Posted by rayww on January 2, 2005, at 23:31:06
In reply to give, pray, love, posted by rayww on December 31, 2004, at 10:08:49
Looking back over the life altering events of last Sunday, one wonders many things. Like, why did it happen on a Sunday? Why the day after Christmas? Was Jesus trying to send the earth a message, like "don't forget me"? Was anyone attending church when it happened? Were any churches destroyed? Some are trying to remove Christ from the politically correct world, by insisting it is no longer acceptable to say "Merry Christmas".
We hate to bring up the question of "why did God allow the earth quake and tsunami to happen?"
But maybe it is time to take a look.Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth and life of Jesus. It deserves our attention. A universal and personal tragedy has occurred. It is up to us to do whatever we can to make a better world out of it.
Life seems to be one test after another. We are constantly being strengthened and tested, tried, and proven, tempered and refined. Why?
I find it very interesting that people who were attending church that day, and keeping the Sabbath day holy were protected. Is this common to all religions, or has anyone heard?
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