Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!sun-barr!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: vvrcd@helios.lerc.nasa.gov (Robert C. Dibacco (SVER)) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: An atheist's question Message-ID: Date: 9 Nov 90 05:48:33 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center Lines: 39 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu > > > > A good friend of our family was just diagnosed with cancer all over her > body. This woman has lived an unbelievably devout life. Yeah, yeah Job > had it rough. No time to be trite here. The account of Job's problems > is a nice example of how noble hindsight is! The woman I know has to face > her family after each Chemo-torture and uphold her mind-set that this is > the "Will of God". Give me a break! Right, some Denominations will con- > tend that this is the work of Satan, as God has permitted it! What a deal. > God creates the life of this woman, knows from birth that He will eventually > allow Satan to torture her and kill her? Or will the prayers of all involved > change his mind? > > > >-- >Kevin Closson >Sequent Technical Support >Database/Layered Products x83072 I just have a comment to the above. I had a sister who battled two long years with breast cancer that eventually spread to her liver. Talk about a heart breaking experience to see a woman of 38 with a young daughter and a loving husband wither away. My only consolation through this was that she accepted the lord and I know she is in heaven now in peace. Despite that we are still missing her and my parents are devastated as well and they are not young. No I don't like that this happened and my humanness (sp?) does not want to let go and I still cry inside when I see my niece who does not have a mommy anymore but I know that Dottie is happy now and we will pick up the pieces. Maybe that is what it took for her to make a full commitment I do not know but I must believe that God will still use this happening in my families lives to bring more of them into the fold. ============================================================================= Bob DiBacco (Sverdrup Technology) NASA Lewis Research Center vvrcd@mars.lerc.nasa.gov Phone (216) 891-2222 =============================================================================