Comments on: For the Love of God http://iswhatido.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/ like it says Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:13:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ruth Rich http://iswhatido.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-11 Ruth Rich Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:32:11 +0000 http://richard.blumberg.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-11 I'm ashamed to say as a Christian that I had the same initial reaction - that the tragedy in New Orleans was God's judgement. In fact, I was dumb enough to mention that idea to my son who reminded me (we had just come back from a youth church summer camp) that we had spent a week telling teenagers that God is a God of mercy. That no matter what you have done, God is not there to "zap" you. He always has his arms wide open. I was also reminded that people tried to corner Jesus into making judgements. They asked him why a tower fell on a bunch of unfortunate individuals back in the day. Jesus response was - ok - bad things happen to good people and bad people. It's just life. The real test is what you do when the bad things happen. Do you cross over to the other side of the road and point the finger at the person who has suffered the tragedy or do you get in there and help? I hope I can become the latter. I’m ashamed to say as a Christian that I had the same initial reaction - that the tragedy in New Orleans was God’s judgement. In fact, I was dumb enough to mention that idea to my son who reminded me (we had just come back from a youth church summer camp) that we had spent a week telling teenagers that God is a God of mercy. That no matter what you have done, God is not there to “zap” you. He always has his arms wide open.

I was also reminded that people tried to corner Jesus into making judgements. They asked him why a tower fell on a bunch of unfortunate individuals back in the day. Jesus response was - ok - bad things happen to good people and bad people. It’s just life. The real test is what you do when the bad things happen. Do you cross over to the other side of the road and point the finger at the person who has suffered the tragedy or do you get in there and help?

I hope I can become the latter.

]]> By: Mary Miller http://iswhatido.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-10 Mary Miller Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:08:08 +0000 http://richard.blumberg.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-10 Those minis-"turds" should be locked in a cell with the arbitors of hate from other religious organizations and belief systems....they better hope God doesn't go "gunnin' for them". So much for what they know about the Bible...as I recall after THE FLOOD (remember the one with the BIG boat and TWO of everything?) God said he wouldn't destroy the world with water again...didn't hee...well, I seem to remember something like that. God Bless you gentlemen and God Bless the flock you're fleecing Those minis-”turds” should be locked in a cell with the arbitors of hate from other religious organizations and belief systems….they better hope God doesn’t go “gunnin’ for them”. So much for what they know about the Bible…as I recall after THE FLOOD (remember the one with the BIG boat and TWO of everything?) God said he wouldn’t destroy the world with water again…didn’t hee…well, I seem to remember something like that.
God Bless you gentlemen and God Bless the flock you’re fleecing

]]> By: Zebrality.com http://iswhatido.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-9 Zebrality.com Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:00:58 +0000 http://richard.blumberg.org/2005/09/03/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-9 <strong>For the Love of God</strong> For the Love of God For the Love of God

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