[Idaho_Cowboy]

G.K. Chesterton is reported to have said, “Keep the Commandments, break the conventions.”

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That's a tag-line worthy quote if I ever heard one. Jesus cried, other times got angry; I'm glad we don't have to pretend everything is sunshine and buttercups all the time.

Sometimes I think if we don't let ourselves experience the pain we will miss the joy.

[Tax-chick]

Sometimes I think if we don't let ourselves experience the pain we will miss the joy.

I once read a commentary on the Beatitudes that said, regarding, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," that the first step is you have to mourn. When bad things happen, you have to let yourself be sad. Otherwise, you can't experience the comfort God wants to give.