  But I do know a lot of folks who have found faith, and they’re as clay-footed and human as I.  I also know a lot of folks who are curious, intrigued or just flat-out annoyed with the idea that I have faith. 
 
So, they ask me questions like, “How could a merciful God let babies die?” or “Why bother to pray?  If God is so good, just ask him once rather than begging for years for some miracle.”  Good questions.  Honest.  My reply:  Beats me.  I’m a man of faith.  That doesn’t mean that one day the music rose, a spotlight clicked on from on high, and I was given divine understanding of the universe.  Clay-footed, remember?
 
My point:  Beats me.  Seriously, I think we do best when we just smile, agree that there are some darn good questions and let our efforts at living good, principled, faith-filled lives speak for themselves. — jri
 
“I will instruct you and teach you in the
    way you should go;
    I will counsel you and watch over you.”
        –    Psalm 32:8
 
I have a prayer list, a written list.  It’s getting long these days, with friends and family members losing their jobs and suffering illnesses and other losses.  Pray for those on your list.  Pray long and loud and pester God until He listens.  Why do we have to do this?  Beats me.  But I do know that He listens and prayer works.  God bless.   
John R. Ingrisano
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