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To: HairOfTheDog
They, like my wacked out friend, seem to suck the joy right out of it for me... and that is too bad, because it would be nice to discuss the questions.

Thanks for your response....the older I get, the less dogmatic I am becoming. I've been through overly zealous phases like your "wacked out friend". All I can say is, that with any luck she will grow out of it, (but sometimes they don't). For the time being, just try to see it as her way of saying she cares about you. Just nod, smile, and say "thanks for being concerned".

For me the following verse speaks to the kind of heart that the Lord wants us to have:

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness and self control. Against such there is no law.--- don't know the reference offhand...

See, I'm not really a fanatic at all, am I?

30,335 posted on 10/04/2002 10:20:24 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic; ksen; Corin Stormhands
Thank you very much! I feel better having said all that today!

I have actually felt closer to God just hanging around all of you good people, and talking about spirituality in our favorite story, than I have felt since my mother died. I have had issues with God, fair or not, since she died, and my friend was only making things worse. But you guys bring me closer again, really. And it feels nice.
30,347 posted on 10/04/2002 10:41:33 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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