[Blzbba]

"Christ did not promise a lack of suffering in this world for his followers- in fact he guaranteed suffering. If your grandmother believed in Him, then her soul is indeed with God, which is the ultimate blessing. And there's nothing at all to be ashamed about proclaiming that fact."


A. She was my mother-in-law, not grandmother, who lived for 88+ good years.

B. The unsupported "fact" that he proclaimed was not that believers go to heaven (which I don't argue, nor can I prove), but that those who 'obey Him' are always blessed. From what I've seen, that's not necessarily so, at least during their time on this Earth.

[azhenfud]

"...those who 'obey Him' are always blessed. From what I've seen, that's not necessarily so, at least during their time on this Earth."

One of the hardest things in life for me to keep reminded of is that blessings aren't necessarily measured in quantative form, but in quality.