And Chet - what was the effect of the miracles you cited on the faith you enjoy? I suspect that your faith was strengthed by the manifestations of Gods love and interest in your daughter.
Mine is when I read or am involved in a manifestation of the power of God and His interest in me and mine. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chet Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 6:36 AM Subject: [ZION] Miracles (was: Mars > Continuing the line of discussion that George nicely began: > > "Classic" miracles, in my bumble opinion, are less impressive to the 21st > century human. There was a hilarious re-telling of a 1960 comic story > (the JLA origin, if anyone's interested) in which one of the main > characters, a Martian, finds his cover blown. Instead of the 1959/1960 > panic from the crowd, the 1990 version crowd wondered if Spielberg was > making a movie. > > The miracles which impress me, even after 13 years in the Church, aren't > the ones which can be reproduced with technology. It's when I see a > human heart softened, a mind opened. If any of you knew how stubborn I > was in opposition to "organized religion" (and there's some debate > whether we behave as if we're organized) you'd think I had a personality > transplant -- as many of my old friends DO think. These sort of things > leave me more awestruck than, for example, seeing my daughter's twisted > back straightened by 40+% (with no medical treatment) right after she > received her endowments. (Mind you, I'm extremely grateful and > impressed.) > > What miracles seem miraculous to you? > > *jeep! > --Chet > "Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you > are doing the impossible." > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
