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To: Forest Keeper
Our God is a PERSONAL God, He is never too busy for us.

I never said God was too busy for us. Some people have a close affinity to a saint because they shared a similar trial on earth that we are going through. Jesus Christ never was blind, or was old, or was a woman. He didn't have a debilitating disease, nor was He a husband or a father. Many saints were. By looking at the lives of such saints who shared our own situation, we can discover that we, like the saint, can endure and persevere, just as they did. The saints are examples of what it is like to follow Christ, no matter the situation.

God has given us all creation to enable us to come to Him. The Saints and Mary are His greatest material means for us to discover Him and to follow Him. This does not mean we don't pray to God or follow Christ! But we can certainly become more holy by looking at how a saint followed Christ. Ignoring the saints is like ignoring a life preserver while adrift in the ocean because you prefer to wait for a boat.

Regards

7,890 posted on 06/06/2006 9:22:00 AM PDT by jo kus (There is nothing colder than a Christian who doesn't care for the salvation of others - St.Crysostom)
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To: jo kus
Jesus Christ never was blind, or was old, or was a woman. He didn't have a debilitating disease, nor was He a husband or a father. Many saints were.

God CREATED us. He understands our problems. I can't believe you actually think that dead people with experience are better qualified to respond to certain of our problems than Christ Himself. What does Christ have to do to earn any street cred with you? Trust me, He gets it. He gets ALL of it.

The Saints and Mary are His greatest material means for us to discover Him and to follow Him.

I just hope the Bible makes your top ten list of ways to know God. Just tell me it's in there somewhere.

Ignoring the saints is like ignoring a life preserver while adrift in the ocean because you prefer to wait for a boat.

It never ceases to amaze me at how much help you think God needs. God can't interpret His own scripture, He can't handle saving us by Himself, He's too busy to forgive all the sins, and now this. I believe in a MUCH more powerful God:

Rev. 22:13 : I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (KJV)

8,169 posted on 06/08/2006 10:07:12 AM PDT by Forest Keeper
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