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From: Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg)
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Subject: Re: Dating/Marriage
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Date: 21 Sep 90 15:16:52 GMT
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 AP> unfortunately that is how most of the world sees it. But there 
 AP> are special people around, you know. I found one. If God wants 
 AP> you to play on a team, He'll find you someone.
     
Yeah, and if God had wanted us to get out of bed in the morning, he
would have made beds vertical.  OK, Ann, I gotta call you on this one.
We are all responsible for the qualities of our own lives and have to
work to improve them the extent that we can.  I know you're not making
a case for careless grooming and a foul personality and then throwing
yourself in the hands of God to help you find a mate.  

A belief in help from God is fine, but in practice you can wait a very
long time for Him to deliver.  I'll quote Rabbi Hillel here for about
the 10th time, "Pray as if the world depended on God; Act as if the
world depended on you."

Remember the joke about the guy who prayed every night to win the
lottery -- His prayers were good, but after a month God asked him a
favor -- please buy a lottery ticket.  

-rsr-

... When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. - Ethiopian proverb

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