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[Eduardo Sanchez]

On Wednesday 12 April 2006 22.10, Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
> This is NOT an earth shattering truth, but its one of those things
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> Problems are like the gravy on our biscuits.  Life, like biscuits,
> would be bland without the gravy.  We need problems.
>
> So what I now think I will pray for is more solutions.

Jim, my brother, with all due respect, I think this might be, in a 
sense, a non-sequitur. You are right; we should pray for more 
solutions. But if you imply we should have more problems, I hope you're 
not right.

I, for my part, don't need more "problems". I feel the horror of our 
present life, and I find it that, save for the meaning and hope given 
by our Lord Jesus Christ through His redemption, the mere act of living 
is problematic enough (Ecclesiastes 2:17).

My feeling is that I have more than enough problems, I am grateful for 
my countless blessings; but I am not as masochistic as to willingly or 
delightfully accept one more "problem" in my life.

Now, however, if you said that a normal life needs goals and challenges 
to have a shot at getting what most people call a "fulfilled and 
successful existence", then I see your point and you might be right.

Praise God for the deep Biblical truth of Question 1 of both Heidelberg 
and Westminster Shorter Catechisms. Apart from Jesus, we can do 
nothing.

Away from our Lord, "vanity of vanities, ALL is vanity."

Blessings,


Eduardo
-- 
Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
Asuncion, Paraguay, South America
http://shadow.sombragris.org
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Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.

	-- C.S. Lewis, "The Weight of Glory"

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