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I’m in class again. It is my vow to post on here every Tuesday between 6-8:20pm because…I’m bored.
But I don’t know what to post at the moment.
Oh, I was pondering something on the way over here while listening to Crosby, Stills and Nash (kickass), and it was the following.
The other Friday while Sarah and I were at a conference, the speaker made a statement that started me thinking quite a bit. He was talking about the culture of life and how our culture which is centered on the person and not others, causes our culture to be a culture of death. This is because, ultimately, any decision made is a decision made for the individual not for anyone else, therefore all that matters is your needs and hence the needs of those who cannot provide for themselves are left by the wayside. He tied in the Schiavo case and how, instead of considering what was the best for her, people immediately thought, “I wouldn’t want to be in that situation, pull the plug.” The thought was about theirself, not her.
Anyways, that’s not really the point I’m trying to make, after that he said that people were not considering the important thing with Schiavo, which was not her vegetative state, or her hunger, or her pain…but the fact that her soul was being prepared for eternity. This got me thinking. I currently do hold this belief, that every cirucmstance of our life shapes us into who we are meant to be. In eternity we will be redeemed into who we are ultimately meant to be.
So here’s my thought: If our circumstances shape us into who we ultimately must be, and if God’s final redemptive work will be done when we reach eternity…what is the point of intentionally entering into difficult circumstances to shape us while we are here on earth? Why bother. I mean, it could be so that later in life you have “the muscles” to overcome larger circumstances, which is fine and good, but whats the point for someone like Schiavo then? If her soul was being prepared for eternity, why not send it home to be completely completed?
Just something I’m thinking about. I bet there’s a good answer.