Good God almighty!

God can not be explained, you said it yourself. I believe in Jesus. I have faith in Jesus, in what happened to him, that He's my savior. Faith is not something that can be explained. It's a journey in unknown territory. By definition, if I could prove God's existence, there would be no need to believe in Him.

The tunnel is very dark and I seem to be running out of candles.

The roller coaster of my health has been throwing me about all over the place. One minute I am exhausted and ready to collapse, the next my dogs make an effort to play and the energy comes from somewhere.

I have no idea where the energy comes from nor have I any idea where my dogs get the idea that I will play with them - I don't, often, but they always demand when I am close to collapse.

My eye-sight is in very poor shap

Well, here I go again.

I have just had one of those episodes when my health, which had been fluctuating rather wildly over the past three months finally settled down.

After two mild strokes I am now feeling much better but because of some rather severe damage to my right eye I am now all one sided and unable to contemplate long drives.

I have spoken to my doctor who feels that a specialist might be able to help but that it would be best to wait a little while until my nervous system has

Cheryl- I sure understand where you are coming from! I lost my Mother, Grandfather, Grand mother, and my wife divorced me all in about 2 yrs. I turned to alcohol and strip clubs for a while. It wasn't till I turned back toward God that life began to get better.

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The biggest problem with religion is the tendency to pigeonhole God. It is impossible to do so. I do attend church but that is mot my limit. I question outside of the walls of a chapel to find my answers. Yes I believe in God wholeheartedly. Yes I find comfort in God, otherwise how could I still be sane after losing both mu mother and my only child in a 14 month period.

But I look beyond what is taught by organized religion. I have come to a realization that most religions don't want you

This afternoon I visited an exhibition of agricultural machinery and exotic foods.

One of the exhibitors had the most amazing display of bread (this was one display I was hoping to see) from simple stone baked unleavened bread to raisin bread that really should have been called breaded raisins - there was so much fruit in it.

I looked at the machinery and other aspects of the agricultural world and it dawned on me that we don't do things much differently today than we did thousands of year

One of my favorite quotes, that I relate to all our man made frameworks (including organized religion), is:

Reality is made by agreement. Agreement is created when two or more similar or identical images are projected and fused. The more similar or identical images that are fused from more sources, the more solid the agreement and the more real the reality. Reality is not truth. The more solid the reality, the more untruth it contains. ~Alan C. Walter, from "Gods in Disguise"~

Plus, this one:

Wow! Did I ever fall behind on this one!
Sorry Arthur, I always try to keep up with the members I know and what they are doing.

It is quiet here, as you say, yet what is being said is meaningful, and from the heart.

Perhaps many are afraid to talk about God, from fear of ridicule, or maybe they are afraid of being sucked into an argument. Personally, I enjoy a thoughtful dialouge such as this one.

I don't feel I know everything about God, and I don't feel any human alive does. Howe

Hi, Penny,

Now there is a point that got me thinking.

Dogs have enough inteligence to be dogs and to do all the doggy things.

Why don't humans appear to have enough inteligence to be humans and do all the human things?

It makes your brain hurt thinking about it.

I feel like that too.

I once read something which I think might be of interest. It was talking about the intelligence of dogs, and saying that while they obviously have enough intelligence to learn tricks, recognise people and more, they will never comprehend mathematics. Realising this helped me to understand that humans too have limited intelligence. I can now see that perhaps humans just aren't intelligent enough to ask the right questions or understand the answers when it comes to God.

Hi, Penny,

That was a great answer from fishie, wasn't it? God is love.

But your comment that He must have a great sense of humour is also a great observation.

My God does not ask me to take anything on faith but preachers and priests I have debated with do.

One of the aspects of the Roman Catholic religion that I could not come to terms with was that the difficult questions were discouraged by the implication that your faith was not strong enough.

God's sense of humour goes deepe

Arthur, I sometimes think that God must have a great sense of humour to give people analytical minds and then ask them to rely entirely on faith! But, you know, I understand and am inspired by Fishie's answer more than any I've ever heard before, I think perhaps the Lord DOES work in mysterious ways.

OH Cootsy!
You are so right about a persons attitude when they have never faced the possibility of leaving this earth. I sometimes think it is simply a combination of ignorance and self centered ideals that this world so highly promotes. It is sad to see so many walking around with blinders on...if they look, it might happen to them, but if they refuse to see, they will be safe. They have no idea what they are missing out on. It seems that in the trials we learn and are made stronger by it. It

Hi, Wendy,

Cancer is a great leveller, isn't it?

There are times, when I am speaking to some people, that I feel I should be standing in a bucket of disinfectant to still their fears that the disease is contageous!

Those of us who have or have had cancer belong to a remarkably large group and yet I still hear the lowered voices as mention is made of 'the big C'. Where did that come from? Do people with the flu have 'the big F'?

Many times I have had prayers said for me and, since I a

I wish I could answer your questions about God

Buy alas I cannot

Tis truly a shame that those have never been inflicted with a serious illness or major accidents Even have not noticed the loss of yet another young child. Seem as you say carry the "woes of the world" on their shoulders.

They have had nothing to complain about. Life has always treated them good Yet the are miserable and have nothing good nor happy to say

It is depressing. I am thankful for every day that I awake and remain in